254th Indian Tank Brigade

The 254th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was part of the Fourteenth Army and saw action in the Burma Campaign. The 254th Tank Brigade's tactical sign was a symbol that looks like black railway tracks disappearing into the distance, on a red triangle.

254th Indian Tank Brigade
Active	1941–1945
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Brigade
Equipment	Stuart tank M3 Lee tank M4 Sherman tank
Engagements	Battle of Kohima Battle of Imphal Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay Battle of Kyaukmaung Bridgehead Operation Dracula
Battle honours	Burma 1944–1945

The brigade fought with the 5th and 7th Indian Infantry Divisions in Burma and was involved in the Battles at Imphal, Kohima, Kyaumaung Bridgehead, Meiktila, and the Rangoon Road.[1]

Formation

• 3rd Carabiniers, Lee tanks
• 149th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, Lee and Sherman tanks, raised from 7th Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
• 150th Royal Armoured Corps Regiment, Lee tanks, raised from 10th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment
• 7th Light Cavalry, Stuart tanks
• 3/4th Bombay Grenadiers [2]

Commanders

• Brigadier WT Gill 10 Sep 1942 – 17 Nov 1942
• Brigadier RL Scoones 17 Nov 1943 – 15 Mar 1945 [3]

Lee tank and Gurkhas advance at Imphal

See also

• List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

References

1. M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45 By Steven J. Zaloga, Hugh Johnson
2. "fireandfury" (PDF).
3. "ordersofbattle".

Further reading

• Moreman, Tim. (2005). The Jungle, the Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War, 1941–45. Routeledge. ISBN 978-0-7146-4970-2.