23rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
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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.
A Matilda tank and a Valentine of the 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment being 'bulled up' at Crowborough in Sussex for a 'Speed the Tanks' parade in London, 28 July 1941.
A Valentine tank of the 50th RTR carries infantrymen of the 5th Battalion, Black Watch during an exercise, 12 March 1943.
A Sherman tank of 'A' Squadron, 50th Royal Tank Regiment, silhouetted by the setting sun, Sicily, 1 August 1943.
A Sherman tank of the 46th Royal Tank Regiment towing a German 155 mm gun, captured by the 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, 23 January 1944. The gun was a French piece of First World War French vintage.
8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
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The 8th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated as a complete formation and was disbanded in January the following year.
Scout car of the 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment, 8th Armoured Division, at Warren Camp, Crowborough in Sussex, 22 December 1941. The regiment was about to embark for the Middle East, hence the desert camouflage.