The 10th Armoured Divisionwas a British Army Second World War armoured division. It was formed from the 1st Cavalry Division a 1st Line Yeomanry unit. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Battle of Alam Halfa Conflict World War II Date August 30–September 6, 1942 Place El Alamein, Egypt Result Allied strategic victory Axis tactical victory The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between August 30 and September 6, 1942 during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The... Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ... A battle honour is an official acknowledgement to recognize a military units achievements in specific wars or operations. ...

History

Formed from the 1st Cavalry Division on 1st August 1941 which was serving in Palestine as cavalry. (Redirected from 1st August) This article is in need of attention. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Palestine (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Israel, Arabic: فلسطين Filastīn or Falastīn, see also Land of Israel) is one of many historical names for the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the banks of the Jordan River, plus various adjoining lands to the east and south. ...

The 10th Armoured Division fought at the Battles of Alam Halfa and El Alamein . It was disbanded on 15th June 1944 in Egypt . Battle of Alam Halfa Conflict World War II Date August 30–September 6, 1942 Place El Alamein, Egypt Result Allied strategic victory Axis tactical victory The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between August 30 and September 6, 1942 during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The... Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ... (Redirected from 15th June) June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

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

The 8th Armoured Brigade was a Second World War British Army brigade. ... The 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1992. ... The Scots Greys was the unofficial and later official name of a dragoon regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys). ...

9th Armoured Brigade

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

The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation. ...

Support 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

The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) is a corps in the British Army. ... The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army It is made up of a number of regiments. ... The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. ...

External Links

• Order of Battle Data Base
• British Regiments