Military unit
The 9th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War. It never saw active service during the war as a complete division.
History
The 9th Armoured was created on 1 December 1940 and dispersed and disbanded on 31 July 1944. It never saw active service during the war as a complete division, although its 27th armoured brigade fought in the Normandy campaign and NW Europe in 1944.[5]
General Officer Commanding
The 9th Armoured Division had three men who held the position of General Officer Commanding during the Second World War.
Component Units
Component units included:[6]
27th Armoured Brigade (transferred from division on 10 August 1942)
28th Armoured Brigade
9th Support Group (disbanded 12 June 1942)
7th Infantry Brigade (transferred to division on 5 June 1942)
Divisional Troops
See also
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ 201 tanks and 26 anti-aircraft tanks.[4]
- ^ These two figures are the war establishment, the on-paper strength, of the division; for information on how divisions size changed over the war please see British Army during the Second World War and British Armoured formations of World War II.
- ^ D'Arcy was appointed as the acting General Officer Commanding on 12 August 1942 at the rank of Brigadier, he took official command of the division on 8 September 1942 with the rank of Major-General.[2]
- Citations
- ^ Cole p34
- ^ a b c d Joslen, p. 23
- ^ Joslen, p. 129
- ^ Joslen, p. 6
- ^ Anderson, Richard C. (2009). Cracking Hitler's Wall: The 1st Assault Brigade Engineers on D-Day: The 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers on D-Day. Stackpole Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0811705899.
- ^ Ordersofbattle.com 9th Armoured Division subordinates
References
- Joslen, Lieutenant-Colonel H.F. (1960) [1960]. Orders Of Battle Second World War 1939-1945. Naval & Military Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1.
- Cole H (1973) Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire Arms and Armour Press SBN 85368 078 7
External links
- "9 Armoured Division". Orders of Battle.com.