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
8th Armoured Division (South Africa) required. The concept was never put to a serious test. The Formation was also renamed 8 South African Division. The Division was effectively disbanded on April 1, 1997, when its former units became part of 7th South African Infantry Division as 74 Brigade. 8th Armoured Division (South Africa) 8 South African Armoured Division was a formation of the South African Army, active from the 1970s to 1999. 8 South African Division was established as an Armoured Formation on August 1, 1974, consisting of 81 Armoured Brigade, 82 Mechanised Brigade and 84 Motorised Brigade. It was, in many respects, a mirror