During its early years, the jerboa was adopted as the mascot and divisional insignia giving rise to the nickname Desert Rats. The division fought in most of the major battles of the Western Desert campaign, was then engaged in the Tunisian campaign, and this was followed by the participation in the Italian campaign.

The 7th Armoured Division had a red jerboa (a nocturnal rodent indigenous to North Africa) as its emblem and became known as "The Desert Rats". The 7th Armoured Brigade, meanwhile, had a green jerboa as its emblem.

The original design was a jerboa ("desert rat") in either red or, according to some reports, 'pink', on a white or buff circle on a red square. The second version may have been adopted as late as 1943 when the Division was in the Tripoli area.

2024年8月27日 · The shoulder flash of the British 7th Armoured Division showing a jerboa, a small rodent with a long tail that is native to the deserts of North Africa and Asia. The badge gave the division its lasting nickname, the ' Desert Rats '. The division first gained fame in the Western Desert Campaigns in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45).

2022年11月16日 · Indeed, the design of 7th Armoured Division’s iconic `Desert Rat’ marking starts just before Germany’s invasion of Poland. In a War Office letter, dated 31st August 1939, it is confirmed that a white disc on a red square would be …

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2009年1月20日 · The original Moboile Division emblem was a plain white circle on a red background, bur Mrs Creagh, having inspected a jerboa closely in Cairo Zoo, produced a design of a desert rat that met with general approval from the divisional officers and man, and her outline design was developed into famous jerboa emblem by Trooper Ken Hill of the 50 RTR"

2019年8月6日 · The 7th Armoured were the first to enter the desert war against the Italians in 1941, where they soon earned the nickname "desert rats". The "formation sign" of the 7th Armoured was originally a white circle inside a red square (see note below ).

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