1.ª División Blindada Británica

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1.ª División Blindada
1st Armoured Division
Tipo Tropas blindadas
País Flag of the United Kingdom.png Reino Unido
Historial de servicio
Activa 1937 - 1945
Tamaño División
Rama Flag of the British Army (1938-present).svg.png Ejército Británico
Historial de combate
Vehículos Light Tank Mk.VI, Cruiser Mk.III, Cruiser Mk IV, Tetrarch, Stuart, Crusader, Grant, Sherman, Priest, Achilles, Humber Armoured Car
Batallas
principales 		Batalla de Francia, Campaña del Norte de África (Batalla de Gazala, Campaña de Túnez), Campaña de Italia (Línea Gótica)

La 1.ª División Blindada (1st Armoured Division), fue una unidad blindada del Ejército Británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial creada en 1937 con el nombre inicial, hasta abril de 1939, de División Móvil (Mobile Division). Fue una de las divisones blindadas británicas más importantes, fue utilizada en la Batalla de Francia de 1940, en una parte importantes de la Campaña del Desierto Occidental, en la Campaña de Túnez, y en la Campaña de Italia. En la Campaña de Túnez la división fue renombrada temporalmente como 1.ª División Blindada Británica para evitar confusiones con la 1.ª División Blindada de Estados Unidos. A diferencia de la 7.ª División Blindada Británica, no fue utilizada en la invasión de Europa Occidental y continuó combatiendo en la península italiana hasta el final de la guerra.

Insignia

  • Primera insignia adoptada por la división, usada hasta 1942.

  • Segunda variante de la insignia adoptada, usada entre 1942 y 1945.

Comandantes

Estructura

Batalla de Francia

Mayo-junio de 1940

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • 4th Battalion, Border Regiment (attached for fighting on 24 May)
  • 3rd Armoured Brigade
    • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
    • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (until 22 May 1940)
    • 5th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 1st Support Group
    • 101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers

Campaña del Norte de África

Enero-mayo de 1942

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade (2nd Armoured Brigade Group después de marzo)
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (desde marzo)
    • 44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery (desde marzo)
    • 88th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery (desde marzo)
    • No. 1 Troop, 7th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (hasta 19 de marzo)
    • No. 3 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (desde 19 de marzo)
    • 1st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (desde marzo)
    • A and B Companies, Royal Army Service Corps (desde marzo)
  • 22nd Armoured Brigade Group (desde 23 de abril)
    • Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
    • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 107th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 13th/7th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 2nd Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 67th and 432nd Companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 1st Support Group (hasta 11 de febrero de 1942, cuando se dispersó)
    • 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (hasta 29 de enero)
    • 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (desde 31 de enero)
    • 61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (hasta 26 de enero)
    • 82nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (desde 26 de enero)
    • 76th Anti-Tank Regiment (hasta 29 de enero)
    • 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment (desde 29 de enero)
    • 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • 200th Guards Brigade Group (desde 12 de febrero de 1942. Renombrada 200th Guards Motor Brigade Group el 6 de abril, luego 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group el 21 de mayo.)
    • 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
    • 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
    • 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (desde 21 de abril)
    • 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (desde 21 de abril)
    • 903rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps (desde 24 de mayo)
    • 5th Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (desde abril)
    • 200th (later 201st) Ordnance Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (desde 24 de mayo)
    • 200th (later 201st) Provost Section, Royal Military Police (desde 25 de mayo)
    • 200th (later 201st) Postal Unit (desde 25 de mayo)
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 'De los Royal Engineers
      • 1st Field Squadron (hasta 4 de febrero)
      • 7th Field Squadron (hasta 19 de marzo)
      • 1st Field Park Squadron
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 12th Royal Lancers (hasta 12 de mayo)
    • 1st The Royal Dragoons (desde 12 de mayo)

Batalla de Gazala (26 may. – 21 jun. 1942)

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade Group (bajo control de la 7.ª División Blindada entre el 5-7 de junio, 11 de junio, y parte del 12 de junio)
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
    • 88th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
    • No. 3 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 1st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • A and B Companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 4th Armoured Brigade Group (asignada desde la 7.ª División Blindada entre el 29-31 de mayo, 2-6 de junio, y 13-14 de junio)
    • 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
    • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (hasta el 7 de junio)
    • 5th Royal Tank Regiment (hasta el 7 de junio)
    • 1st Royal Tank Regiment (desde el 3 de junio)
    • 6th Royal Tank Regiment (desde el 7 de junio)
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • Un destacamento de la 171st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
    • Un destacamento de la 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 151st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 22nd Armoured Brigade Group (bajo control de la 7.ª División Blindada entre el 4-7 de junio)
    • Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
    • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (desde el 19 de junio)
    • 107th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (hasta el 6 de junio)
    • 13th/7th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 2nd Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 67th and 432nd Companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group (hasta el 14 de junio)
    • 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
    • 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
    • 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 903rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps
    • 5th Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 201st Ordnance Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
    • 201st Provost Section, Royal Military Police
    • 201st Postal Unit
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 1st The Royal Dragoons

Batalla de Mersa Matruh (26-29 jun. 1942)

  • 4th Armoured Brigade Group
    • 1st Royal Tank Regiment
    • 6th Royal Tank Regiment
    • 8th Royal Tank Regiment
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • Un destacamento de la 171st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
    • Un destacamento de la 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 151st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 22nd Armoured Brigade Group
    • Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
    • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 20th Field Troop, Royal Engineers
    • 2nd Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 67th and 432nd Companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 7th Motor Brigade Group
    • 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 4th Field Squadron (menos un destacamento), Royal Engineers
    • 15th Light Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 550th Company, Royal Army Service Corps
    • Compañía de intendencia de la brigada, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 3rd Indian Motor Brigade (bajo mando desde el 26 de junio, pero enviada a Oriente Medio para reequipamiento)
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 1st The Royal Dragoons

Primera Batalla de El Alamein (1–27 jul. 1942)

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade Group (desde el 5 de julio, convertida en 2nd Armoured Brigade el 7 de julio)
    • 3rd/5th Royal Tank Regiment
    • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) (desde el 7 de julio, hasta el 13 de julio)
    • 6th Royal Tank Regiment (desde el 7 de julio)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (desde el 13 de julio)
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (desde el 7 de julio)
    • 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 88th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • No. 3 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 1st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • A and B Companies, Royal Army Service Corps (hasta el 7 de julio)
  • 4th Armoured Brigade Group (hasta el 7 de julio, luego del 26 al 27 de julio)
    • 1st Royal Tank Regiment (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 6th Royal Tank Regiment (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 8th Royal Tank Regiment
    • 4th/8th Hussars (desde el 14 de julio)
    • 11th Hussars (desde el 16 de julio)
    • 12th Royal Lancers (desde el 18 de julio)
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (desde el 18 de julio)
    • 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (26-27 de julio)
    • Un destacamento de la 171st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • Un destacamento de la 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (26-27 de julio)
    • Un destacamento de la 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • Un destacamento de la 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (26-27 de julio)
    • 151st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (hasta el 7 de julio)
    • 14th Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (26-27 de julio)
  • 22nd Armoured Brigade Group
    • Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
    • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 20th Field Troop, Royal Engineers
    • 2nd Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 67th and 432nd Companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 1st The Royal Dragoons

Segunda Batalla de El Alamein (23 oct. – 11 nov. 1942)

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
    • 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
  • 7th Motor Brigade
    • 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
    • 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
  • 8th Armoured Brigade (desde el 30 de octubre hasta el 4 de noviembre)
    • Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
    • Staffordshire Yeomanry
    • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
    • 1st Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 12th Royal Lancers
    • Artillería divisional
      • Royal Horse Artillery
        • 2nd Regiment
        • 4th Regiment
        • 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment
      • Royal Artillery
        • 76th Anti-Tank Regiment
        • 42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
    • Royal Engineers
      • 1st Field Squadron
      • 7th Field Squadron
      • 1st Field Park Squadron

Campaña de Túnez (nov. 1942 - may. 1943)

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons (hasta el 18 de diciembre de 1942)
    • 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (desde el 19 de diciembre de 1942)
  • 7th Motor Brigade
    • 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (hasta el 18 de diciembre de 1942)
    • 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (desde el 15 de enero de 1943)
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 12th Royal Lancers
    • Artillería divisional
      • Royal Horse Artillery
        • 2nd Regiment
        • 4th Regiment
        • 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment
      • Royal Artillery
        • 76th Anti-Tank Regiment
        • 42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
    • Royal Engineers
      • 1st Field Squadron
      • 7th Field Squadron
      • 1st Field Park Squadron

Campaña de Italia

May. - sep. 1944

  • 2nd Armoured Brigade (la brigada fue separada de la división entre el 5-7 de junio y 11-12 de junio)
    • 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
    • 10th Royal Hussars
    • 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade (asignada el 21 de julio, pero no se incorporó hasta el 2 de agosto)
    • 2nd Battalion, 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
    • 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
    • 2nd Battalion, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles
  • 66th Infantry Brigade (desde el 20 de julio hasta el 12 de agosto)
    • 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots
    • 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment
    • 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 18th Infantry Brigade (desde el 17 de agosto)
    • 1st Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
    • 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    • 14th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
  • Unidades de apoyo
    • 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
    • 4th Queen's Own Hussars (reconocimiento)
    • Artillería divisional
      • Royal Artillery
        • 23rd Field Regiment
        • 60th Anti-tank Regiment
        • 42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
      • Royal Horse Artillery
        • 2nd Regiment (desde el 23 de agosto)
        • 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment
    • Royal Engineers
      • 1st Field Squadron
      • 7th Field Squadron (hasta el 20 de agosto)
      • 622nd Field Squadron
      • 627th Field Squadron (desde el 21 de agosto)
      • 1st Field Park Squadron (hasta el 25 de agosto)
      • 631st Field Park Squadron (desde el 26 de agosto)
      • 27th Bridging Troop

Oct. 1944

  • Wheeler Force
    • 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
    • Nabha Akal Infantry
    • Un pequeño destacamento del 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
  • Elbo Force
    • Composición desconocida
  • 18th Infantry Brigade
    • 1/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment
    • Lovat Scouts
    • 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (organizado como infantería)

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Referencias

Este artículo fue redactado por Adrián Hermida para WikiTanks.

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