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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 Army Tank Battalion was a unit of the 3rd Army Tank Brigade, 3rd Armoured Division during the Second World War. It was formed in May 1942 and was disbanded in March 1944. The unit was formed originally from the 2nd Armoured Car Regiment and became the 2nd Australian Army Tank Battalion.
2nd Australian Army Tank Battalion soldiers training how to use the smoke
dispenser on a Matilda Tank - Singleton, NSW
January 1943.
(www.awm.gov.au)
This site was last updated
27/01/07.
Tradition
Date of Formation:6th May 1942 Date of Disbandment:
March 1944
Unit Colour Patches:
Unit History Book(s)
Speed and Vigilance: The Story of the 2nd Australian Tank Battalion (AIF) 1930-1944
