Category: 2nd 11th Armoured Car Regiment, Australian Army, World War II

Categories: Australian Army, World War II

The 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment was an Australian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Second World War. The regiment was formed in mid-1941 in Cowra, New South Wales as a unit of the 1st Armoured Division and was intended to be deployed to the Middle East. In late 1941, in response to the growing threat posed by Japan's entry into the war in the Pacific, it was employed in a defensive role to guard against a possible invasion of mainland Australia. In July 1942, its obsolete vehicles were replaced with more modern Australian-designed Rover Light Armoured Cars and Dingo Scout Cars. In November 1942, it moved to Western Australia and was transferred to the 2nd Infantry Division in September 1943. The regiment was disbanded in early 1944 without seeing action as part of the reduction of Australia's armoured forces and the re-allocation of manpower to other formations more suited to jungle warfare.

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• Hopkins, Ronald. 'Australian Armour: A History of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1927–1972'. Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Puckapunyal, Victoria, 1993. ISBN 0-642-99414-5.
• Wikipedia: 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment; access 15 Mar 2022.

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