11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

11th Armoured Division
Insignia of the 11th Armoured Division
Active	1941–1946 1952–1956
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Division, 14,964 men[1] 343 tanks[nb 1][nb 2]
Engagements	Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Operation Varsity
Commanders
Notable commanders	Percy Hobart Charles Keightley George Roberts

The 11th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army which was created in March 1941 during the Second World War. The division was formed in response to the unanticipated success of the German panzer divisions. The 11th Armoured was responsible for several major victories in the Battle of Normandy from in the summer of 1944, shortly after the Normandy landings, and it participated in the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, the Rhine crossing in March 1945. It was disbanded in January 1946 and reformed towards the end of 1950. In 1956, it was converted into the 4th Infantry Division.

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