5th Guards Armoured Brigade

5th Guards Armoured Brigade 5th Guards Brigade
Active	1941–1945
Country	North West Europe Campaign

The 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, a component unit of the Guards Armoured Division, that served in the Second World War in North-west Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.

History

This brigade was converted from the

. On 12 June 1945 it was converted to the 5th Guards Brigade.

Commanders

• Brig. W.A.F.L. Fox-Pitt
• Lieut. Col. R. Myddleton
• Brig. C.M. Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn
• Brig. Norman Wilmshurst Gwatkin 1943–45

Component Units

Structure upon formation in 1941:^[1]

• Headquarters
• 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards - Armoured
• 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards - Motorized Infantry
• 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards - Armoured
• 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards - Armoured

See also

• British Armoured formations of World War II
• List of British brigades of the Second World War

References

External links

• "5 Guards Armoured Brigade". Orders of Battle.com.
• "5 Guards Brigade". Orders of Battle.com.