6th Armoured Division | |
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Active | 1940–1945 1951–1958 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Armoured Division |
Size | Second World War 14,964 men[1] 343 tanks[nb 1][nb 2] |
Engagements | Tunisia Campaign Italian Campaign |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir John Crocker Herbert Lumsden Charles Keightley Sir Gerald Templer |
Insignia | |
Insignia | Mailed Fist |
The 6th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, created in September 1940 during the Second World War and re-formed in May 1951 in the UK.
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