3rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Brigade
ActiveSeptember 1939 – November 1943
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured formation
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeBrigade

The 3rd Armoured Brigade, before 14 April 1940 designated the 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service in the Second World War with the 1st Armoured Division and the 2nd Armoured Division in the North African Campaign. The brigade headquarters was disbanded on 11 January 1943.[1]

  1. ^ Taylor, Dick (2022). Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939-1945. Pen & Sword Military. p. 282. ISBN 9781399081030.

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