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  2. 4th Royal Tank Regiment - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Operation Brevity order of battle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Operation Crusader orders of battle - Wikipedia

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    1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery; 25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery; 31st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery; 1st Army Tank Brigade. 8th Royal Tank Regiment - equipped with Valentine infantry tanks (Lt Col Brooke) 42nd Royal Tank Regiment( Lt Col Willison later Lt Col Martin) 44th Royal Tank Regiment - Matilda II infantry tanks (Lt Col Yeo)

  5. List of orders of battle for the 4th Armoured Brigade during ...

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    This is an order of battle of the British 4th Armoured Brigade during the Second World War.Many units either served with or were briefly attached to the brigade. [1] The order of battle is given for a number of battles the brigade fought in and reflect the changes to the composition of Armoured Brigades as dictated by the War Office, not all of which were, or could be, applied to units in the ...

  6. 4th Tank Regiment - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. Alan Jolly - Wikipedia

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    On 1 March 1945, 144 RAC was redesignated 4th Royal Tank Regiment to replace the original 4th RTR, which had been captured at Tobruk in June 1942. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Jolly took the salute at the final parade of 144 RAC on 28 February, having arranged for the band of the East Lancashire Regiment to play the regimental march (144 RAC had originally ...

  8. List of memorials at the National Memorial Arboretum

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    4th Royal Tank Regiment 1916 - 1993 Memorial Altar; 8th Army Memorial; 8 Group Path Finder Force; ... Official website; National Memorial Arboretum - List of memorials

  9. List of orders of battle for the British 7th Armoured Division

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    The two Royal Tank Regiment units used a mixture of A9 Cruisers and Mk VI light tanks. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] [ a ] Prior to the outbreak of the war, a 'pivot group' was formed. British military thinking for armoured formations designated that all supporting arms (infantry, artillery, engineers) would be assigned to these groups, thus leaving the armoured ...