| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Germany: Gluckstadt | | |
| 1945.07 | Belgium: Moll | | |
| 1945.07 | Germany: Schleswig Holstein | 22 Armoured Division | |
| | Aug 45 - Mar 46: Berlin | | |
| 1946.07 | Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 22 Armoured Division | |
| Jan 47: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 7 Armoured Brigade | first regiment equipped with Mk3 Centurion |
| | Nov 50: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 33 Armoured Brigade | |
| 1952.09 | England: Tidworth | to prepare for Korea | |
| | 27 Oct 52: at sea (embarked 'Empire Halladale' at Liverpool) | | |
| 1952.12.06 | Korea: | 1 Commonwealth Division | |
| | 15 Dec 53: Embarked for the Canal Zone | | |
| 1954.01 | Egypt: Shandur & Geneifa, Canal Zone | 25 Armoured Brigade | |
| 1955.08 | England: Tidworth (1 Sqn in Egypt till Mar 56) | TA assistance role | |
| Aug 56: England: Tidworth | 34 Armoured Brigade | |
| | Nov 56 - Dec 56: Malta [diverted from Suez] | 34 Armoured Brigade | |
| 1957.06 | Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp, New Territories | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade | last regular regiment equipped with Comet |
| | Mar 60: Sailed for UK | | |
| 1960.06 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster | 5 Infantry Brigade Group | Centurion |
| 1961.09 | Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 5 Infantry Brigade Group | Centurion |
| Jan 62: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 11 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| | Feb 64: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 7 Armoured Brigade Group | |
| 1965.12 | Aden: Falaise Lines (HQ, A Sqn & C Sqn) (A & C Sqns rotating on LSTs in Persian Gulf): B Sqn Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp, New Territories | | |
| 1967.02 | England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick [A Sqn - Berlin] | RAC training regiment | |
| 1969.01 | Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück | 12 Infantry Brigade | |
| Sep 70: Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück | 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| | Jan 72 - May 72: 2 Sqns in Ulster in infantry role | | |
| 1973.05 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | | |
| 1974.11 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth: | 5 Infantry Brigade | Recce Role |
| Cyprus: B Sqn | | |
| | Hong Kong: C Sqn (last RAC unit ever in Hong Kong, not replaced when they left) | | |
| 1976.05 | Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford | 1 Br Corps | Recce Role |
| Apr - Aug 77: Northern Ireland: Londonderry [B, C, HQ Sqns] | | |
| Jan 78: Harewood Barracks, Herford | 2 Armoured Division | Recce Role |
| Jan 81: Harewood Barracks, Herford | 22 Armoured Brigade | |
| | 1982: Northern Ireland | | |
| 1983.01 | England: Bovington [A Sqn] | RAC Centre Regiment | |
| England: Lulworth [B Sqn] | Gunnery school | |
| | Cyprus: Episkopi; C Sqn (Independent Squadron, Sovereign Base Area) | | |
| 1984.10 | Germany: Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim | 22 Armoured Brigade | |
| | 1985: Northern Ireland (1 Sqn) six months | | |
| 1993.09 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Mechanised Brigade | Last Chieftain regt |
| | Jan 93: amalgamated at Tidworth with 4th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title, and squadrons redesignated as A, D, G, H (HQ), commemorating original Heavy Branch MGC Coys, and successor to 1st RTR, 4th RTR , 7th RTR and 8th RTR | | |
| 1996.08 | Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| | Dec 97 - Jun 98: Cyprus | UN Tour | |
1999.04
| England: Warminster (A Sqn) RAF Honnington (RHQ and 1 Sqn): G Sqn disbanded; D Sqn and H Sqn amalgamated as G Squadron, Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical Regiment | Combined Arms Training Centre | |
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