6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

6th Armoured Division
Formation Sign of the 6th Armoured Division.
Active1940–1945
1951–1958
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured Division
SizeSecond World War
14,964 men[1]
343 tanks[nb 1][nb 2]
EngagementsTunisia Campaign
Italian Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sir John Crocker
Herbert Lumsden
Charles Keightley
Sir Gerald Templer
Insignia
InsigniaMailed 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.

  1. ^ Joslen, p. 129
  2. ^ Joslen, p. 9


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