25th Army Tank Brigade

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25th Army Tank Brigade
2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
25th Army Tank Brigade
25th Tank Brigade
Active 1939–1945
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Armoured
Size Brigade
Engagements Tunisia Campaign, Italian Campaign

The 25th Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army that was active before and during World War II. It served with the British First Army and the British Eighth Army during the battles in North Africa and Italy.

History

File:Churchill tanks Italy May 1944 IWM NA 14981.jpg
Churchill tanks of 25th Tank Brigade going forward to support 1st Canadian Division, Italy, 17 May 1944. This was the first deployment of Churchills in Italy

The unit was formed on 3 September 1939 as a 2nd Line Territorial Army Tank Brigade, but had very few tanks. On 28 May 1940 it was converted to the 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade in recognition of this lack of tanks, but reconverted back on 10 December 1940 and then to the 25th Tank Brigade on 1 June 1942.[1]

It fought in Tunisia under the British First Army and in the Italy as part of the British Eighth Army.

Commanding officers

  • Brig. T.D. Murray
  • Brig. R.H. Maxwell
  • Lieut.Col. D. Dawnay (acting)
  • Brig. J.N. Tetley
  • Brig. E.W.H. Clarke

Order of battle

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