2nd Royal Tank Regiment

2nd Royal Tank Regiment

…Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=2nd Royal Tank Regiment


caption=Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment
dates=28 July 1917-
country=United Kingdom
allegiance=
branch=Army
type=Armoured
role=Armoured
size=
command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps
current_commander=
garrison=Tidworth
ceremonial_chief=HM The Queen
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment=Lt-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, CB, CBE
colonel_of_the_regiment_label=Colonel-Commandant
nickname=
patron=
motto="Fear Naught"
colors= Brown, red and green (Through mud and blood to the green fields beyond)
identification_symbol_2=
identification_symbol_2_label=Tartan
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
march=Quick: "My Boy Willie"
Slow: "The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March"
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=Hugh Elles
anniversaries=Cambrai, 20 November
decorations=
battle_honours=see Battle HonoursThe 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as B Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.

In 1992, it amalgamated with the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment without change of title.

The Regiment has seen action most recently in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. After a long period in Fallingbostel, Germany, the regiment moved back to the UK and Aliwal Barracks in Tidworth in July 2007. All four of the Regiments Sabre Squadrons were deployed in 2006/7 with EGYPT providing the Challenger 2 armoured punch on Op TELIC 9 who were then replaced on TELIC 10 by CYCLOPS with BADGER operating in Warriors. FALCON have recently returned from Op HERRICK in Afghanistan where they conducted numerous operations on the new MASTIFF armoured vehicle.

The Regiment has a busy training year ahead with AFV Ranges followed by BATUS towards the end of the year. On 25th June 2008 at Buckingham Palace both Regiments were presented with their new Standard by The Queen which included the new Battle Honour of Al Basra 2003.

External links

* [http://www.rtrmerseysidebranch.co.uk Merseysidebranch Royal Tank Regiment ]

References

* [http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/rtr2.htm 2nd Royal Tank Regiment at regiments.org] Navbox
name = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
title = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments


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Life Guards • Blues and Royals • Household Cavalry Regiment • Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards • Royal Scots Dragoon Guards • Royal Dragoon Guards • Queen's Royal Hussars • 9th/12th Royal Lancers • King's Royal Hussars • Light Dragoons • Queen's Royal Lancers • 1st Royal Tank Regiment• 2nd Royal Tank Regiment • Royal Yeomanry • Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry • Royal Wessex Yeomanry• Queen's Own Yeomanry

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