Jock column

During the Second World War, "Jock columns" were small combined arms groups of armoured cars, artillery, and motorised infantry, generally drawn from the British 7th Armoured Division. They were used in the Western Desert Campaign by the British Army to harass German and Italian forces.

They were named after an officer who was a superb exponent of the tactic, and may possibly have conceived it originally: Lieutenant Colonel "Jock" Campbell.

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