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The Desert Rats were the only British armoured division to use the Cromwell as their main battle tank. [ 60 ] Major-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney , GOC 7th Armoured Division, enters Ghent in his Staghound armoured car , 8 September 1944.
The 7th Armoured Division had a red jerboa (a nocturnal rodent indigenous to North Africa) as its emblem and became known as "The Desert Rats". The 7th Armoured Brigade, meanwhile, had a green jerboa as its emblem. The 7th Brigade became known as the "Green Rats" or the "Jungle Rats" after it moved to Burma in 1942. [2]
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] At the same time, 49th (East) Brigade merged into 7th Infantry ...
7th Queen's Own Hussars (from 10 April) 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (from 13 October 1940) 7th Armoured Brigade [f] 7th Queen's Own Hussars (until 10 April) 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars; 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) (until 14 April) 1st Royal Tank Regiment (from 10 April) 3rd The King's Own Hussars (from 13 October) 7th Support Group ...
Major General Gerald Harry George Lloyd-Verney, DSO & Bar, MVO (10 July 1900 – 3 April 1957) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 7th Armoured Division ("The Desert Rats") during the Second World War. He changed his name by Deed poll from Gerald Lloyd Verney to Gerald Lloyd-Verney in 1941.
Major General James Malcolm Leslie Renton, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE (18 March 1898 – 11 January 1972) was a senior British Army officer who briefly commanded the 7th Armoured Division ("The Desert Rats") during the Second World War.
The 7th Armoured Division counted just over 400 casualties. The Desert Rats' losses in vehicles were rather light, with only 20 tanks knocked out by the enemy and a further 23 broken down due to mechanical problems. Of the knocked-out tanks 10 were damaged beyond repair. The number of German casualties was approximately 2,000.
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)