About: 4th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)

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4th Mechanized Brigade (The Black Rats) is a British Army brigade formation, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. The brigade, now known as the 'Black Rats', was formed in 1939 and fought in the Western Desert Campaign. The Black Rats were subsequently involved in the Invasion of Sicily and fighting in Italy before taking part in the Battle of Normandy and the advance through Belgium, Holland and into Germany.

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rdfs:label	4th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)
rdfs:comment	4th Mechanized Brigade (The Black Rats) is a British Army brigade formation, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. The brigade, now known as the 'Black Rats', was formed in 1939 and fought in the Western Desert Campaign. The Black Rats were subsequently involved in the Invasion of Sicily and fighting in Italy before taking part in the Battle of Normandy and the advance through Belgium, Holland and into Germany.
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Garrison	Catterick, North Yorkshire
Branch	23(xsd:integer)
command structure	22(xsd:integer)
Nickname	The Black Rats
Country	Great Britain
Current Commander	Brigadier Bob Bruce
Type	Mechanized Brigade
Caption	Current insignia of the 4th Mechanized Brigade
Dates	1939(xsd:integer) 1976(xsd:integer)
Unit Name	4(xsd:integer)
Battles	Allied invasion of Sicily dbkwik:resource/UuZUlsQ0YSKvAoxw8iwr8Q== dbkwik:resource/cQ4DDZIe6OrQURs_UcWnSg== dbkwik:resource/gl19h_NxqVBMkdsPkYyuzA== World War II Iraq War Afghanistan Gulf War Bosnia Kosovo Campaign
abstract	4th Mechanized Brigade (The Black Rats) is a British Army brigade formation, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. The brigade, now known as the 'Black Rats', was formed in 1939 and fought in the Western Desert Campaign. The Black Rats were subsequently involved in the Invasion of Sicily and fighting in Italy before taking part in the Battle of Normandy and the advance through Belgium, Holland and into Germany. More recently, the Brigade took part in the First Gulf War and completed a number of tours to the Balkans during the 1990s. The Black Rats have since deployed twice to Iraq and once before to Afghanistan for Operation Herrick 12 in 2010. The Brigade returned to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in October 2012 for Operation Herrick 17 to take over as the lead formation of British troops. The roulement tour saw the brigade working in support of the Afghan Army's 3/215 Brigade and elements of the Afghan National Police.

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