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The 2/5th Armoured Regiment was an Australian Army armoured regiment of World War II. The Regiment was formed in July 1941 as part of the 1st Armoured Division. The Regiment was equipped with Universal Carriers for training purposes until it received M3 Grant medium tanks in May 1942. The Regiment survived the 1st Armoured Division's disbandment in September 1943 and became part of the 4th Armoured Brigade in March 1944. Although the Regiment was selected to deploy to New Guinea and Borneo in 1942 and 1945 respectively, it was replaced by other units on both occasions and was disbanded in September 1945 without seeing action.