7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) a kangaroo than a jerboa. The colour was also changed to black. Commanders included: Seargeant John Dickens There is a monument to the 7th Armoured at Brandon in Thetford Forest where the 7th trained prior to D-day. 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during World War II, where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the "Desert Rats" nickname. After the Munich Agreement, the division was formed in Egypt during 1938 as the Mobile Division (Egypt) and its first divisional commander was
9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) 9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) The 9th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War. The 9th Armoured was created on 1 December 1940 and dispersed and disbanded on 31 July 1944. The division never saw active service during the war. This formation's only use during the war was either as a training formation or when it was used to experiment with specialised armour. The 9th Armoured Division had three men who held the position of General Officer Commanding during the Second World War. 27th Armoured Brigade "(transferred from division on 10