5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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1945.05 | Germany: Kiel Canal area | 22 Armoured Brigade |
. | Late 45: Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein | 22 Armoured Brigade |
1946 | Germany:York Barracks, Munster | 22 Armoured Brigade |
. | Feb 47: York Barracks, Munster | 7 Armoured Brigade |
1948.12 | Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 7 Armoured Brigade |
. | Nov 50: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 33 Armoured Brigade |
1951.08 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot | Embarkation leave |
. | 29 Oct 51: Left Aldershot for Liverpool and sailed on 'Georgic' for Korea | . |
1951.12 | Korea | 1 Commonwealth Division |
. | 14 Dec 52: Boarded 'Empire Halladale' for Egypt | . |
1953.01 | Egypt: Shandur and Fayid, Canal Zone | 25 Armoured Brigade |
1954.01 | England: Waithwith Camp, Catterick | RAC Trg Regiment Role |
1957.02 | Germany: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager | 4 Guards Brigade |
. | Dec 57: Joined 20 Armoured Brigade Group | 20 Armoured Brigade Group |
. | Feb 60: Joined 4 Guards Brigade Group | 4 Guards Brigade Group |
. | Oct 62: B Sqn moved to Warminster as Demonstration Sqn at the School of Infantry | . |
1962.11 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth: B Sqn at Warminster | 3 Division: Armoured Regt |
. | Autumn 63: Libya: Ex Triplex West (A & C Sqns) | . |
. | April 64: Libya (A Sqn) | . |
1964.12 | Aden: Falaise Lines (HQ, A Sqn & B Sqn) (A & B Sqns rotating on LSTs in Persian Gulf): C Sqn Hong Kong: Sek Kong | Tank Regiment |
1965.12 | England: on leave (HQ, A Sqn & B Sqn) | . |
1965.12 | Libya: Wavell Barracks, Benghazi: C Sqn(Moved direct from Hong Kong) | Armoured Cars |
. | Jan 66: Wavell Barracks, Benghazi: HQ & B Sqn | Armoured Cars |
. | Jan 66 - Dec 67: Cyprus: Ziyyi Camp: A Sqn | UN: Armoured Cars |
. | Sept 67: Libya: El Adam (C Sqn) | . |
1967.12 | England: Weeton Camp | . |
1969.03 | Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford: Recce Role | 1 (Br) Corps |
1970.06 | Germany: York Barracks, Munster | 4 Guards Brigade |
. | Oct 73 - May 74: Cyprus: Polemidhia Camp | UN tour |
1974.12 | England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick: B Sqn - Smuts Barracks, Berlin as Berlin Armoured Sqn | RAC Centre Regiment |
1976.12 | Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabruck | 2 Armoured Division |
. | 10 Apr 81 - 25 Aug 81: Northern Ireland, Fermanagh | . |
. | Jan 83: Came under command 12 Bde, 1 Armoured Division | 12 Armoured Brigade |
1984.11 | England: Tidworth | . |
1986.11 | Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 11 Armoured Brigade |
. | 7 Sep 89 - 17 Jan 90: Northern Ireland | . |
. | 19 Jan - 21 Apr 92: Northern Ireland, Maze | . |
. | 1 August 92: Amalgamated with 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, to form The Royal Dragoon Guards | . |
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