| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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1971.07.02 | Formed at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, by amalgamation of 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) | | |
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1971.07
| Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford
Jul 71: Northern Ireland: D Sqn for a short tour
Jul 72 - ? 72: Northern Ireland: B Sqn
1972: Cyprus: D Sqn | I Corps
UN tour | Recce
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1973.05
| Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück
June 73 - Oct 73: Northern Ireland: D Sqn
May 74 - Aug 74: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh (Infantry Role)
1974: Cyprus
3 May 76 - 28 Aug 76: Northern Ireland: Dungannon | 12 Mechanised Brigade
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1976.12
| England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick (B Sqn to Smuts Barracks, Berlin as Berlin Armoured Sqn) | | Tank training regt |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1979.11
| Germany: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager
Sept 80 - Nov 80: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre)
1 Jan 81: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager | 3 Armoured Division
33 Armoured Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1986.11 | England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Inf Brigade | MBT |
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1988.11
| Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel
1990 - 1991: Persian Gulf | 7 Armoured Brigade
| Challenger
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| 1992.06 | England: Bovington -sqn to Catterick? | RAC Centre Regt | |
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| 1993.04 | England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick | 19 Mechanised Brigade | |
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1996.08
| Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel
Feb 00 - Sept 00: Kosovo
June 01 - Jan 02: Kosovo
Mar 03: Persian Gulf: Kuwait
Mar 03 - May 03: Iraq
Dec 04: (Iraq) [sqn]
Nov 05 - May 06: (Iraq): Maysan (Op TELIC 7). | 7 Armoured Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade | |