place. The concept was deemed not successful, and abandoned the following year. During 1943, the War Office intended to provide eight tank brigades (equipped with infantry tanks) to the army. These would be a corps-level asset that could then be attached to infantry divisions as needed. Due to the lack of infantry tank production, only three such brigades were available. However, several independent armoured brigades (equipped with the M4 Sherman medium tank) were formed. The independent armoured brigades were utilised in the same manner as the tank brigades. In Northwest Europe, infantry divisions had access to specialised tanks from the 79th Armoured Division. These tank formations would be attached to the infantry division as needed. See also British deception formations in World War II Divisional insignia of the British Army List of British divisions in World War I List of British brigades of the Second World War Military history of Britain during World War II Notes Footnotes Citations References Further reading External links Various contemporary training materials regarding British tank forces, including divisions British divisions World War II British, World War II Divisions Divisions