British 7th Armoured Division

British 7th Armoured Division

British 7th Armoured Division


Date City Region Country
June 8, 1944 Crepon Calvados France
June 12, 1944 Chouain Calvados France
June 14, 1944 Tilly-sur-Seulles Calvados France
July 20, 1944 Grentheville Calvados France
July 26, 1944 Fleury-sur-Orne Calvados France
July 31, 1944 Bayeux Calvados France
Aug. 2, 1944 Cahagnes Calvados France
Aug. 3, 1944 Seulline Calvados France
Aug. 5, 1944 'Les Monts d''Aunay' Calvados France
Aug. 18, 1944 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados France
Aug. 20, 1944 Le-Mesnil-Bacley Calvados France
Aug. 22, 1944 Fervaques Orne France
Aug. 24, 1944 Saint-Martin-de-la-Lieue Calvados France
Aug. 25, 1944 Thiberville Eure France
Aug. 26, 1944 Brionne Eure France
Aug. 27, 1944 Saint-Pierre-du-Bosguérard Eure France
Aug. 28, 1944 Étréville Eure France
Sept. 1, 1944 Poix-de-Picardie Somme France
Sept. 2, 1944 Bernaville Pas-de-Calais France
Sept. 3, 1944 Anvin Pas-de-Calais France
Sept. 4, 1944 Béthune Pas-de-Calais France
Sept. 5, 1944 Lille Nord France
Sept. 6, 1944 Ghent East Flanders Belgium
Sept. 8, 1944 Lievegem East Flanders Belgium
Sept. 9, 1944 Lokeren East Flanders Belgium
Sept. 12, 1944 Ghent East Flanders Belgium
Sept. 24, 1944 Arendonk Antwerp Belgium
Oct. 6, 1944 '''s-Hertogenbosch' North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 15, 1944 Rosmalen North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 28, 1944 Hazennest North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 31, 1944 Oosterhout North Brabant Netherlands
Nov. 4, 1944 Raamsdonksveer North Brabant Netherlands
Nov. 12, 1944 Stein Limburg Netherlands
March 28, 1945 Dämmerwald North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 29, 1945 Borken North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 30, 1945 Südlohn North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 2, 1945 Rheine North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 4, 1945 Hörstel North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 5, 1945 Bramsche Lower Saxony Germany
April 6, 1945 Lembruch Lower Saxony Germany
April 7, 1945 Siedenburg Lower Saxony Germany
April 8, 1945 Asendorf Lower Saxony Germany
April 9, 1945 Syke Lower Saxony Germany
April 17, 1945 Soltau Lower Saxony Germany
April 18, 1945 Schneverdingen Lower Saxony Germany
April 19, 1945 Buchholz in der Nordheide Lower Saxony Germany
May 2, 1945 Horneburg Lower Saxony Germany
May 5, 1945 Hamburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany

Commanding General:

Sept. 3, 1939: Maj.-Gen. Percy Hobart
Nov. 16, 1939: Brig. John AL Caunter
Dec. 4, 1939: Maj.-Gen. Michael O Creagh
Sept. 3, 1941: Maj.-Gen. William Gott
Feb. 6, 1942: Maj.-Gen. John Campbell
Feb. 23, 1942: Brig. A H Gatehouse
March 9, 1942: Maj.-Gen. Frank Messervy
June 19, 1942: Maj.-Gen. James Renton
Sept. 14, 1942: Maj.-Gen. John Harding
Jan. 20, 1943: Brig. George Roberts
Jan. 24, 1943: Maj.-Gen. George Erskine
March 29, 1944: Maj.-Gen. Lewis Lyne
Aug. 4, 1944: Maj.-Gen. Gerald Lloyd-Verney
Nov. 22, 1944: Maj.-Gen. Lewis Lyne

Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863