7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) to attack the Desert Rats and other elements of 1st Armoured Division. As their influence waned, so did the frequency and ferocity of the Iraqi attacks. The 1st Armoured Division, including 7th Brigade, then undertook a number of raids into the city against specific targets, but in a plan that was very patient bided their time on the outskirts of Basra. On 6 April the Desert Rats, led by Challenger 2s of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Queen's Royal Lancers and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment with Warriors of the 1st Fusiliers, Irish Guards and Black Watch pushed into the city
10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) 3 June 1943, left 11 April 1944") 23rd Armoured Brigade ("from 1 June 1944, left 14 June 1944") 7th Motor Brigade ("from 12 September 1942, left 23 September 1942") 133rd Lorried Infantry Brigade ("from 29 September 1942, left 25 November 1942") 201st Guards Motor Brigade ("from 9 January 1943, left 1 February 1943") Divisional Troops Royal Armoured Corps Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals 10th Armoured Divisional Signals Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals Royal Artillery 10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) The 10th Armoured Division was an armoured formation of division-size of the British Army, raised during World War II and