42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
- 42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 42nd Armoured Division
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dates=1 November 1941–17 October 1943
country=United Kingdom
allegiance=Allies
branch=British Army
type=Armoured
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size= Division
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notable commanders= Maj.Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey
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The 42nd Armoured Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War.
History
The division converted from the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division on 1 November 1941. It was one of two British armoured divisions not to see combat during the Second World War, the other being the 9th. It remained in Britain and was disbanded on 17 October 1943.
Commanders
* Maj.Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey
* Maj.Gen. J.A. Aizlewood
Component Units
(on Formation in 1941)
10th Armoured Brigade
*108th Regt. Royal Armoured Corps
*145th Regt. RAC
11th Armoured Brigade
*107th Regt. RAC
*110th Regt. RAC
*111th Regt. RAC
*1st Bn. The Highland Light Infantry
42nd Support Group
*1st Bn. The East Lancashire Regiment
*147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery
*53rd (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regt. RA
*42nd Armoured Division Signal Regiment
External links
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* [http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/inf/index.html Royal Artillery Site]
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