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Guards Support Group (United Kingdom)

The Guards Support Group was a brigade size formation within the British Guards Armoured Division. The Support Group provided whatever support the division's armoured brigades needed for the operation in hand. It was able to provide motorised infantry, field artillery, anti-tank artillery or light anti-aircraft artillery as needed. It was formed in 1941 by the conversion of the 7th Infantry Brigade (Guards) which had served in the Battle of France, and disbanded in 1942 when it was converted into Headquarters, Royal Artillery, for Guards Armoured Division.

Commanders
The following officers commanded the support group during its existence: • 15 September 1941 – 10 October 1941 Brigadier A. de L. Cazenove • 10 October 1941 – 31 May 1942 Brigadier L. C. Manners-Smith ==Order of Battle==
Order of Battle
• 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artilleryfrom 10 October 194121st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artilleryfrom 10 October 194194th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artilleryfrom 27 January 1942 ==See also==
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