5th Royal Tank Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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| 1945 | Germany: | 22 Armoured Brigade |
| 1946 | Germany: Newcastle Barracks, Hamm? Hohne?? | 22 Armoured Brigade |
| ?? | Germany: Rotenburg | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| 1948 | Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| 1953.08 | England: | . |
| 1953.11 | Korea | 1 Commonwealth Division |
| 1954.12 | Libya: Cyrenica | 25 Armoured Brigade Group |
| 1957.03 | England: Bourlon Barracks, Catterick | RAC training regiment |
| 1959.11 | Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 1 Jul 60: Amalgamated at Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel with 8th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title | . |
| 1965.02 | England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth: Tank converting to Recce Role one sqn at a time | 3 Division |
| . | 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) | . |
| 1968.01 | Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbuttel | 1 (BR) Corps: Recce Role |
| . | 7 Dec 69: Disbanded in Germany | . |
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