23rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

23rd Army Tank Brigade
23rd Armoured Brigade
Force 140
Arkforce
Liver bird formation sign of the 23rd Armoured Brigade.[1]
Active1939–1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured
SizeBrigade
EngagementsSecond World War
* Western Desert Campaign
* Tunisian Campaign
* Italian Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Robert Arkwright
Insignia
Formation sign of the unit as an Army Tank Brigade.[2]

The 23rd Armoured Brigade, originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during the Second World War. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army (TA) formation. It was reorganised and renamed the 23rd Armoured Brigade, when it was assigned to the 8th Armoured Division, although it never operated under command of the division.

  1. ^ Cole p. 125
  2. ^ Cole p. 126