8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

8th Armoured Division
8th Armoured Division insignia
Active4 November 1940 – 1 January 1943
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured
SizeDivision, 13,235 men[1]
130+ tanks[nb 1][nb 2]
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Sir Richard McCreery

The 8th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated as a complete formation and was disbanded in January the following year.

  1. ^ Joslen, p. 129
  2. ^ Joslen, p. 5, 22
  3. ^ Joslen, p. 140
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