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2/10th Armoured Regiment (Australia)

Armoured regiment of the Australian Army

Field	Value
unit_name	2/10th Armoured Regiment
image	2-10 Armoured Regt (AWM 043801).jpg
caption	The 2/10th Armoured Regiment during a training exercise in Western Australia in 1943
dates	1941–44
country	Australia
branch	Australian Army
type	Armoured
command_structure	[2nd Armoured Brigade](2nd-armoured-brigade-australia), [1st Armoured Brigade Group](1st-armoured-brigade-australia)
equipment	M3 Stuart and M3 Grant tanks
battle_honours	None
identification_symbol	[[File:2 10th Aust Armoured Regiment 1941-1944.png	100px]]
identification_symbol_label	Unit colour patch

The 2/10th Armoured Regiment was an armoured regiment of the Australian Army. Formed for service during World War II, the regiment was raised in 1941, but was disbanded in late 1944 having never been deployed overseas.

History

The 2/10th Armoured Regiment was formed in Western Australia in July 1941 as part of the 2nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel K.A Hall, the regiment conducted its initial training at Puckapunyal, Victoria, prior to being equipped with M3 Stuart and M3 Grant tanks. In mid-1942, the 2/10th Armoured was relocated to near Narrabri, New South Wales, where the division conducted large-scale exercises. In November 1942, following the reorganisation of the 1st Armoured Division,

By January 1943, manpower shortages in the Australian Army and the changing strategic situation facing the Allies in the Pacific meant that large armoured formations were no longer required. As a result, the decision was made to reduce the size of the 1st Armoured Division. At this time, as part of the 1st Armoured Brigade, the 2/10th Armoured Regiment was relocated to Western Australia to undertake garrison duties. the regiment survived as part of the independent 1st Armoured Brigade Group. The 2/10th Armoured Regiment was disbanded in September 1944 along with the headquarters of the Brigade Group,

Commanding officers

The following is a list of officers that commanded the 2/10th Armoured Regiment:

Lieutenant Colonel K.A Hall (July 1941 – April 1942);
Lieutenant Colonel R.E Wade (April 1942 – December 1943);
Lieutenant Colonel G.H Hardy (December 1943 – February 1944);
Major H.S Foley (February – April 1944);
Lieutenant Colonel J.F.P Burt (April 1944 – September 1944).

Notes

References

Hopkins 1978, p. 55.
Hopkins 1978, p. 325.
Handel 2003, p. 160.
Hopkins 1978, p. 318.
Hopkins 1978, p. 100.
the regiment was transferred to the [[1st Armoured Brigade (Australia). 1st Armoured Brigade]] to replace the [[2/6th Armoured Regiment (Australia). 2/6th Armoured Regiment]] when that regiment deployed to [[New Guinea]].Hopkins 1978, p. 326.
Hopkins 1978, p. 327.
"2nd/10th Australian Armoured Regiment". Australian Armour.com.

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