The History of the British 7th Armoured Division, plus the 4th and 7th Armoured Brigades
"The Desert Rats, The Black Rats and Green Jerboa"
This website is dedicated to all those who served in these units and proudly wore the Desert Rat shoulder flashes and to those who then wore the Black Rat and Green Jerboa shoulder flashes, after leaving the 7th Armoured Division. The aim of this site is to provide a point of reference for those who might be interested in the history of the Desert Rats and the two Brigades after they left it and the various regiments that served in the many actions they all fought.
As far as I know the information is as accurate as possible, but I welcome any corrections or amendments, along with any information that may be useful to the site. This site does not seek to glorify war, but rather to record the history and events of what are some of the most famous organisations that served in the British Army.
The site is divided into the following areas, which may contain other several pages.
Click on the appropriate Brigade or Divisional Sign, below, to go to the website of your choice
There is a permanent memorial to the 7th Armoured Division (shown below) at Mundford, in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, by Field Marshall Lord Carver.
Also on this memorial is this plaque (shown below) to the 4th and 7th Armoured Brigades, who are the successors to the 7th Armoured Division.
If you wish to visit the official Desert Rats
Association Web Site
This site is a member of and affiliated to the Desert Rat Association.
Finally these words appear on the Division Memorial;
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"May your glory ever shine, May your laurels never fade, May the memory of this glorious pilgrimage of war you have made from Alamein, via the Baltic to Berlin never die. It is a march unsurpassed through all the story of war. May the fathers long tell the children about this tale ."Winston Churchill |
Click here for the location of
7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) Memorial.
Please click here to contact me
