This is a list of higher formations British 1st Armoured Division served under.

• Southern Command 03/09/39-03/11/39
• Eastern Command 04/11/39-25/01/40
• Southern Command 26/01/40-13/05/40
• General Headquarters British Expeditionary Force 14/05/40-25/05/40
• French Seventh Army 25/05/40-29/05/40
• French Tenth Army 29/05/40-16/06/40
• Southern Command 17/06/40-29/06/40
• Aldershot Command 29/06/40-04/07/40
• XII Corps 04/07/40-12/07/40
• VII Corps 13/07/40-23/12/40
• Canadian Corps 24/12/40-31/12/40
• General Headquarters Home Forces 01/01/41-26/08/41
• War Office Control 27/08/41-13/11/41
• General Headquarters Middle East Forces 13/11/41-12/12/41
• Eighth Army 13/21/41-02/01/42
• XIII Corps 02/01/42-23/04/42
• XXX Corps 24/04/42-12/06/42
• British XIII Corps 12/06/42-15/06/42
• British XXX Corps 15/06/42-24/06/42
• Eighth Army 24/06/42-25/06/42
• XIII Corps 25/06/42-01/07/42
• XXX Corps 01/07/42-02/07/42
• XIII Corps 02/07/42
• XXX Corps 03/07/42-10/07/42
• XIII 10/07/42-26/07/42
• XXX Corps 26/07/42-29/07/42
• XIII Corps 29/07/42-03/08/42
• General Headquarters Middle East Forces 03/08/42-15/08/42
• Headquarters British Troops in Egypt 15/08/42-01/09/42
• Eighth Army 01/09/42-08/09/42
• General Headquarters Middle East Forces 08/09/42-30/09/42
• X Corps 30/09/42-23/03/43
• XXX Corps 23/03/43
• X Corps 23/03/43-12/04/43
• Eighth Army 12/04/43-14/04/43
• IX Corps 15/04/43-01/05/43
• First Army 01/05/43-08/05/43
• IX Corps 08/05/43-22/05/43
• Eighth Army 22/05/43-26/05/43
• X Corps 27/05/43-19/07/43
• Allied Force Headquarters 19/07/43-02/08/43
• V Corps 22/08/43-12/09/43
• Allied Force Headquarters 12/09/43-27/05/44
• Eighth Army 27/05/44-22/06/44
• V Corps 22/06/44-05/08/44
• Headquarters Allied Armies in Italy 05/08/44-14/08/44
• V Corps 14/08/44-28/09/44
• Eighth Army 29/09/44-05/10/44
• X Corps 05/10/44-14/10/44
• Polish II Corps 14/10/44-28/10/44
• Eighth Army 28/10/44-17/12/44
• No. 1 District 18/12/44-10/01/45

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