Looking at some of the successful actions in the NW campaign, the Black Bull (11th Armd) fought well because they had training in inf/armd cooperation. Four infantry battallions and four armd regiments paired up into four combatgroups.
Gen 'Pip' Roberts must take a lot of credit for 11th Armd fighting record.


There was a general increase in armd infantry cooperation during the campaign in Europe, but they were at an disadvantage from the start. The optimal approach would have been to assign an armd bde to every inf division long before the invasion, and let them train together.

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'We march. The enemy is retreating in transport. We follow on foot.' Lt.Neil McCallum 5/7 Gordons 19th November 1942