79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) - Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden

This is the order for battle on 17 September 1944, at the beginning of Operation Market Garden. The division was not heavily involved in that battle, but was involved in the battles for the Channel ports, such as Le Havre, Ostend and the Battle of the Scheldt.

30th Armoured Brigade (Sherman Crab)

  • 22nd Dragoons
  • 2nd County of London Yeomanry
  • 1st Lothian and Border Horse

1st Assault Brigade and Assault Park Squadron RE (AVRE)

  • 5th Assault Regiment RE
  • 6th Assault Regiment RE
  • 42nd Assault Regiment RE

1st Tank Brigade

  • 11th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 42nd Royal Tank Regiment
  • 49th Royal Tank Regiment

31st Tank Brigade (Churchill Crocodile/Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier))

  • 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
  • 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
  • 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment

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