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The 7th Armoured Division's last action of the war was the battle for the German city of Hamburg. [74] Cromwell tank with Challenger tank behind of 8th Hussars, 7th Armoured Division, outside Hamburg Dammtor station, 5 May 1945. In July 1945 the 7th Armoured Division took part in the 1945 British victory parade in Berlin.
The 1st Armoured Division, reinforced with tanks from the 7th Armoured Division, was positioned in the desert to protect army's southern desert flank. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] On 27 June, the division fought the 15th Panzer and that evening, withdrew as part of a general withdrawal conducted by XIII Corps.
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]
The 4th Armoured Brigade saw service in the North African Campaign, the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Italian Campaign and in North-western Europe. Although it served under many different formations it was most famous as part of the 7th Armoured Division, the "Desert Rats". [4]
The 7th Armoured Division initially had two Armoured Brigades, of different organizations. [33] 4th Armoured Brigade (left 3 March 1943 still organized as a Brigade Group) [34] 4th/8th Hussars; Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps; 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (returned to 7th Division 3 March 1943)
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 7th Armoured Division, which formed part of the army, was nicknamed the Desert Rats after the Jerboa, their choice of mascot and insignia. George Forty , a historian who has written about the division, commented that the fame of the 7th Armoured Division resulted in its nickname being "loosely attached to any member of the forces who served ...
Iraqi Type 69 tanks after an attack by the British 1st Armoured Division during Operation Desert Storm. The British 1st Armoured Division had traveled 217 miles in 97 hours. The British 1st Armored Division had captured or destroyed about 300 tanks [136] and a very large number of armored personnel carriers, trucks, reconnaissance vehicles, etc ...