7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) Matruh, Egypt. Over 359 troops were killed and 560 others were wounded. The Western Desert Force later became HQ XIII Corps, one of the major parts of the British Eighth Army which, from August 1942 was commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Montgomery. The 7th Armoured Division took part in most of the major battles of the North African Campaign, including both battles of El Alamein (the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942, which stopped the Axis advance, and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October/November 1942, which turned the tide of the war in North Africa). The
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