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Old 03-05-20, 04:45 PM
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Default 32nd Army Tank Brigade In WW2

Can anyone please say what units made up this Brigade, we have a family friend who’s Grandfather was in the unit and ended up as a POW in Italy.

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18-Sep-1941 21-Jan-1942 British 1 Royal Tank Regiment
18-Sep-1941 21-Jun-1942 British 4 Royal Tank Regiment
18-Sep-1941 22-Jan-1942 British 7 Royal Tank Regiment
10-Apr-1942 21-Jun-1942 British 7 Royal Tank Regiment

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15-Sep-1941 22-Jun-1942 Brigadier AC Willison

15-Sep-1941 15-Sep-1941 Brigade HQ formed in Egypt.
18-Sep-1941 18-Sep-1941 Brigade HQ sent by sea to Tobruk to take over command of all RAC units there
14-Jun-1942 14-Jun-1942 Brigade HQ took over command of elements from 1 Army Tank Brigade in Tobruk to form a composite Brigade.
22-Jun-1942 22-Jun-1942 Brigade surrendered at the Fall of Tobruk.
01-Aug-1942 01-Aug-1942 Brigade HQ officially disbanded by GHQ Middle East.
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