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The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:
"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."
The 2nd/10th Australian Armoured Regiment was a regiment of the
2nd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division during the Second World War. It
was formed in July 1941 and was disbanded in September 1944. The regiment
never saw active service during the Second World War and was became part of
the 1st Armoured Brigade Group (Western Australian) following the
re-organisation of mainland forces on 19th October 1943.
It saw service only in mainland
Australia during the Second World War.
The regiment was initially equipped with M3 Grant medium tanks.
2nd/10th Australian Armoured Regiment M3 Grant Tanks - on exercise near
Mingenew, WA 25-2-1943.
(www.awm.gov.au)
A Squadron, 2nd/10th Australian
Armoured Regiment Grant Tanks - on exercise near Mingenew, WA 25-2-1943.
(www.awm.gov.au)
This site was last updated
03/12/06.
Tradition
Date of Formation:July 1941 Date of Disbandment:
September 1944
Unit Colour Patch:
Unit History Book(s)
None
