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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	8th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
rdfs:comment	The 8 Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade, formed in August 1941, during the Second World War, and active until 1956. The brigade was formed by the re-designation of 6th Cavalry Brigade when the 1st Cavalry Division based in Palestine (of which it was part) converted from a motorised formation (they had been horse-mounted up to January 1940) to an armoured one.
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Branch	British Army
identification symbol	Red Fox mask on a yellow background
Nickname	Red Fox
Country	Great Britain
Type	Armoured Brigade
past commanders	Brigadier "Rosey" Lloyd, Brigadier E. C. N. Custance, Brigadier "Roscoe" Harvey, Brigadier J. M. Anstice
Caption	British 8 Armoured Brigade Formation Symbol
Dates	--09-02
Unit Name	8
Battles	dbkwik:resource/5OWy2LWNmSNVl2zJR_jTfw== Operation Overlord dbkwik:resource/JnkSY0N7dwt662-Dgfoi4g== dbkwik:resource/HaBqxw6MPzxzUE5j2HaIww== dbkwik:resource/cQ4DDZIe6OrQURs_UcWnSg==
Abbreviation	8
Equipment	Crusader, Grant, Sherman
abstract	The 8 Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade, formed in August 1941, during the Second World War, and active until 1956. The brigade was formed by the re-designation of 6th Cavalry Brigade when the 1st Cavalry Division based in Palestine (of which it was part) converted from a motorised formation (they had been horse-mounted up to January 1940) to an armoured one.