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The Desert Rats, along with the rest of the 1st Armoured Division, carried out a left-hook manoeuvre that swung round the Iraqi Republican Guard. The brigade advanced deep into Iraqi territory, encountering some armour of the Republican Guard. The ground campaign formally ended on 28 February with the liberation of Kuwait achieved. [8]
Churchill's Desert Rats: From Normandy to Berlin with the 7th Armoured Division, Sutton Publishing, 2003; Delaforce, Patrick (2009). Churchill's Desert Rats in North Africa, Burma, Sicily and Italy. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1848840393. Fortin, Ludovic. British Tanks in Normandy, Histoire & Collections (2004). ISBN 2-915239-33-9; Forty, George.
7th Armoured Division's 'Desert Rat' formation sign. By then, 15th LAA Rgt had joined 7th Armoured Division (the 'Desert Rats') on 2 August 1942. [46] It was reinforced by 1 LAA Bty, a Regular Army unit that had fought in the Battle of France and subsequently served as an independent battery in 7th Support Group and in the Tobruk garrison.
Robin Neillands, in his work on the Eighth Army, wrote "It is worth pointing out here that the term 'Desert Rat', though often used to describe any soldier of the Desert Army or the men who fought in Tobruk – the Australians have a 'Rats of Tobruk' Association – should strictly be applied only to the men of the British 7th Armoured Division".
The Brigade itself will be re-designated as the 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, but retain its famed 'Desert Rats' insignia. On 24 February 2015, the brigade formally stepped out of its armour role into that of an infantry brigade and regional point of command. [ 35 ]
The Desert Rats – 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) then 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), now 7th Infantry Brigade; The Devil's Own – 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) later 1st Battalion The Connaught Rangers [1] [3] [10] The Devil's Own – Inns of Court Regiment (so named by King George III)
The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph Alger Bagnold , acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell .
The units which formed part of the division included (day/month/year). Worth to note, in the six months the division was in Egypt, it never operated as a complete formation. Order of battle was: [8] [9] 8th Armoured Division Headquarters; 8th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals 4/11/40–16/12/42; 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry 27/11/40 ...