8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

8th Armoured Division
8th Armoured Division
	8th Armoured Division insignia
Active	4 November 1940 – 1 January 1943
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Division, 13,235 men; 130+ tanks
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Sir Richard McCreery

The 8th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated as a complete formation and was disbanded in January the following year.

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