Order of battle for 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) supporting arms to division control, with an increase in all types of artillery. The 7th Armoured Division initially had two Armoured Brigades, of different organizations. Organization VII introduced little change, the attachment of a machine gun company to the infantry brigade, and the replacement of armoured cars with tanks in the reconnaissance regiment. Organization VIII, consolidated the continuing changes in formations, increasing the reconnaissance regiment strength, moving the machine gun company to division troops and adding a bridging troop of engineers. These other brigades served with the Division. Order of battle for 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) This article supplements
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