The 9th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War. The 9th Armoured was created on 1 December 1940 and dispersed and disbanded on 31 July 1944. The division never saw active service during the war. This formation's only use during the war was either as a training formation or when it was used to experiment with specialised armour.
General Officer Commanding
The 9th Armoured Division had three men who held the position of General Officer Commanding during the Second World War.
27th Armoured Brigade (transferred from division on 10 August 1942)
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)1st East Riding Yeomanry1st Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles - renamed 7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps on 22 March 194128th Armoured Brigade
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles - renamed 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps on 22 March 19419th Support Group (disbanded 12 June 1942)
11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery74th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery7th Infantry Brigade (transferred to division on 5 June 1942)
2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment2/6th Battalion, East Surrey RegimentDivisional Troops
1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars - (16 January 1943 - 10 July 1943)6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery - (12 June 1942 - 10 July 1944)141st (Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery - (12 June 1942 - 10 July 1944)74th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - (12 June 1942 - 6 November 1943)92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - (12 November 1943 - 10 July 1944)54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - (12 June 1942 - 2 March 1944)150th (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - (2 March 1944 - 10 July 1944)
