20th Light Armoured Brigade 20th Armoured Brigade | |
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Active | 2 September 1939–30 April 1943 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Armoured warfare |
Size | Brigade |
Brigade Peacetime HQ | Gloucester |
Motto(s) | Fide, sed cui vide |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Francis Mitchell |
The 20th Light Armoured Brigade, later 20th Armoured Brigade was an armoured formation of the British Army which was formed on 3 September 1939. The brigade was disbanded in 1943 and its successor, the 20th Armoured Brigade (later 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade) was formed in 1950, but was a regular formation and not a Territorial Army formation.