Guards Armoured Division
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| colspan="2" style="background:#
b0c4de; text-align: center;" | Guards Armoured Division |
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|---|---|
| Aktiv: | 17 juni 1941–12 juni 1945 |
| Land: | Mall:Landsdata StorbritannienStorbritannien |
| Typ: | Pansar |
| Storlek: | Division |
| Kända slag och krig: | Operation Market Garden |
| colspan="2" style="background:#
b0c4de;" | Befälhavare |
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| Framstående befälhavare: | A. H. S. Adair |
Guards Armoured Division var en brittisk pansardivision under andra världskriget.
Slag
Market Garden
Divisionen ledde XXX Corps framryckning.
Organisation
5th Guards Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (Mechanized)
32nd Guards Brigade
- 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
Support Units
- 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards (Recce)
- 14th Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 615th Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 153rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
