267th Indian Armoured Brigade
267th Indian Tank Brigade | |
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Active | 3 July 1942 – 1 April 1943 |
Country | British India |
Allegiance | British Crown |
Branch | British Indian Army |
Type | Armoured |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 43rd Indian Armoured Division |
Service | Second World War |
The 267th Indian Tank Brigade was a short lived armoured brigade of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It was reconstituted as 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.
History
The brigade was formed on 3 July 1942 at Sialkot with three regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. These were infantry battalions of the British Army that were converted to an armoured role:
- 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 24 July 1942 from 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders[1]
- 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 15 July 1942 from 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in the United Kingdom[2]
- 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps formed on 30 July 1942 from 13th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters[2]
It moved to Secunderabad in October under the command of the 43rd Indian Armoured Division and then to Poona.[3] The brigade was intended for service in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War[4] but in the event it never left India. On 1 April 1943, it was reconstituted as the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.[3]
Units
The brigade commanded the following units:[4][5]
- 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 27 July 1942; left on 31 October 1942 for 255th Indian Armoured Brigade)[1]
- 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 30 July 1942; left on 31 March 1943 when it reverted to 13th Sherwood Foresters in 67th Indian Training Brigade)[2][6][lower-alpha 1]
- 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (joined on 22 December 1942; left on 1 April 1943 when it reverted to 9th Royal Sussex Regiment in 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade)[2][8]
- 267th Armoured Brigade Signals Squadron (1942 to 1943; became 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade Signals Section)
- 111th Field Post Office (July 1942 to April 1943)
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kempton 2003c, p. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kempton 2003c, p. 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kempton 2003b, p. 4
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- ↑ Kempton 2003b, p. 5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joslen 1990, p. 543
- ↑ Kempton 2003b, p. 57
- ↑ Kempton 2003c, p. 8
Bibliography
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External links
- 267 Indian Armoured Brigade at Orders of Battle.com
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