23rd Armoured Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/23rd_Armoured_Brigade

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf	50th Royal Tank Regiment 12th Royal Tank Regiment 145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Sicily_Campaign gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:formed	1940
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	23rd Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:insignia	Black bull on a yellow square
gptkbp:motto	None officially recorded
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Iron_Fist
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Brigadier_George_Prior-Palmer Brigadier Robert Hull
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Operation_Avalanche gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_First_Army gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:role	Armoured warfare Infantry support
gptkbp:type	Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:8th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7