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| 1945 | Austria | | |
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| 1945 | Italy: Palmanova | | |
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| 1946.09 | Germany: Wyvern Barracks, Luneburg | 4 Armoured Brigade | |
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1948.04 | England: Church Crookham | 56 Armoured Division
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| 1951.05 | England: Tidworth | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
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1952.02 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster
Apr 56: Swinton Barracks, Munster
Sept 57: Swinton Barracks, Munster | 20 Armoured Brigade
6 Armoured Division
6 Infantry Brigade Group | |
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| 1959.07 | England: | | |
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1959.09 | Libya: Derna Camp, Homs, Cyrenica
Oct 61: HQ, Ajax and Badger squadrons were based at Benghazi and Cyclops at Mednine Camp, Tripoli. | | Armoured Car Regiment
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1962.09 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh: (Cyclops Sqn at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth Oct-Dec in airportable role with Malkara missiles mounted on Humber Hornets) | 3 Division
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1964.12 | England: regiment concentrated at Cachy Barracks, Perham Down:
Dec 64 - May 65: Ajax in Cyprus | UN Tour | |
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| 1965.11 | Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 7 Armoured Brigade | Centurion |
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| 1970.08 | England: Bovington | RAC Centre Regt | |
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1972.09 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Münster
Sept 73 - Jan 74: 1 Sqn (Badger) served in Northern Ireland
Jan to May 74: 1 Sqn (Ajax) served in Northern Ireland
May to Sept 75: Regt less Badger in Northern Ireland
Sept 76: Swinton Barracks, Münster
Aug - Dec 77: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 4 Guards Armoured Brigade
5th Field Force
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| 1979.05 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | | |
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| 1980.11 | Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbüttel | 4 Armoured Division | Recce Role |
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| 1984.02 | Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel | 7 Armoured Brigade | Challenger tanks |
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| 1990.04 | England: Bovington (2 Sqns) & Catterick (2 Sqns) | | RAC Centres Regt |
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1992.06 | Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel
Sept 92: Amalgamated at Fallingbostel with 3rd Royal Tank Regiment without change of title, and squadron titles omitted
1993: A, B, C, D Sqns redesignated as B, C, E, F (HQ), commemorating original Heavy Branch MGC Coys, and successors to 2nd RTR, 3rd RTR , 5th RTR and 6th RTR
Dec 93 - June 94: Cyprus
1997: Northern Ireland:
1998: second regiment to convert to Challenger 2 tanks
Apr 98: Bosnia (C Sqn) | 7 Armoured Brigade
UNFICYP
OP Palatine | |
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2001 | England: Tidworth
2001: Kosovo:
Jan 01: Fourth sabre squadron raised and designated Falcon Squadron
Dec 01: Other squadrons redesignated: Badger (B), Cyclops (C), Egypt (E), Nero (HQ)
Feb 03 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf
Mar 03 - May 03: Iraq | 1 Mechanised Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade | |
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| 2005 | Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel | 7 Armoured Brigade | |
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| 2007.08 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | | |