2 Armoured Division

Armoured DivisionMostly destroyed in Cyrenaica in April 1941 during the first German offensive. Some component units escaped to Tobruk and subsequently to Egypt where HQ assets were used to form HQ XXX Corps.

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Unit Superiors

FromToSuperiorNationNotes
15-Dec-193919-Jun-1940HQ Northern CommandBritish
19-Jun-194004-Aug-1940IV CorpsBritish
04-Aug-194031-Dec-1940War OfficeBritish
01-Jan-194120-Mar-1941GHQ Middle EastBritish
20-Mar-194108-Apr-1941HQ Cyrenaica CommandBritish
08-Apr-194117-Apr-19417 Armoured DivisionBritishAfter the surrender of much of 2 Armoured Division at Mechili, the remains of the Division came under command temporarily.
17-Apr-194109-May-1941GHQ Middle EastBritish