2/9th Armoured Regiment (Australia)

2/9th Armoured Regiment
A 2/9th Armoured Regiment Matilda II firing its three-inch howitzer at Japanese positions during the Battle of Tarakan
Active1941–1946
Country Australia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeArmoured
EquipmentM3 Stuart, M3 Grant and Matilda II tanks
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 2/9th Armoured Regiment was an armoured regiment of the Australian Army. Raised for service during World War II, the regiment was formed in August 1941 and spent most of the war in Australia. It was disbanded in early 1946 after seeing action in the Borneo campaign late in the war.