Great Britain. Army. Armoured Brigade, 7th
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Name (Latin)
Great Britain. Army. Armoured Brigade, 7th
Other forms of name
Desert Rats
Desert Rats (Armoured Brigade, 7th)
Great Britain. Army. Desert Rats (Armoured Brigade, 7th)
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Halberstadt, H. Desert Rats, 1993:CIP galley (7th Armoured Brigade formed from remnants of British 8th Army; together with 4th Armoured Brigade known as Desert Rats)
- British Army website, July 14, 2008(7th Armored Brigade: History of the Desert Rats: 7th Armored Brigade was raised as part of the newly formed 7th Armoured Division from garrison troops stationed in North Africa in 1938; in early1942 7th Armoured Brigade was moved to Burma; it moved back to the Middle East in 1943 and was stationed in Iraq and Egypt before moving to Italy in May 1944; the Brigade fought in Italy as part of the Canadian Corps for the rest of the war; the end of the Second World War found 7th Armoured Brigade based in northern Italy as part of the occupying forces; in 1947 the Brigade moved to Germany; its present location is Hohne Garrison, to the north of Hannover; the Brigade still wears the famous 'Desert Rat' flash on its uniform; this originates from the North African campaign when the 7th Armoured Division adopted the insignia and nickname of the 'Desert Rats'; in 1959 the 7th Armoured Division was disbanded, but the history and name was carried on by the 7th Armoured Brigade)