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The regiment originally saw action as D Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917. In 1940, it was briefly amalgamated with the 7th Royal Tank Regiment, as the 4th/7th Royal Tank Regiment, returning to its previous title four months later. [2] [3] 4 RTR was captured at Tobruk on 21 June 1942.
The defensive deployments left only the 6th and 8th battalions of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI), of 151st Brigade and one in reserve as well as the 13th Infantry Brigade, supporting the 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4th RTR) and the 7th Royal Tank Regiment (7th RTR), a force of about 2,000 men and 74 tanks.
This is a list of regiments within the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps during the Second World War.. On the creation of the corps in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, it comprised those regular cavalry and Territorial Army Yeomanry regiments that had been mechanised, [1] together with the Royal Tank Regiment. [2]
4th Royal Tank Regiment (24 Matilda Mk II Infantry tanks) One troop, 12th Anti-Tank Battery, 2/3rd Australian Anti-tank Regiment (2 Pounder Anti Tank guns) 7th Armoured Brigade group A Company, 2nd battalion The Rifle Brigade; 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (29 Cruiser tanks [3]) 6th Australian Division Cavalry (~28 Light Tank Mk VIB) 7th Support ...
The leading elements of the 15th Panzer Division reached Ed Duda but before nightfall, made little progress against determined resistance. A counter-attack by 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4th RTR) and Australian infantry, recaptured the lost positions and the German units fell back 1,000 yd (910 m) to form a new position. [19]
For the most part, an assortment of armoured cars was used. B Squadron 4th Royal Tank Regiment did include small number of Matilda II infantry tanks. Cruiser Mk I (A9) Cruiser Mk II (A10) A Cruiser Mk III (A13) In 1934 the best features of the earlier Mk III light tank were incorporated into a cruiser tank design.
4th Tank Regiment may refer to: 4th Royal Tank Regiment, a British unit extant 1917 – 1992; 4th Tank Regiment (Japan), extant 1934 – 1945; 4th Tank Regiment (Italy)
A tank repair workshop in Aldershot. Royal Armoured Corps [12] 1st King's Dragoon Guards (assigned to the Mobile Division under Southern Command) 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers (Aldershot) 2nd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment (Farnborough) Mechanised Experimental Establishment (Farnborough) Royal Artillery [12] 2nd Medium Regiment