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The Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and is made up of two operational regiments, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1RTR) and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR). The official regimental motto is Fear Naught while unofficial motto (signified also by the colours of the tactical recognition flash) is "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond." Image File history File links RTR_cap_badge. ...
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1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ...
The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...
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A battle honour is a military tradition practiced in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and is an official acknowledgement rewarded to military units for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. ...
The Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles KCB KCMG KCVO DSO (1880-1945) was a British General and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps in the First World War. ...
Image File history File links RTR_TRF.PNG‎ TRF of Royal Tank Regiment I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
There are currently eleven regular cavalry regiments of the British Army, with five serving as armoured regiments, and five as formation reconnaissance regiments. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...
The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
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Nomenclature In the nineteenth-century (and before) British Army, regiments of infantry raised several battalions, which were often deployed separately. This practice remained into the modern era - in the First World War, it was common to see twenty or more battalions with a single regimental title. However, this practice did not hold for the cavalry regiments, which traditionally were only of limited size; in the modern era, this meant that each regiment would only constitute one battalion. Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols This article is about the military unit. ...
As a result, it became traditional for a battalion-level unit of cavalry to be referred to as a "regiment". This was not as confusing as it may seem, since where other armies would use "regiment" for a unit of two to four battalions, the British Army used "brigade". Hence, an infantry brigade could consist of three battalions of infantry, but a cavalry brigade of equivalent size would have three regiments.
In the inter-war period, the British Army began to mechanise, with cavalry regiments giving up their horses in favour of armoured cars or light tanks. (The first regiment to do so was the 11th Hussars, in 1928; the last the Royal Scots Greys in 1941). As a result, it became common to refer to any armoured unit as a "regiment" rather than a "battalion" - the 11th Hussars were not merely an armoured-car battalion, but the whole of the regiment. In 1945, this usage became formal; all armoured battalions were henceforth referred to as regiments. The 11th Hussars (Prince Alberts Own) was a British Army cavalry regiment. ...
The Scots Greys was the unofficial and later official name of a dragoon regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys). ...
The Royal Tank Regiment is itself a regiment of the British Army, part of the Royal Armoured Corps. However, as a result of the above, both its "battalions" are formally titled regiments. This can cause some confusion, with the regiment currently being composed of two regiments... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ...
The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...
World War I The Royal Tank Regiment's formation followed the invention of the tank. Tanks were first used at Flers in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. At that time the six tank companies were grouped as the Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC). The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ...
Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
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The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in World War I. The Heavy Branch of the MGC were the first to use tanks in combat...
In November of 1916 the eight companies then in existence were each expanded to form battalions numbered A through H; another seven battalions, I through O, were formed by January 1918, when they all were converted to numbered units. On 28 July 1917 the Heavy Branch was by Royal Warrant separated from the rest of the MGC and given official status as the Tank Corps, meaning that by the beginning of 1918 the fifteen units were 1st Battalion, Tank Corps through to 15th Battalion, Tank Corps. More battalions continued to be formed, and by December 1918, 26 had been created. (At this time there were only 25 tank battalions, however; the 17th had converted to using armoured cars in April of 1918). The first commander of the Tank Corps was Hugh Elles. is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
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Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles KCB KCMG KCVO DSO (1880-1945) was a British General and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps in the First World War. ...
The Corps saw heavy action through 1917 and 1918, with special note being given to the Battle of Cambrai (1917), which the regiment continues to commemorate annually. During the war, four members of the Corps were awarded the Victoria Cross. However, heavy losses and recurrent mechanical difficulties reduced the effectiveness of the Corps, leading the Bovington Tank School to adopt a doctrine that emphasised caution and high standards of maintenance in equal measure.-1...
For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ...
Interwar period After the war, the Tank Corps was trimmed down to a central depot and four battalions; the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Battalions, Tank Corps. The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
The 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1992. ...
The 4th Royal Tank Regiment (4 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1993. ...
The 5th Royal Tank Regiment (5 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1969. ...
In 1923 it was officially named Royal (making it the Royal Tank Corps) by Colonel-in-Chief King George V. It was at this time that the motto Fear Naught, the black beret and the unit badge were adopted. The word Corps was replaced in 1939 with Regiment to give the unit its current name, the Royal Tank Regiment. Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...
For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ...
Basque style Beret Black beret with military emblem A beret (pronounced in English, except in North America where it is pronounced ) is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women. ...
Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1920, twelve Armoured Car Companies were set up as part of the Tank Corps, absorbing units from the Machine Gun Corps; eight were later converted into independent Light Tank Companies. All disbanded before the outbreak of the Second World War. Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
In 1933 the 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps, was formed in Egypt by combining the personnel of two of these companies; in 1934, the 1st (Light) Battalion, Royal Tank Corps was formed in England with personnel from three of the existing battalions. The 6th Royal Tank Regiment (6 RTR) was a regiment of the Royal Tank Regiment, of the British Army, until 1959. ...
The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
With the preparations for war in the late 1930s a further two regular battalions were formed; the 7th in 1937 and the 8th in 1938. The 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th & 45th battalions were raised in 1938, being converted from Territorial Army infantry battalions; the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st were likewise activated and converted in 1939. The twelve Yeomanry Armoured Car Companies of the RTR were all activated and transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. The 7th Royal Tank Regiment (7 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1959. ...
The 8th Royal Tank Regiment (8 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1960. ...
The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...
In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of England was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. ...
World War II At the outbreak of war, the Regiment consisted of eight regular battalions. - 1st & 6th RTR was part of the Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt)
- 2nd, 3rd & 5th RTR were part of the 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade
- 4th, 7th & 8th RTR were part of the British 1st Army Tank Brigade
In addition, there were a large number of territorial battalions, as well as hostilities-only battalions such as 9 RTR. The British 1st Army Tank Brigade took part in Operation Crusader, being a part of the XIII Corps. ...
The regiment was again expanded such that there were numerous units of the RTR that took part in countless battles in World War II, including the Battle of Dunkirk, El Alamein and D-Day. Field Marshal Montgomery would frequently wear the Regiment's beret, with his Field Marshal's badge sewn on next to the Regimental cap badge, as it was more practical whilst travelling on a tank than either a formal peaked hat or the Australian slouch hat he previously wore. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
This article is about a Second World War battle in 1940, for the 1658 battle of the same name see Battle of the Dunes (1658) Combatants United Kingdom France Belgium Germany Commanders Lord Gort General Weygand Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Ewald von Kleist (Panzergruppe von Kleist) Strength approx. ...
Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ...
This article is about the assault phase of Operation Overlord. ...
Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), often referred to as Monty, was a British Army officer. ...
11 RTR formed part of 79th Armoured Division (aka Hobart's Funnies), equipped initially with CDL (tactical searchlight) tanks, but converted not long after D-Day to Buffalo (US LVT aka Amtrac), and participated in the assault crossing of the Rhine. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was ferried across the Rhine in a Buffalo from 'C' squadron 11RTR. The 79th (Experimental) Armoured Division, Royal Engineers was a British Army armoured unit formed as part of the preparations for the Normandy invasion of 6 June 1944. ...
Badge of the 79th Armoured Division Amphibious DD tanks await blowing of breaches in the sea wall on Utah Beach. ...
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LVTs heading for shore in the battle of Saipan, 15 June 1944. ...
The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was an amphibious vehicle used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. It was widely known as amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc. ...
Churchill redirects here. ...
Post-war period After World War II, the RTR was reduced through various amalgamations, first in 1959-60: Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- 3RTR and 6RTR amalgamated as 3RTR
- 4RTR and 7RTR amalgamated as 4RTR
- 5RTR and 8RTR amalgamated as 5RTR
In 1969, 5RTR was disbanded, while under Options for Change, 4RTR amalgamated with 1RTR, and 3RTR with 2RTR. Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...
Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ...
The current Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment is Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
Current status Today, there are two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Royal Tank Regiments (1RTR and 2RTR). Today, half of 1RTR forms part of the Joint CBRN Regiment (together with No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment) with the other half as a training unit, while 2RTR retains its role as an armoured regiment as part of 1 Mech Brigade. The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
The Joint CBRN Regiment is a specialist unit of the British armed forces. ...
The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ...
The Royal Tank Regiment has continued to see action, including playing a role in missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. Elements of 1RTR were deployed to Afgahanistan in 2002 and both regiments were involved in the invasion of Iraq, with the 2RTR battlegroup playing an important role in the capture of the city of Basra. Squadrons of both Regiments are still deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq carrying out both Armoured and Infantry taskings. For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ...
Vehicles The Royal Tank Regiment uses a variety of vehicles, including: The British FV4034 Challenger 2 is an advanced new generation main battle tank (MBT) currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
This refers to the armoured vehicle, for other uses see Scimitar (disambiguation) FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. ...
FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR(T) platform. ...
FV103 Spartan is a British Army armoured personnel carrier. ...
The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. ...
For other uses, see Truck (disambiguation). ...
Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ...
In British service TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs (fox) is an armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall Landsysteme) in 1979. ...
Battle honours - The Great War: Somme 1916 '18, Arras 1917 '18, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Cambrai 1917, St. Quentin 1918, Villers Bretonneux, Amiens, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Épéhy, Selle, France and Flanders 1916-18, Gaza
- The Second World War: Arras Counter Attack, Calais 1940, St. Omer-La Bassée, Somme 1940, Odon, Caen, Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Falaise, Nederrijn, Scheldt, Venlo Pocket, Rhineland, Rhine, Bremen, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45, Abyssinia 1940, Sidi Barrani, Beda Fomm, Sidi Suleiman, Tobruk 1941, Sidi Rezegh 1941, Belhamed, Gazala, Cauldron, Knightsbridge, Defence of Alamein Line, Alam el Halfa, El Alamein, Mareth, Akarit, Fondouk, El Kourzia, Medjez Plain, Tunis, North Africa 1940-43, Primosole Bridge, Gerbini, Adrano, Sicily 1943, Sangro, Salerno, Volturno Crossing, Garigliano Crossing, Anzio, Advance to Florence, Gothic Line, Coriano, Lamone Crossing, Rimini Line, Argenta Gap, Italy 1943-45, Greece 1941, Burma 1942
- Korea 1951-53; Al Basrah, Iraq 2003
Combatants United Kingdom Newfoundland German Empire Commanders Julian Byng Georg von der Marwitz Strength 2 Corps 1 Corps Casualties 44,207 Casualties 179 tanks out of action 45,000 Casualties (British estimates) The Battle of Cambrai (20 November - 3 December 1917) was a British campaign of World War I. Noted...
Combatants United Kingdom Germany Commanders Major-General Harold Franklyn Generalmajor Erwin Rommel Casualties About 100 killed or wounded 300 killed or wounded, 400 Captured. ...
Sidi Barrani is a village in Egypt, ~95km from the border with Libya, and ~240km from Tobruk. ...
Tobruk is on the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Libya. ...
El Alamein is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. ...
German defensive positions in Northern Italy 1944 370th Infantry Regiment walking toward the mountains at north of Prato - April 1945 The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselrings last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits...
Notable former members Jack Hargreaves OBE (born 31 December 1911, died 15 March 1994) was an author and television presenter in the UK. His interest was with nature and agricultural practices, especially those used in the southern counties. ...
Keith Floyd (born December 28, 1943 in Somerset, England) is a cook who has produced many cooking shows for the BBC and Channel 5. ...
Sir Christian John Storey Bonington (born August 6, 1934 in Hampstead), is a British mountaineer. ...
Order of Precedence The Queens Royal Lancers (The Death or Glory Boys) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ...
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The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City. ...
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A Leopard AS1 MBT of the 1st Armoured Regiment during an exercise in Queensland; June 25, 2005. ...
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The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Territorial Force regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. ...
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The Queen Alexandras Mounted Rifles is an armoured regiment of the New Zealand Army, part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. ...
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Crest of the HMS Kent The twelveth ship to bear the name HMS Kent, she is a Type 23 Duke class frigate of the British Royal Navy. ...
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Affiliated Yeomanry The Westminster Dragoons (WDs) are central London’s only Territorial Army cavalry unit. ...
The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, and now forms a squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. ...
See also This article is about the history of the tank. ...
External links - RTR homepage (Official Army site)
- Royal Tank Regiment
- 2RTR homepage (Official Army site)
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