20th Armoured Brigade

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The British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) is based in Paderborn, northern Germany, as part of the 1st (UK) Armoured Division.

Soldiers serving with the Brigade wear the insignia of a white mailed fist with a blue background - a symbol of the hard punch that this armoured formation gives the enemy.

20th Armoured Brigade today is founded on fine and historic regiments, including 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG), based in Sennelager, who provide the reconnaissance role with their agile Scimitar Armoured Vehicles.

The Queen's Royal Hussars (QRH) is the British Army's senior light cavalry regiment equipped with the Challenger 2 main battle tank, also based in Sennelager.

Meanwhile the Brigade's two armoured infantry battalions are located in barracks within Paderborn - The 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1PWRR) and The 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) - both equipped with Warrior armoured vehicles.

1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) is a Light Role infantry battalion operating almost entirely on foot and recently moved to Münster from the UK in July 2008. As of August this year, a Gurkha company has been added to the regiment.

Headquarters 20th Armoured Brigade is currently located in Sennelager, on the outskirts of the city of Paderborn, north Germany. 20th Armoured Brigade is commanded by Brigadier Patrick Sanders DSO OBE.