British Army Units 1945 on

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5th Royal Tank Regiment 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945Germany: 22 Armoured Brigade 
1946Germany: Newcastle Barracks, Hamm? Hohne??22 Armoured Brigade 
??Germany: Rotenburg7 Armoured Brigade 
1948Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne7 Armoured Brigade 
1953.08England:  
1953.11Korea 1 Commonwealth Div  
1954.12Libya: Cyrenica 25 Armoured Brigade Group 
1957.03England: Bourlon Barracks, Catterick RAC training regiment
1959.11Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel7 Armoured Brigade 
 1 Jul 60: Amalgamated at Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel with 8th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title 
1965.02England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth3 DivisionTank converting to Recce Role one sqn at a time
1965: Libya 'Ex Dazzle'
1965?: B Sqn became RAC Airportable Sqn
Feb 66 - Sept 66: Borneo (H Sqn)
 Apr 67 - July 67: Aden (B Sqn)  
1968.01Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbuttel1 (BR) Corps Recce Role
7 Dec 69: Disbanded in Germany

 

6th Royal Tank Regiment 

 

DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Italy  
1945.05.20Austria: RHQ Weissenau, B1 St Marein, A Sqn Ruden, B Sqn Volkermarkt, C Sqn Griffin46th Infantry Div
26 May 45:  A Sqn moved to Wolfsberg 138 Infantry Bde
27 May 45: B Sqn moved to Eberstein139 Infantry Bde
6 Jun 45: B Sqn moved to Kulnitz128 Infantry Bde
 11 Jul 45: C Sqn moved to Edelschrott1 AGRA 
1947.07Egypt  
1948England: Scofton Airfield, Worksop (probably reduced to RHQ and 1 sqn)49 Armoured Div Training regt
1950England: Bhurtpore Bks, Tidworth
 May 51: converted to operational status as part of new 20th Armoured Brigade  
1952.01Germany: Portsmouth Barracks, Münster20 Armoured Brigade  
1956.02England: Bhurtpore Bks, Tidworth: TA - various locations Training regt
 Aug 56: chosen for infantry support for Suez invasion34 Armoured Brigade 
1956.11Suez34 Armoured Brigade 
1956.11Jordan & Libya 
 Jul 57: One sqn to Cyprus  
1959.09Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold
31 Oct 59: Amalgamated at Hobart Barracks, Detmold with 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
 
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