Unit Histories

From	To	Type	Notes
15-Dec-1939	15-Dec-1939	Created	Divisional HQ formed in the United Kingdom organised with one Heavy Armoured Brigade, one Light Armoured Brigade & Support Group.
14-Apr-1940	14-Apr-1940	Reorganised	Division reorganised - Heavy and Light Brigades become Armoured Brigades.
15-Jan-1941 ?	15-Jan-1941 ?	Dispersed	Division split up in Cyrenaica on L of C duties.
27-Feb-1941	27-Feb-1941	Reduced	1 Armoured Brigade detached to go to Greece.
08-Apr-1941	08-Apr-1941	Surrendered	Divisional HQ captured by the Germans at Mechili, Libya. GOC was captured, elements escaped to Tobruk and Egypt.
10-May-1941	10-May-1941	Disbanded	Division officially disbanded in Egypt.

Number of Records Returned: 6
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Home	Unit Definition
Appointments	Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
History	Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Forces	Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only)
Order of Battle	Order of Battle for this Unit
Subordinates	Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit
Superiors	Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached
Theatres	Theatres of Operations which Unit served in