The Desert Rats begin the next chapter

A new flag is flying high above the Army’s newest Brigade – 7 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East. The Brigade has been formed by the merger of 7th Armoured Brigade ‘The Desert Rats’ and 49 (East) Brigade and marks a return to the UK for the ‘Desert Rat’ insignia. Members of the new Brigade will easily be identifiable by the insignia that has been transferred from 7th Armoured Brigade. The Brigade had been based in […]