We could not have won the battle [i.e. the Second Battle of El Alamein, 1942] in twelve days without the magnificent 9th Australian Division.—General Bernard Montgomery, writing about the Allied breakthrough in North Africa. My God, I wish we had [the] 9th Australian Division with us this morning [D-Day].—Major General Freddie de Guingand, Chief of Staff, Allied Land-force Headquarters Europe, 1944. Notes Footnotes Citations References External links Australian 9th Division Vehicle Marking Australian War Memorial Encyclopedia, "El Alamein" Peter Stanley (Australian War Memorial), 2002, "Ruin Ridge, 26–27 July 1942" Unit Colour Patches May 1941 Australian Formations, Middle East @ BritishMilitaryHistory 09 09 Military units and formations established in 1940 1940 establishments in Australia Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 1946 disestablishments in Australia