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6th (ARMOURED) DIVISION 1939-1945
September 1940 - Divisional Headquarters formed in the UK.
United Kingdom: 12.9.40 - 8.11.42
At Sea: 8.11.42 - 22.11.42
North Africa: 22.11.42 - 18.3.44
Italy: 18.3.44 - 8.5.45
Austria: 8.5.45 - 31.8.45
September 1940 - Divisional Headquarters formed in the UK.
United Kingdom: 12.9.40 - 8.11.42
At Sea: 8.11.42 - 22.11.42
North Africa: 22.11.42 - 18.3.44
Italy: 18.3.44 - 8.5.45
Austria: 8.5.45 - 31.8.45
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26th Armoured Brigade (1940-45)
•16th/5th Lancers
•17th/21st Lancers
•2nd Lothian and Border Horse
•10th The Rifle Brigade
The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993.
On the outbreak of war, the regiment immediately transferred back to the UK, acting under 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade in the summer of 1940, and then under 26th Armoured Brigade in 6th Armoured Division later in the year. A group of personnel from the regiment were detached in December to form the cadre of the 24th Lancers.
In November 1942, the division was deployed to Tunisia after Operation Torch. Now equipped with Valentine tanks, the regiment saw action for some time, including taking heavy losses defending Thala in the Battle of the Kasserine Pass in February 1943 - all but twelve tanks were put out of action. After this the regiment was withdrawn, and equipped with M4 Sherman tanks. In April, an attempt to take the Fondouk Pass again put most of the regiment out of action.
The 6th Armoured Division deployed to Italy in March 1944, and fought to breach the Gustav Line. The regiment advanced to the Gothic Line, and spent the winter there - at points, serving as infantry rather than as an armoured unit, due to the static nature of the trench warfare there. After the final breakthrough in 1945, the regiment ended the war in Austria.
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