British Tank Commander Set 2 Figures & 4 Heads Included Alpine Miniatures 35298 1:35

At the outbreak of World War II, the British Army only had two armored divisions: the Mobile Division and the Egyptian Mobile Division. In 1939-1940 they became the 1st and 7th Panzer Divisions. During the war, 9 other armored divisions were formed, but not all saw action and some did not progress beyond the formation and training stage. In 1940, the British armored division position provided for two tank brigades, which later included a motorized infantry battalion, as well as numerous support units, including anti-tank artillery, field artillery, relatively large repair and transport units, and armored units. sappers. The division thus formed consisted of about 220 tanks of different types. However, in 1944, the structure of the British armored division changed based on experience from fighting in North Africa and Normandy. The 1944 position provided for the deployment of an armored brigade with three armored regiments of 78 tanks each ((in total - 234 tanks), a motorized infantry brigade (de facto mechanized) with three battalions and field artillery units and relatively strong support - between It is worth adding that in the declining period of the Second World War, the British Armored Divisions were mainly equipped with Sherman tanks (also in the Firefly version), A34 Comet or the light M5 Stuart.