6th Support Group
6th Support Group insignia
Active	1940 - 1942
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Artillery and Infantry
Role	Support Group
Size	Brigade
Part of	6th Armoured Division
Insignia
Insignia	Mailed Fist

History

This was a brigade sized formation of the British Army attached to the 6th Armoured Division.

In the early days of the Second World War the support group (or Pivot Group as it was sometimes known) was what its name suggested. It provided whatever support the armoured brigades needed to the operation in hand, being able to provide motorised infantry, field artillery, anti-tank artillery or light anti-aircraft artillery as needed.^[1]

• 9th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (Motor infantry)
• 12th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
• 72nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commanders

• Brigadier T. Lyon-Smith

References

See also

• List of British brigades of the Second World War

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