10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

10th Armoured Division
Formation sign of the 10th Armoured Division.[1]
Active	1 August 1941 – 15 June 1944[2] 1956–1957
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Second World War 13,225–14,964 men[3] 186 tanks[nb 1][nb 2]
Garrison/HQ	Western Desert Tripoli
Engagements	North African Campaign
Battle honours	30 August–7 September 1942 Alam el Halfa[5] 23 October–4 November 1942 El Alamein[5]
Commanders
Notable commanders	Alexander Gatehouse

The 10th Armoured Division was an armoured formation of division-size of the British Army, raised during the Second World War and was active from 1941–1944 and after the war from 1956–1957. It was formed from the 1st Cavalry Division, a 1st Line Yeomanry unit of the Territorial Army (TA) which had previously been serving in Palestine. The division was converted from cavalry to armour and redesignated from 1 August 1941.

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