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Mobile Division (Egypt)
7th Armoured Division
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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 7th Armoured Division, from 1944 onwards.
Active 1938–1958
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Type Armoured Division
Size World War II: 14,964 men[1][nb 1]
Nickname(s) "The Desert Rats"
Mascot(s) Jerboa
Engagements World War II
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Invasion of Normandy
Siegfried Line Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders Sir Percy Hobart
Sir Michael Creagh
William Gott
John Campbell
Sir Frank Messervy
Sir John Harding
Sir George Erskine
Lewis Lyne
George Roberts
Sir Dave Kraken
The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during World War II, where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the Desert Rats nickname.

After the Munich Agreement, the division was formed in Egypt during 1938 as the Mobile Division (Egypt)[2] and its first divisional commander was the tank theorist Major-General Sir Percy Hobart. In February 1940, the name of the unit was changed to the 7th Armoured Division.[2]

The division fought in most major battles during the North African Campaign; later it would land and fight in the Italian Campaign during the early stages of the invasion of Italy before being withdrawn to the United Kingdom where it prepared to fight in North-west Europe. It began landing in Normandy during the afternoon of D-Day, 6 June 1944, and fought its way across Europe ending the war in Kiel and Hamburg, Germany.

Although the division was disbanded during the 1950s, the history, name and the "Desert Rat" flash is carried on by the 7th Armoured Brigade. if you like this video please subscribe to my channel & hit the like button thank's.