British 11th Armoured Division (11th AD WWII)

Units from June 44 to May 45
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HQ 11th Armoured Division
(Major-General Roberts)
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Inns of Court - Armoured Car Regt (Corps unit, but attached) -
15/19 King's Royal Hussars - Armoured Recce Regt - Cromwell (before 8th Aug '44 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomany) - models -
2nd Companyy Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - Independent MG Coy - models
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29th Armoured Brigade HQ (Brigadeer Harvey)
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23rd Hussars - Armoured Regt - Sherman -
3rd Royal Tank Regiment - Armoured Regt - Sherman - models -
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry - Armoured Regt - Sherman - models -
8th Motor Battalion The Rifle Brigade - models
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159th Infantry Brigade HQ (Brigadeer Churcher) - models
HQ Royal Artillery
HQ Royal Engineers
147th Field Park Sqdn RE-
13th Field Sqdn RE
612th Field Sqdn RE-
10th Bridging Troop RE
- Services
29th Armoured Brigade Coy RASC-
159th Infantry Brigade Coy RASC -
Divisional Transport Coy -
Ordnance Field Park Coy RAOC -
29th Armoured Brigade Workshop REME -
159th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME
- Medical
18th Light Field Ambulance RAMC-
179th Light Field Ambulance RAMC
7th Field Dressing Station RAMC
Field Hygiene Section RAMC
From D-Day until Jan/Feb '45 29th Armoured Brigade of 11th AD was equiped with Shermans, from Jan they were re-equipped with new Comets though these were only used in quanity from March 45 onwards.
· I Corps in August 1944 then
· VIII Corps from September 1944
Nice site with potted history of 11th AD
FOW 21st Army Group Tank Numbers by Division
In June 11th AD had 157 75mm shermans and 36 17pdr (1 in 5)
In December 139 75mm and 74 17pdr (more than 1 in 3) (and no Crusader AA by this time)
These figures give no Challengers in December -- but photos of OMG show 11th AD Challengers