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254th Indian Tank Brigade

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Active
  
1941–1945

Allegiance
  
British Empire

Type
  
Armoured

Country
  
British India

Branch
  
British Indian Army

Size
  
Brigade

254th Indian Tank Brigade

The 254th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was part of the Fourteenth Army and saw action in the Burma Campaign. The 254th Tank Brigade's tactical sign was a symbol that looks like black railway tracks disappearing into the distance, on a red triangle.

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The brigade fought with the 5th and 7th Indian Infantry Divisions in Burma and was involved in the Battles at Imphal, Kohima, Kyaumaung Bridgehead, Meiktila, and the Rangoon Road.

Formation

  • 3rd Carabiniers, Lee tanks
  • 149th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, Lee tanks, raised from a Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 150th Royal Armoured Corps Regiment, Lee tanks, raised from 10th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment
  • 7th Light Cavalry, Stuart tanks
  • 3/4th Bombay Grenadiers
  • Commanders

  • Brigadier WT Gill 10 Sep 1942 – 17 Nov 1942
  • Brigadier RL Scoones 17 Nov 1943 – 15 Mar 1945
  • References

    254th Indian Tank Brigade Wikipedia