27th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

27th Armoured Brigade
Formation sign of the 27th Armoured Brigade
Active26 November 1940–27 July 1944
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured
SizeBrigade
Part of9th Armoured Division
79th Armoured Division
Independent Brigade
EquipmentM4 Sherman
M4 Sherman DD
EngagementsBattle of Normandy
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brigadier George Erroll Prior-Palmer

The 27th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army that served in the Second World War and played a crucial role in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 and the following Battle of Normandy until disbandment in late 1944.