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The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. [1] Today, it is the armoured regiment of the British Army's 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps, it is part of the Royal Armoured Corps.
After the war in 1959, it amalgamated with the 6th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title. [1] In 1973 and again in 1974 the regiment was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles. [1] In 1992, 3 RTR amalgamated with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment under that name. [1]
The regiment was originally formed as A Company, Heavy Section, Machine Gun Corps in May 1916 during the First World War (1914–1918). It took part in the first ever tank offensive in 1916 and saw action on the Western Front again in the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 and later in the Hundred Days Offensive.
Royal Regiment of Artillery - 15 + 6 regiments [23] [24] Corps of Royal Engineers - 15 + 7 regiments [25] Royal Corps of Signals - 13 + 4 regiments [26] Intelligence Corps - 3 + 4 battalions [27] Honourable Artillery Company - 0 + 1 Regiment [28] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) - 0 + 1 Regiment [29]
The Angle-irons – Royal Anglian Regiment [5] [6] (humorous malapropism) The Armoured Chavalry – Royal Tank Regiment; The Armoured Farmers – 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (raised in the West Country [7]) The Assaye Regiment – 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (awarded a special Regimental Colour for service at the Battle of Assaye) [3] [8]
Two Royal Tank Corps armoured car companies in Egypt, the 3rd and 5th, were brought together and reformed as 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps. [1] However, this unit was understrength - it only consisted of two companies - and was not brought up to full strength with a third company until early 1939, by which time it had been renamed the 6th ...
In December 1946, the regiment was the first to use Centurion tanks in regular service. [2] In 1960, under the command of Hugo Ironside, it amalgamated with 8th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title. It was disbanded in 1969. The 5th Royal Tank Regiment Reunion Association holds annual reunions.
26th (East Riding of York Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Regiment; 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment; 40th/41st Royal Tank Regiment; 41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment; 42nd Royal Tank Regiment; 43rd Royal Tank Regiment; 44th Royal Tank Regiment; 45th (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment; 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment ...