División Blindada de Guardias

División Blindada de Guardias Guards Armoured Division
Tipo	Tropas blindadas
País	Reino Unido
Historial de servicio
Activa	17 jun. 1941 - 12 jun. 1945
Tamaño	División
Rama	Ejército Británico
Historial de combate
Vehículos	Covenanter, Crusader, Sherman, Churchill, Sherman Firefly
Batallas principales	Batalla de Normandía (Operación Goodwood), Operación Market-Garden, Batalla de las Ardenas, Operación Veritable, Invasión de Alemania

La División Blindada de Guardias (Guards Armoured Division), fue una unidad blindada del Ejército Británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial creada en junio de 1941.

Comandantes

• Major-General Oliver Leese (17 jun. 1941 - 12 sep. 1942)
• Brigadier Allan Adair (12 sep. 1942 - 21 sep. 1942) (interino)
• Major-General Allan Adair (21 sep. 1942 - dic. 1945)
• Major-General John Marriott (dic. 1945 - ?)

Estructura

(Día D)

• Divisional Headquarters (Battalion)
  • Guards Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (Battalion) (18/6/41–11/6/45)
  • 2nd Household Cavalry Regiment (Armoured Reconnaissance) (15/9/41–27/2/43)
  • 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards (Armoured Reconnaissance) (13/4/43–11/6/45)
  • 1st Independent Machine-Gun Company (24/3/44–11/6/45)
  • Guards Armoured Division Field Post, Royal Engineers (Section)
  • 256 Forward Delivery Company, Royal Armoured Corps (Tank Supply & Transport)
  • Guards Armoured Division Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Company)
  • Guards Armoured Division Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Battalion) – (minus the LADs to each unit, the divisional REME included:)
    • Commander REME
    • Armoured Brigade Workshop
    • Infantry Brigade Workshop
  • Guards Armoured Division Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 128 Infantry Brigade Field Ambulance (Battalion)
    • 19 Armoured Brigade Light Field Ambulance (Company)
    • 8 Field Dressing Station (Company)
    • 60 Field Hygiene Section
  • Guards Armoured Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police
• 5th Guards Armoured Brigade (15/9/41–11/6/45)
  • 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Headquarters (Company)
  • 2nd Armoured Battalion, Grenadier Guards
  • 1st Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards
  • 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards
  • 1st Motor Battalion, Grenadier Guards
• 6th Guards Armoured Brigade (15/9/41–2/1/43)
  • 6th Guards Armoured Brigade Headquarters (Company)
  • 4th Armoured Battalion, Grenadier Guards (15/9/41–14/1/43 | 2/2/45–16/6/45)
  • 4th Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards (2/2/45–16/6/45)
  • 3rd Armoured Battalion, Scots Guards (15/9/41–14/1/43 | 2/2/45–16/6/45)
  • 2nd Armoured Battalion, Welsh Guards (15/9/41–14/1/43)
  • 4th Motor Battalion, Coldstream Guards (15/9/41–14/1/43)
• 32nd Guards Infantry Brigade (11/7/44–2/10/44 | 7/10/44–13/2/45 | 30/5/42–)
  • 32nd Guards Infantry Brigade Headquarters (Company)
    • Ground Defence Platoon
  • 5th Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1/10/41–4/6/42)
  • 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1/10/41–31/8/45)
  • 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards (20/2/45–31/8/45)
  • 4th Battalion, Scots Guards (1/10/41–5/9/43)
  • 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards (5/9/43–21/2/45 | 29/5/45–31/8/45)
  • 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (4/6/42–22/3/45)
  • 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards (20/6/45–31/8/45)
  • 32nd Guards Infantry Brigade Support Group (Northumberland Fusiliers) (18/9/43–12/3/44)
• Guards Support Group (15/9/41–31/5/42)
  • Guards Support Group Headquarters Battery
  • 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (Mechanised) (15/9/41–31/5/42)
  • 153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (10/10/41–31/5/42)
  • 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (10/10/41–31/5/42)
  • 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (10/10/41–31/5/42)
• Royal Artillery
  • Headquarters Guards Armoured Divisional Artillery (Company)
  • 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (8/6/42–11/6/45)
  • 153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (8/6/42–11/6/45)
  • 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (1/6/42–29/5/45)
  • 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (1/6/45–11/6/45)
  • 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (1/6/42–11/6/45)
• Royal Engineers
  • 14 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (4/8/41–11/6/45)
  • 15 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (4/8/41–28/2/43)
  • 615 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (1/3/43–11/6/45)
  • 148 Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers (4/8/41–11/6/45)
  • 11 Bridging Troop, Royal Engineers (1/10/43–11/6/45)
• Royal Army Service Corps
  • CRASC Headquarters (Company)
  • 310 Armoured Brigade Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 224 Infantry Brigade Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 535 Divisional Troops Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps
  • 648 General Motor Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps

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Referencias

Este artículo fue redactado por Adrián Hermida para WikiTanks.