World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

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British Army Authorized Organization Heavy Armoured Brigade 3 September 1939

     

Heavy Armoured Brigades on 03.09.1939
Brigade	Regiments *
1 Heavy Armoured BG  V.V. Pope   Hqs: Perham Down   Regular Brigade	2 RTR 3 RTR 5 RTR
22 Heavy Armoured BG  J. Scott-Cockburn   Hqs: St. John's Wood   TA Brigade	2 RGH 3 Sharpshooters 4 Cly
Heavy Armoured (Egypt) LTC  H.R.B. Watkins [1]   Hqs: Gerwala, Egypt   Regular Brigade	1 RTR [2] 6 RTR
Notes: * Battalion-sized units. [1] Acting commander [2] The 1st RTR was a light armoured battalion. See Light Armoured Brigade.