2nd Royal Tank Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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| 1945 | Austria | . |
| 1945.12.20 | Italy: Palmanova, re-equipped with Churchill 'Crocodile' tanks | . |
| 1946.09 | Germany: Wyvern Barracks, Luneburg | 4 Armoured Brigade |
| 1948.04 | England: Church Crookham: TA support = reduced to HQ and one sqn | 56 Armoured Division |
| 1951.05 | England: Tidworth | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| 1952.02.15 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster, equipped with Centurion tanks | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Apr 56: Joined 6 Armoured Division | 6 Armoured Division |
| . | Sept 57: Joined 6 Infantry Brigade Group | 6 Infantry Brigade Group |
| 1959.07 | England: | . |
| 1959.09 | Libya: Derna Camp, Homs, Cyrenica, equipped with Saladin, Saracen and Ferret armoured cars | Armoured Car Regiment |
| . | Oct 61: HQ, Ajax and Badger squadrons were based at Benghazi and Cyclops at Mednine Camp, Tripoli. | . |
| 1962.09 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh: Cyclops at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 3 Division: Recce Role |
| . | Oct - Dec 62: Cyclops in airportable role with Malkara missiles mounted on Humber Hornets | . |
| 1964.12 | England: regiment concentrated at Cachy Barracks, Perham Down:Â | . |
| . | Dec 64 - May 65: Cyprus, UNFICYP Force Reserve Sqn: Ajax only | UN Tour |
| 1965.11 | Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne: Centurion | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 1967: Re-equipped with Chieftain | . |
| 1970.08 | England: Bovington: Ajax at Warminster as Armd Demonstration Squadron | RAC Centre Regiment |
| 1972.09 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster: Chieftain | 4 Guards Armoured Brigade |
| . | 17 Sept 73 -17Â Jan 74: 1 Sqn (Badger) served in Gosford Castle, Northern Ireland | Armoured Car Squadron |
| . | 17 Jan - 15 May 74: 1 Sqn (Ajax) served in Gosford Castle, Northern Ireland | Armoured Car Squadron |
| . | 6 May - 4 Sep 75: Regt less Badger in Armagh, Northern Ireland | Infantry role |
| . | Sep 76: Joined 5 Field Force | 5 Field Force |
| . | 1977: Regiment converted to the Armoured Reconnaissance role as a type B Regiment. Ajax and Badger becoming Medium Reconnaissance Squadrons equipped with Scorpions and Scimitars; Cyclops becoming a Close Reconnaissance Squadron equipped for Fox. Hunstman was disbanded on change of role | . |
| . | 30 Aug - 28 Dec 77: Regiment less Cyclops, returned to Northern Ireland on a 4 month emergency tour. Ajax was deployed to the Shantallow/Enclave of Londonderry in the infantry role; Badger and a Tac HQ were deployed to Magherafelt in South Londonderry in a rural role | . |
| . | 2 Mar - 3 Jul 78: Northern Ireland, Omagh: Troop only | . |
| 1979.05.26 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | . |
| 1980.11 | Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbuttel: Recce Role, equipped with CVR(T) | 4 Armoured Division |
| . | 17 Feb - 3 May 83: Northern Ireland, Maze: Ajax | . |
| 1984.02 | Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel: converted to Challenger I, the first Challengers arriving in early 1985 | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 21 Feb - May 89: Northern Ireland, Maze: Huntsman | . |
| 1990.04 | England: Bovington (2 Sqns)? & Catterick (2 Sqns) | RAC Centres Regiment |
| 1992.06 | Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 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 - Jun 94: Cyprus | UNFICYP |
| . | Jan - Jul 97: Girdwood, Northern Ireland: | . |
| . | 1998: second regiment to convert to Challenger 2 tanks | . |
| . | Apr 98: Bosnia (C Sqn) | OP Palatine |
| 2001 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | 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 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Mar - May 03: Iraq (Op Telic 1) | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Jun - Oct 03: Iraq (Op Telic 2 - B Sqn only) | 19 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | Nov 06 - May 07: Iraq (Op Telic 9 - Egypt Sqn only) | 19 Light Brigade |
| . | Jun - Oct 07: Iraq (Op Telic 10 - 2 Sqns only) | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | Apr - Oct 07: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 6 - Falcon Sqn) | 12 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | Apr - Oct 09: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 10 - Egypt Sqn) | 19 Light Brigade |
| . | Apr - Oct 13: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 18 - Armoured) | 1 Mechanized Brigade |
| 2014 | 2 RTR amalgamated with 1 RTR to form the RTR at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | . |
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