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6th Guards Tank Brigade
6th Guards Tank Brigade was formed in 1941 as the 6th Guards Armoured Brigade and renamed in 1942. They saw action across North Western Europe during WW2.
7th Jan 1944 Exercise
10th Jan 1944 Training
14th Jan 1944 Training
17th Jan 1944 Exercise
18th Jan 1944 Exercise
19th Jan 1944 Exercise
9th Feb 1944 Moves
8th Mar 1944 Exercise
9th Mar 1944 Exercise
17th Mar 1944 Inspection
8th Apr 1944 Censorship
14th Apr 1944 Security
17th Apr 1944 Training
23rd May 1944 Exercise
24th May 1944 Exercise
25th May 1944 Excerises
30th May 1944 Church Parade
31st May 1944 Orders
5th Jun 1944 On the Move
28th Jun 1944 Orders
23rd Jul 1944 On the Move
24th Jul 1944 Conference
29th Jul 1944 Preparations
29th Jul 1944 Orders
30th Jul 1944 In Action
30th Jul 1944 Attack Made
30th Jul 1944 In Action
31st Jul 1944 Advance
31st Jul 1944 Attack Made
1st Aug 1944 In Action
6th Aug 1944 In Action
28th Aug 1944 Battlefield Recce
1st Sep 1944 Move Expected
3rd Sep 1944 Awaiting Orders
4th Sep 1944 Service
4th Sep 1944 Orders
7th Sep 1944 On the Move
8th Sep 1944 On the Move
9th Sep 1944 Enemy Presence
10th Sep 1944 Wood Cleared
11th Sep 1944 River Crossed
12th Sep 1944 On the Move
13th Sep 1944 On the Move
14th Sep 1944 Concentration
15th Sep 1944 HQ Moves
17th Sep 1944 Airbourne Landings
18th Sep 1944 Investigations
21st Sep 1944 Search
22nd Sep 1944 Conference
23rd Sep 1944 Awaiting Orders
24th Sep 1944 Orders Received
25th Sep 1944 Recce
26th Sep 1944 Preparations
27th Sep 1944 On the Move
28th Sep 1944 On the Move
29th Sep 1944 On the Move
30th Sep 1944 On the Move
11th Oct 1944 Operations
12th Oct 1944 Attack Made
12th Oct 1944 In Action
13th Oct 1944 Attack Made
13th Oct 1944 In Action
14th Oct 1944 Advance Continues
14th Oct 1944 Air Attacks
15th Oct 1944 Preparations
15th Oct 1944 Flank Secured
17th Oct 1944 Advance
Churchill tanks of the 4th Grenadier Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, advancing towards Venraij, 17th of October 1944. On the right is a Sherman Crab flail tank. © IWM (BU 1211)
18th Oct 1944 Objective Gained
19th Oct 1944 Orders
19th Oct 1944 Poor Conditions
30th Oct 1944 Reliefs
19th Nov 1944 Orders
20th Nov 1944 In Action
29th Nov 1944 Orders
7th Dec 1944 Conference
20th Dec 1944 On the Move
25th Dec 1944 Church Parade
31st Dec 1944 Planning
10th Mar 1945 ConferenceIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
6th Guards Tank Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
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