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Guards Support Group

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Active
  
1941 - 1942

Branch
  
British Army

Size
  
Brigade

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Armoured Support

Part of
  
Guards Armoured Division

The Guards Support Group was a brigade size formation within the British Guards Armoured Division. The Support Group (or "pivot group") provided whatever support the division's armoured brigades needed for the operation in hand. It was able to provide motorised infantry, field artillery, anti-tank artillery or light anti-aircraft artillery as needed. It was formed in 1941 by the conversion of the 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards) which had served in the Battle of France, and disbanded in 1942 without seeing any active service.

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Commanders

  • 15-Sep-1941 10-Oct-1941 Brigadier A de L Cazenove
  • 10-Oct-1941 31-May-1942 Brigadier LC Manners-Smith

    • Formation

  • 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
  • 153 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 21 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 94 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillry

    • References

    Guards Support Group Wikipedia
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