Mobile Division (Egypt)
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Mobile Division (Egypt) was the original name of a British armoured formation in the Western Desert that later became the famed 7th Armoured Division, known as the "Desert Rats," during World War II.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Army armoured formation ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| convertedInto | 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | late 1930s ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
armoured cars
ⓘ
motorised infantry vehicles ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| followedBy | 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFor | operations in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| garrison | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | forerunner of the famous Desert Rats formation ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| nickname | Desert Rats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early British armoured operations in North Africa ⓘ |
| notableSuccessorUnit | 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British forces in the Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British cavalry and armoured units in Egypt ⓘ |
| role | mobile armoured warfare ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | armoured division ⓘ |
| usedBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.