List of higher formations British 1st Armoured Division served under

This is a list of higher formations British 1st Armoured Division served under during World War II, taken from official sources. Following the end of direction by No.1 District the formation's subordination is not fully verified.


 * Southern Command 03/09/39-03/11/39
 * Eastern Command 04/11/39-25/01/40
 * Southern Command 26/01/40-13/05/40
 * General Headquarters British Expeditionary Force 14/05/40-25/05/40
 * French Seventh Army 25/05/40-29/05/40
 * French Tenth Army 29/05/40-16/06/40
 * Southern Command 17/06/40-29/06/40
 * Aldershot Command 29/06/40-04/07/40
 * XII Corps 04/07/40-12/07/40
 * VII Corps 13/07/40-23/12/40
 * Canadian Corps 24/12/40-31/12/40
 * General Headquarters Home Forces 01/01/41-26/08/41
 * War Office Control 27/08/41-13/11/41
 * General Headquarters Middle East Forces 13/11/41-12/12/41
 * Eighth Army 13/21/41-02/01/42
 * XIII Corps / Western Desert Force 02/01/42-23/04/42
 * XXX Corps 24/04/42-12/06/42
 * XIII Corps 12/06/42-15/06/42
 * XXX Corps 15/06/42-24/06/42
 * Eighth Army 24/06/42-25/06/42
 * XIII Corps 25/06/42-01/07/42
 * XXX Corps 01/07/42-02/07/42
 * XIII Corps 02/07/42
 * XXX Corps 03/07/42-10/07/42
 * XIII Corps 10/07/42-26/07/42
 * XXX Corps 26/07/42-29/07/42
 * XIII Corps 29/07/42-03/08/42
 * General Headquarters Middle East Forces 03/08/42-15/08/42
 * Headquarters British Troops in Egypt 15/08/42-01/09/42
 * Eighth Army 01/09/42-08/09/42
 * General Headquarters Middle East Forces 08/09/42-30/09/42
 * X Corps 30/09/42-23/03/43
 * XXX Corps 23/03/43
 * X Corps 23/03/43-12/04/43
 * Eighth Army 12/04/43-14/04/43
 * IX Corps 15/04/43-01/05/43
 * First Army 01/05/43-08/05/43
 * IX Corps 08/05/43-22/05/43
 * Eighth Army 22/05/43-26/05/43
 * X Corps 27/05/43-19/07/43
 * Allied Forces Headquarters 19/07/43-02/08/43
 * V Corps 22/08/43-12/09/43
 * Allied Forces Headquarters 12/09/43-27/05/44
 * Eighth Army 27/05/44-22/06/44
 * V Corps 22/06/44-05/08/44
 * Headquarters Allied Armies in Italy 05/08/44-14/08/44
 * V Corps 14/08/44-28/09/44
 * Eighth Army 29/09/44-05/10/44
 * X Corps 05/10/44-14/10/44
 * Polish II Corps 14/10/44-28/10/44
 * Eighth Army 28/10/44-17/12/44
 * British No. 1 District|No. 1 District 18/12/44-10/01/45


 * British Army of the Rhine until re-formation of I BR Corps
 * I (BR) Corps until disbandment in 1992-3
 * Headquarters Land Command From 1 January 1995

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