About: 6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

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The 6th Armoured Division was a Second World War, British Army formation, created on 12 September 1940. The unit was initially supplied with Matilda and Valentine Tanks, which were replaced by Crusader tanks and then finally with the M4 Sherman Tank. It participated in the Operation Torch assault landings in Algeria and Morocco in November 1942, and saw its first action as part of V Corps of the First Army in Tunisia. After Tunisia it participated in the Italian Campaign as part of the Eighth Army, and ended the war in Austria, under the command of V Corps.

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rdfs:label	6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
rdfs:comment	The 6th Armoured Division was a Second World War, British Army formation, created on 12 September 1940. The unit was initially supplied with Matilda and Valentine Tanks, which were replaced by Crusader tanks and then finally with the M4 Sherman Tank. It participated in the Operation Torch assault landings in Algeria and Morocco in November 1942, and saw its first action as part of V Corps of the First Army in Tunisia. After Tunisia it participated in the Italian Campaign as part of the Eighth Army, and ended the war in Austria, under the command of V Corps.
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Branch	British Army
command structure	First Army (United Kingdom) Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
Country	United Kingdom
Name	6(xsd:integer)
Type	Armoured Division
Caption	Divisional shoulder flash of the 6th Armoured Division
Dates	1940(xsd:integer) 1951(xsd:integer)
Insignia	Mailed Fist
Unit Name	6(xsd:integer)
notable commanders	Maj. Gen. Charles Keightley Maj. Gen. Herbert Lumsden Maj. Gen. Sir John Crocker
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ID	1472(xsd:integer)
Size	343(xsd:integer) 14964(xsd:integer) Second World War
abstract	The 6th Armoured Division was a Second World War, British Army formation, created on 12 September 1940. The unit was initially supplied with Matilda and Valentine Tanks, which were replaced by Crusader tanks and then finally with the M4 Sherman Tank. It participated in the Operation Torch assault landings in Algeria and Morocco in November 1942, and saw its first action as part of V Corps of the First Army in Tunisia. After Tunisia it participated in the Italian Campaign as part of the Eighth Army, and ended the war in Austria, under the command of V Corps.
is Commands of	Basil Davey
is Title of	Gerald Templer Herbert Lumsden Roderick McLeod George Erroll Prior-Palmer Charles Keightley Vyvyan Evelegh Denis O'Connor (British Army officer)

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