In 1922 the 1st and 2nd Life Guards amalgamated and were called "The Life Guards (1st and 2nd)" until 1928 when they were renamed "The Life Guards". During the Second World War, The Life Guards contributed men to both Household Cavalry Regiments, the second of which was described by General Brian Horrocks as "the finest armoured car regiment I have ever seen". They landed at Normandy in July 1944 and spearheaded the Guards Armoured Brigade advance through France to liberate Brussels and become the only forces to make contact with the Polish Free Forces during the advance to the bridge at Arnhem.

After the Second World War the Regiment saw service in the Canal Zone, Aden and Oman against the dissident tribesmen, including the assault with the SAS on the Jebel Ahkter and in Cyprus, Malaya, Singapore and Borneo. Since the early seventies the Regiment has undertaken seven tours of Northern Ireland and a number in support of the United Nations Forces in Cyprus. The entire Regiment was deployed to the Gulf in 1990 and took part in the land war finishing up astride the Kuwait City - Basra highroad.
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