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Encyclopedia > British Guards Armoured Division

The Guards Armoured Division was formed on 17 June 1941. The division remained in the United Kingdom, training, until 26 June 1944, when it landed in France. The division existed until 12 June 1945, when it was reorganised as an infantry division, the British Guards Division. It took part in the campaigns of Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, The Nederrijn and The Rhineland. It also fought in Operation Market Garden as part of the XXX Corps. During the British occupation of Germany, they were stationed in the Ruhleben barracks in Plön, Germany.


Formations

Divisional Troops

  • 2nd Household Cavalry Regiment 15/09/41-27/02/43
  • 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Guards 13/04/43-11/06/45
  • 14th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 04/08/41-11/06/45
  • 15th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 01/08/45-22/02/43
  • 615th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 01/03/43-11/06/43
  • 148th Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers 04/08/41-11/06/45
  • 11th Bridging Troop, Royal Engineers 01/10/43-11/06/45
  • 153rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 01/06/42-11/06/45
  • 55th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 08/06/42-11/06/45
  • 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 01/06/42-29/05/45
  • 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 01/06/42-11/06/45
  • 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 01/06/42-11/06/45
  • 1st Independent Machine Gun Company 24/03/44-11/06/45

Brigades

  • 5th Guards Armoured Brigade 15/09/41-11/06/45
  • 6th Guards Armoured Brigade 17/09/41-03/01/43
  • Guards Support Group 16/09/41-31/05/42
  • 32nd Guards Infantry Brigade 01/06/42-11/06/45

Higher Formations Assigned To

  • War Office Control 17/06/41-14/09/41
  • Southern Command 15/09/41-17/03/43
  • VIII Corps 17/03/43-19/06/44
  • XII Corps 19/06/44-27/06/44
  • Second Army 27/06/44-04/07/44
  • XII Corps 04/07/44-13/07/44
  • VIII Corps 31/07/44-23/07/44
  • Canadian II Corps 24/07/44-30/07/44
  • VIII Corps 30/07/44-28/08/44
  • XXX Corps 28/08/44-12/12/44
  • XII Corps 13/12/44-20/12/44
  • XXX Corps 20/12/44-17/01/45
  • Canadian First Army 18/01/45-20/01/45
  • XXX Corps 21/01/45-70/03/45
  • Canadian II Corps 08/03/45-09/03/45
  • XXX Corps 10/03/45-15/04/45
  • XII Corps 16/04/45-27/04/45
  • XXX Corps 28/04/45-11/06/45



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British Guards Armoured Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (191 words)
The Guards Armoured Division was formed on 17 June 1941.
The division existed until 12 June 1945, when it was reorganised as an infantry division, the British Guards Division.
During the British occupation of Germany, they were stationed in the Ruhleben barracks in Plön, Holstein, Germany.
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