| 12-Oct-1937 |
12-Oct-1937 |
Created |
Formed in the United Kingdom as the Mobile Division. |
| 03-Sep-1939 |
03-Sep-1939 |
Active |
Regular Division in the United Kingdom. Composed of one Heavy Armoured Brigade, one Light Armoured Brigade and a Support Group. At this point, had no intrinsic Divisional RE or RAC. |
| 15-Apr-1940 ? |
15-Apr-1940 ? |
Reorganised |
Division reorganised with two Armoured Brigades, Support Group & Divisional RE. |
| 23-Oct-1940 |
23-Oct-1940 |
Reorganised |
Division reorganised - each Armoured Brigade received a Motor Battalion from Support Group, an Armoured Car Regiment was added, a Lorried Infantry Battalion was added to the Support Group & the mixed Anti-Tank/LAA Regiment was replaced with separate Anti-Tank and LAA Regiments. Another Field Squadron RE was added. |
| 12-Apr-1942 |
12-Apr-1942 |
Reorganised |
Division reorganised - one Armoured Brigade replaced by a Motor Brigade, both Brigades reorganised as all-arms Brigade Groups, Support Group was abolished, Anti-Tank Regiment and LAA Regiment was broken up into separate Batteries. Artillery was organised into Divisional RA. |
| 24-Aug-1942 |
24-Aug-1942 |
Reorganised |
Division reorganised, Brigade Groups reorganised as Brigades, another Artillery Regiment was added, Anti-Tank & LAA Regiments were reformed. |
| 25-Oct-1943 |
25-Oct-1943 |
Reorganised |
Division reorganised - Armoured Car Regiment replaced by an Armoured Recon Regiment, one Artillery Regiment converted to Self-Propelled role. |
| 23-May-1944 |
23-May-1944 |
Reorganised |
Division tank establishment reorganised. |
| 28-Oct-1944 |
28-Oct-1944 |
Inactive |
Division ceased to be operational. |
| 11-Jan-1945 |
11-Jan-1945 |
Disbanded |
Division HQ disbanded. |