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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/7th Australian Armoured Regiment was a unit of the 1st Australian Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division during the Second World War. It was formed in October 1941 and was disbanded on January 1944.
The Regiment was initially equipped with M3 Grant medium tanks.
It saw service only in mainland Australia during the Second World War.
The Regiment was comprised of the following sub units:
Regimental Headquarters (RHQ)
A Squadron
B Squadron
C Squadron
2nd/7th Australian Armoured Regiment M3 Grant medium tank on exercise - 1942.
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This site was last updated
03/12/06.
Tradition
Date of Formation:October 1941 Date of Disbandment:
7th January 1944
Unit Colour Patches:
Unit History Book(s)
The Life and Times of the 2/7th Australian Armoured Regiment
Maurie Lewis
