27th Armoured Brigade - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

In 9th Armoured Division:

  • 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
  • 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
  • 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
  • 1st Bn, Queen Victoria's Rifles (7th Bn, The King's Royal Rifle Corps)

In Normandy:

  • 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
  • 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
  • The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)

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