TEXT: British 33rd Armored Brigade 
   
   
       December, 1944 
  1st 
  Northamptonshire 
  Yeomanry 
  Armoured 
  Regiment 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  December, 2008 
  144th Royal 
  Armoured Corps 
  Armoured 
  Regiment 
  x 2 
  x 6 
  x 6 
  x 2 
  1st East Riding 
  Yeomanry 
  Armoured 
  Regiment 
  x 2 
  x 6 
  x 6 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  x 6 
  x 6 
  x 2 
          The 33rd Armored Brigade was an independent formation of tanks which was formed just before D
  -Day.  It was intended mainly to support the infantry formations when needed.  Because of this, the 33rd 
  rarely operated as a single brigade with regiments usually separated and supporting infantry attacks 
  somewhere.  The brigade was moved up to the Meuse to help guard the river line and did not see action.  
  If the German spearheads had approached closely to the Meuse, it is possible that these armored bri-
  gades would have been ordered to cross and counterattack the forward German elements before they 
  could get their entire strength brought up. 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/1944 Battle of the Bulge/Brit33ArmBrgDec44.pdf