They Were Not Divided is a 1950 British war film, which depicted the Guards Armoured Division in Second World War Europe. It was written and directed by Terence Young, a former Guards officer who served in the campaigns depicted in the film.

Plot

During the middle years of the war, three men are called up to serve in the British Army. Englishman Philip Hamilton, American David Morgan and Irishman Smoke O'Connor are conscripted into the Guards Division and report to their barracks at Caterham, Surrey. After going through strict training (including with real Coldstream Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Ronald Brittain) they find themselves receiving emergency promotions. Philip and David are promoted to 2nd lieutenant and Smoke to corporal and they are attached to a tank company of the Welsh Guards, where Philip and David command their own tank and Smoke is part of David's crew. Months of training follow, where they learn about tank warfare and also their comrades.