10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 10th Armoured Division


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dates=1 August 1941-15 June 1944
country= United Kingdom
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branch= British Army
type=Armoured division
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battles= Alam Halfa and El Alamein
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The 10th Armoured Division was a British Army Second World War armoured division. It was formed from the 1st Cavalry Division, a 1st Line Yeomanry unit.

History

Formed from the 1st Cavalry Division on 1 August 1941 which was serving in Palestine as cavalry.

The 10th Armoured Division fought at the Battles of Alam Halfa and El Alamein. It was disbanded on 15 June 1944 in Egypt.

The divisional sign was a fox's mask, representing the hunting tradition of the formation's cavalry and Yeomanry units.

10th Armoured was also briefly active after the war ended in Libya in the 1950s, incorporating 25th Armoured Brigade. [http://www.austinchamp.com/-theregister/FV1801Ai/10000-11000/10000-10100/10053.htm]

Commanders

* Maj.Gen. G.W. Clark
* Maj.Gen. A.H. Gatehouse
* Maj.Gen. C.W. Norman
* Maj.Gen. H.L. Birks

Component Units

8th Armoured Brigade

* 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
* Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
* Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)
* The Staffordshire Yeomanry

9th Armoured Brigade

* Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
* The Warwickshire Yeomanry
* Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry
* 11th Bn. The King's Royal Rifle Corps

:later removed for use as an Independent Brigade

upport Units

* 1st Household Cavalry Regiment
*2nd The Derbyshire Regiment
*1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
*104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
*84th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
*53rd (The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regt. Royal Artillery
*101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regt. Royal Artillery
*10th Armoured Division Signal Regiment

External links

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* [http://www.regiments.org/formations/lists/ukdivxref.htm British Regiments]


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