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The 2/10th Armoured Regiment during a training exercise in Western Australia in 1943
The 2/10th Armoured Regiment during a training exercise in Western Australia in 1943

The 2/10th Armoured Regiment was an Australian Army armoured regiment of World War II. The Regiment was formed in Western Australia in July 1941 and formed part of the 1st Armoured Division. The Regiment conducted its initial training at Puckapunyal, Victoria prior to being equipped with M3 Stuart and M3 Grant tanks and relocated to Narrabri, New South Wales. As part of the 1st Armoured Brigade the 2/10th Armoured Regiment was moved to Western Australia in January 1943. When the 1st Armoured Division was disbanded in September 1943 the Regiment survived as part of the independent 1st Armoured Brigade Group until it and the Brigade Group headquarters were disbanded in September 1944.