7th Royal Tank Regiment
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| 1945.05 | Germany | | |
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| 1946.09 | England: Barnard Castle | | |
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1947.01 | India: Sialkot
1947: Absorbed personnel of 146th Regiment RAC
Mar 47: RHQ at Sialkot: A Sqn: Lahore: B Sqn: Amritsar: C Sqn: Jullundur
July 47: Regiment concentrated a one location
9 Sept 47: at sea | | |
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1947 | England: Tidworth
Nov 50 - July 51: C Sqn - Korea: (equipped with flamethrower, AVRE and flail tanks)
July 51- Oct 51: C Sqn - Korea: (equipped with flamethrower, AVRE and flail tanks) |
29 Inf Brigade Gp
1 Commonwealth Div | Tank training regt
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| 1952.02 | Hong Kong: | 40 Infantry Division | |
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| 1954.11 | England: Shaiba Lines, Catterick | | Tank training regt |
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| 1956 | England: Bourlon Barracks, Catterick | | Tank training regt |
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1957.09 | Germany: Haig Barracks, Hohne
3 Apr 59: Amalgamated at Hohne with 4th Royal Tank Regiment | 11 Infantry Brigade Group
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8th Royal Tank Regiment
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| 1945.05 | Italy | 7 Armoured Brigade | |
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| 1945.07 | UK | 9 Armoured Brigade | |
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| 1946.01 | Austria: Graz | | |
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| 1946.05 | Egypt:
Jun 46 - Jan 47: Palestine: HQ Sqn at Lajun then Rafah, A Sqn Acre. B Sqn Hadera. | 2 Infantry Brigade | |
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| 1947.08 | England: Shaiba Lines, Catterick
Feb 51: Gave up training regiment and converted to operational status. | | Tank training regt
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| 1951.07 | Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn
Mar 56: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 33 Armoured Brigade
6 Infantry Brigade | |
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| 1959.04 | Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel
1 July 60: Amalgamated at Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel with 5th Royal Tank Regiment | 7 Armoured Brigade
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1st Independent Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment
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| 1951.11 | Formed in Germany | | |
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1952.01 | Berlin: Smuts Barracks as Berlin Armoured Sqn
Dec 57: Disbanded in Berlin | | |
Independent Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment
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| 1963.03 | Formed in Berlin | | |
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1963
| Berlin: Smuts Bks
Nov 65: Disbanded in Berlin | | |
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