2nd Armored Brigade (Turkey)
2nd Armoured Brigade or 2nd Armored Brigade may refer to: *2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia) *2nd Armored Brigade (Chile) *2nd Armoured Brigade (France) * 2nd Armoured Brigade (Poland) *2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) *2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade The 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War II. The brigade was composed of the 6th, 10th and 27th Canadian Armoured regiments and saw service in northwest Europe, landin ...

2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)
The 2nd Armoured Brigade was a formation of the Australian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in July 1941, at Puckapunyal, Victoria, from Second Australian Imperial Force volunteers. It was assigned to the 1st Armoured Division in July 1941, with the intention of deploying it to the Middle East. However, it was reassigned to home defence following Japan's entry into the war, and was then transferred to the 3rd Armoured Division in October 1942. The brigade remained in Australia, undertaking defensive duties in Victoria and Queensland before being disbanded in January 1944. While it did not see any active service as a formation, some of its constituent units eventually took part in the campaigns on Tarakan, Labuan, Bougainville and around Aitape–Wewak in 1944–1945 after transferring to other brigades. It was re-raised in the postwar period, serving as a part-time Citizens Military Force formation between 1948 and 1957. During this period, the 2nd Armoured ...
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2nd Armored Brigade (Chile)
The 2nd Armored Brigade is a unit of the Chilean Army. It is currently the 2nd Armored Brigade "''Cazadores''". It is part of to the VI Army Division of Chile, with a garrison in Fuerte Baquedano, Iquique, I Region of the country, this unit was made up of the Infantry Battalion No. 5 "Carampangue Carampangue is a small town in Biobío Region, Chile. The town is approximately 50 kilometers south of the regional capital, Concepción, and a borders the towns of Arauco and Ramadillas. Carampangue is split by a highway, with the two parts ..." and the Armored Cavalry Group No. 7 "Guides", Artillery Group No. 9 "Salvo", Engineering Company No. 7, "Aconcagua", Independent Logistics Company and Commando Company No. 1 " Iquique". The armored brigade was founded in 2007 as a result of the modernization process that included the new configuration of the Army force, in 2003 it was renamed. References Chilean Army {{chile-mil-stub ...
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2nd Armoured Brigade (France)
The 2nd Armoured Brigade (french: 2 Brigade Blindée, 2 BB) is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It is heir to the honours and traditions of the 2nd Armoured Division famously commanded by Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. In 1970 the 2nd Armoured Brigade at Saint-Germain-en-Laye was part of the 8th Armoured Division, headquartered at Compiègne, alongside two mechanised brigades. In 1977 the 2nd Armoured Brigade appears to have been disbanded, and the 2nd Armoured Division reformed. The reorganisation of the French Army in 1999 transformed and downsized the 2nd Armoured Division to the 2nd Armoured Brigade. From 1999 to 2010 the brigade headquarters was located in the ''quartier Bellecombe'' in Orléans. From July 2010 the brigade headquarters was located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, neighbouring Strasbourg, at the ''quartier Leclerc'' (near the 2e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions and the 291st Jäger Bataillon). The general commanding the brigade is at t ...
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2nd Armoured Brigade (Poland)
The 2nd (Warsaw) Armoured Brigade (Polish: '' 2 Warszawska Brygada Pancerna'') was an armoured brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II that existed from 1942 to 1945. From 1945 to 1947 it was redesignated as the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. The unit was the armoured wing of the 2nd (Polish) Corps. The state of the brigade in the Italian campaign was: 222 officers and 3362 serial. There were 160 medium tanks, 33 light tanks and 13 special tanks. Headquarters General officer commanding: Brig. General Gustaw Paszkiewicz then Brig. General Bronisław Rakowski''. Following the upgrade to Division, Rakowski became GOC 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. Colonel Ziemowit Grabowski became CO 2 Armoured Brigade. 1945 Upgrade to Division In 1945 the Brigade was upgraded to Division strength and it stood as follows: *Polish 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. CO: Brig. Gen. Bronisław Rakowski **Carpathian Uhlan/Lancer Regiment (Divisional Recce) **2nd Warsaw Armoured Bri ...
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2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, part of the pre-war Regular Army, during the Second World War, originally titled 2nd Light Armoured Brigade. History The 2nd Armoured Brigade was part of the 1st Armoured Division when it was sent as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to France in 1940. It was evacuated from Brest without its heavy equipment.Bright p. 23 After being reformed it was sent in November 1941 to North Africa, where it served with the 1st and the 7th Armoured Divisions. It fought at Gazala, El Alamein, the Tunisia Campaign and the Italian Campaign. Commanders * Brigadier F. Thornton * Brigadier Richard McCreery * Brigadier Raymond Briggs * Brigadier A.F. Fisher * Brigadier R. Peake * Brigadier Richard Goodbody * Brigadier John Frederick Boyce Combe Component Units during the Second World War * The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) * 9th Queen's Royal Lancers * 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) *1st ...
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