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rdfs:label	6th Armoured Division (South Africa)
rdfs:comment	The South African 6th Armoured Division was the first armoured division in the South African Army and was formed during World War II. Established in 1943, it was based on a nucleus of men from the former South African 1st Infantry Division who had returned to South Africa after the Second Battle of El Alamein. The division was initially transferred to Egypt for training, after which it served in Italy during 1944 and 1945. In Italy, the Division was deployed as part of the British Eighth Army and was then transferred to the United States Fifth Army for the remainder of the Italian Campaign. The Division operated as a strongly reinforced division and was frequently used to spearhead the advance of the Corps and Army to which it was attached. They returned home after the end of the war in It
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Commander	Evered Poole Major General Feb 1943 to May 1945:
Branch	South African Army
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Type	Armour
Caption	Major battles in red and Start and end campaign deployments Shoulder flash. Triangles of green and yellow felt.
Dates	--02-01 --07-01
Width	300
Colors	Green and Yellow
Unit Name	6
Disbanded	1946
Allegiance	Allies of World War II
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Alt	Map of Italy showing the main battles engaged in by the Division
commander1 label	Commander
Size	Division
abstract	The South African 6th Armoured Division was the first armoured division in the South African Army and was formed during World War II. Established in 1943, it was based on a nucleus of men from the former South African 1st Infantry Division who had returned to South Africa after the Second Battle of El Alamein. The division was initially transferred to Egypt for training, after which it served in Italy during 1944 and 1945. In Italy, the Division was deployed as part of the British Eighth Army and was then transferred to the United States Fifth Army for the remainder of the Italian Campaign. The Division operated as a strongly reinforced division and was frequently used to spearhead the advance of the Corps and Army to which it was attached. They returned home after the end of the war in Italy and were disbanded in 1946. The division was also briefly active after the war from 1 July 1948 to 1 November 1949.