Units sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force carried a simple white square on the hull front, rear and sides. Armoured Car and Armoured Recce regiments tended to display them on the front and rear of the hull, while Churchill tank units often displayed them on the turret rear. The position, orientation, style and size of these markings varied between units, but generally would appear on either side of the turret or hull. In cases where a D squadron existed, it was given a solid vertical rectangle. Within a regiment, different shapes were used in outline to identify the squadrons - a diamond for the regimental HQ, a triangle for A squadron, a square for B squadron, and a circle for C squadron. The colour of the tac sign denoted the regiment's position in the brigade.

Most commonly seen on tanks and armoured cars, tactical signs were used to identify the vehicle within its regiment and the regiment within its brigade.Īrmoured brigades generally comprised three armoured regiments, considered Senior, Second and Junior. Signals units used red bars rather than white. The diagonal bars for Army Group and GHQ troops would generally be 'broken' above and below the numbers.

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