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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

4th Light Armoured Brigade



18th Sep 1940 On the Move

31st Oct 1940 Enemy Aircraft

2nd Nov 1940 Air Battle

10th Nov 1940 Church Parade

14th Nov 1940 Aircraft Downed

15th Nov 1940 Exercise

17th Nov 1940 Address

18th Nov 1940 Visit

20th Nov 1940 Celebrations

1st Dec 1940 On the Move

6th Dec 1940 Orders

7th Dec 1940 On the March

8th Dec 1940 On the March

9th Dec 1940 Prisoners

10th Dec 1940 Shelling

11th Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft

12th Dec 1940 Water Truck Recovered

14th Dec 1940 Communication Issues

15th Dec 1940 Air Raid

16th Dec 1940 Bombing

17th Dec 1940 Supplies

18th Dec 1940 Air Raid

19th Dec 1940 Enemy Camp

21st Dec 1940 Enemy Camp

22nd Dec 1940 Command

23rd Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft

24th Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft

25th Dec 1940 Divine Service

27th Dec 1940 Tanks

29th Dec 1940 Postings

30th Dec 1940 Orders

31st Dec 1940 Recce

1st Jan 1941 Recce

2nd Jan 1941 Preparations

3rd Jan 1941 Attack Made

4th Jan 1941 Situation Obscure

5th Jan 1941 On the Move

6th Jan 1941 Quiet

7th Jan 1941 Preparations

8th Jan 1941 On the Move

9th Jan 1941 Patrols

10th Jan 1941 No Move

11th Jan 1941 Shelling

12th Jan 1941 Observation

13th Jan 1941 Patrols

14th Jan 1941 Supplies

15th Jan 1941 Visit

16th Jan 1941 Orders

17th Jan 1941 Conference

18th Jan 1941 Vehicles

19th Jan 1941 Vehicles

24th Feb 1941 Vehicles

15th Jun 1941 In Action

16th Jun 1941 In Action

Nov 1941 Reorganisation

29th May 1942 In Action

30th May 1942 In Action

31st May 1942 Patrols

1st Jun 1942 Patrols

2nd Jun 1942 In Action

2nd Jun 1942 Observation

3rd Jun 1942 Observation

3rd Jun 1942 Observation

6th June 1942 Enemy Attacks

8th Oct 1942 Exercise

15th Oct 1942 Deployments

1st Nov 1942 Move

2nd Nov 1942 Move

3rd Nov 1942 Equipment

4th Nov 1942 Advance

5th Nov 1942 Armour Destroyed

6th Nov 1942 Progress Difficult

7th Nov 1942 Wet Weather

8th Nov 1942 Minefields

9th Nov 1942 Air Attack

10th Nov 1942 Mines

11th Nov 1942 Advance

12th Nov 1942 Advance

13th Nov 1942 On the Move

14th Nov 1942 Mines Lifted

15th Nov 1942 Recce

16th Nov 1942 Patrol

17th Nov 1942 On the Move

18th Nov 1942 On the Move

19th Nov 1942 On the Move

20th Nov 1942 Mines

21st Nov 1942 Mines Lifted

22nd Nov 1942 Recce

23rd Nov 1942 On the Move

25th Nov 1942 Moves

26th Nov 1942 Detachment

13th Dec 1942 On the Move

22nd Jan 1943 Damaged Roads

28th Feb 1943 Quiet

14th August 1943 On the Move

15th August 1943 On the Move

16th August 1943 In Action

17th August 1943 Advance

1st Sep 1943 Inspection

2nd Sep 1943 Inspection

11th Sep 1943 Preparations

12th Sep 1943 Parade

30th Sep 1943 On the Move

2nd Nov 1943 In Action

5th Nov 1943 In Action

7th Nov 1943 In Action

8th Nov 1943 In Action

19th Jun 1944 Orders

20th Jun 1944 On the Move

21st Jun 1944 Enemy Armour

24th Jun 1944 Briefing

26th Jun 1944 Barrage

27th Jun 1944 In Defence

28th Jun 1944 In Action

29th Jun 1944 Panthers

30th Jun 1944 Move

22nd Jul 1944 On the Move

28th Jul 1944 Orders

15th Aug 1944 Advance

16th Aug 1944 Deserters

18th Aug 1944 Advance

18th Aug 1944 Advance

19th Aug 1944 Advance

20th Aug 1944 Maintenance

21st Aug 1944 Maintenance

22nd Aug 1944 On the Move

23rd Aug 1944 Maintenance

24th Aug 1944 Traffic

25th Aug 1944 On the Move

26th Aug 1944 Maintenance

27th Aug 1944 Maintenance

28th Aug 1944 On the Move

29th Aug 1944 Maintenance

30th Aug 1944 Advance

31st Aug 1944 Mopping up

1st Sep 1944 Strong Resistance

2nd Sep 1944 Advance Continues

3rd Sep 1944 Flying Bomb Site

4th Sep 1944 Advance

5th Sep 1944 On the Move

6th Sep 1944 Hard Fighting

7th Sep 1944 Prisoners

8th Sep 1944 Patrols

10th Sep 1944 Intermittent Shelling

18th Sep 1944 Landings Delayed

20th Sep 1944 Holding the Line

25th Sep 1944 Holding the Line

26th Sep 1944 Reliefs

26th Sep 1944 Reliefs

30th Sep 1944 Enemy Active

5th Oct 1944 Patrols

6th Oct 1944 Holding the Line

8th Oct 1944 Reliefs

9th Oct 1944 On the Move


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Those known to have served with

4th Light Armoured Brigade

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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