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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army armoured formation
alliance Allies
associatedWith British Eighth Army
branch British Army
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
convertedInto 7th Armoured Division
country United Kingdom
dateFormed late 1930s
equipmentType armoured cars
motorised infantry vehicles
tanks
era World War II
followedBy 7th Armoured Division
formedFor operations in the Western Desert
garrison Egypt
historicalSignificance forerunner of the famous Desert Rats formation
laterKnownAs 7th Armoured Division
locatedIn Egypt
nickname Desert Rats
notableFor early British armoured operations in North Africa
notableSuccessorUnit 7th Armoured Division
operationalArea Western Desert
partOf British Army
British forces in the Middle East
linked to: British forces
precededBy British cavalry and armoured units in Egypt
role mobile armoured warfare
theatre North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
type armoured division
usedBy United Kingdom

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British 7th Armoured Division formedAs Mobile Division (Egypt)