Crusader II and III cruiser tanks were a standard*
training equipment of Polish units organized in*
Great Britain (1st Armoured Division) since*
September 1942.*
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Crusaders III with 6pdr guns were a primary tank*
type, while Crusaders II with 2pdr guns were used *
mostly as command tanks.*
There were also several Crusader IICS 3in howitzer-*
armed support tanks.* 
*
They were not used in combat, and were replaced*
with Sherman tanks in the 1st Armoured Division in*
late 1943. They remained an equipment of the 16th*
Tank Brigade, which did not finnish organization.*
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_____________[description by PIBWL]*
