British Guards Armoured Division
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The Guards Armoured Division was a World War II British Army formation.
The Guards Armoured Division was formed on 17 June 1941. The division remained in the United Kingdom, training, until 26 June 1944, when it landed in France. The division existed until 12 June 1945, when it was reorganised as an infantry division, the British Guards Division. It took part in the campaigns of Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, The Nederrijn and The Rhineland. It also fought in Operation Market Garden as part of the XXX Corps. During the British occupation of Germany, they were stationed in the Ruhleben barracks in Plön, Holstein, Germany.
See also
- List of senior officers of British Guards Armoured Division
- List of component units of British Guards Armoured Division
- List of equipment of British Guards Armoured Division
- List of headquarters of British Guards Armoured Division
- List of higher formations British Guards Armoured Division served under