Guards Armoured Division
| Guards Armoured Division | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Datum | 17 juni 1941–12 juni 1945 |
| Land |  Storbritannien |
| Typ | Pansar |
| Storlek | Division |
| Kända slag och krig | Operation Goodwood Operation Market Garden |
| Befälhavare | |
| Framstående befälhavare | A. H. S. Adair |
Guards Armoured Division var en brittisk pansardivision under andra världskriget.
Slag
Normandie
Landsteg i Normandie med början den 26 juni 1944 som en del av VIII Corps. Divisionens första större insats var Operation Goodwood.
Market Garden
Divisionen ledde XXX Corps framryckning.
Organisation
5th Guards Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (Mechanized)
32nd Guards Brigade
- 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
Support Units
- 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards (Recce)
- 14th Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 615th Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 153rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Divisionschefer
Divisions befälhavare:[1]
- Major-General Sir Oliver W.H. Leese: June 1941-September 1942
- Major-General Allan H.S. Adair: September 1942-December 1945
- Major-General John O.C. Marriott: December 1945-December 1946
Källor
- ^ Mackie, Colin. ”SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: 1860-”. Arkiverad från originalet den 31 mars 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204522/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Läst 18 december 2019.
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