Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

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. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) .
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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) .
1971.07 Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford: D Sqn, Redford Barracks, Edinburgh I Corps: Recce
. Jul 71: Northern Ireland: D Sqn for a short tour .
. Jul 72 - ? 72: Northern Ireland: B Sqn .
. Jun 72 ­ Dec 72: Cyprus: D Sqn UN tour
1973.05 Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabruck: D Sqn, Redford Barracks, Edinburgh 12 Mechanised Brigade: Chieftain
. Jun - Oct 73: Northern Ireland: D Sqn .
. May - Aug 74: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh (Infantry Role) .
. 1975: Cyprus .
. 3 May - 28 Aug 76: Northern Ireland: Dungannon .
. 1976?: D Squadron disbanded .
1976.12 England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick (B Sqn to Smuts Barracks, Berlin as Berlin Armd Sqn) Tank training regt
1979.11 Germany: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager 3 Armd Division
. Sep - Nov 80: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre) .
1986.11 England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth 1 Inf Brigade: MBT
1988.11 Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel 7 Armd Brigade: Challenger
. 1990 - 1991: Persian Gulf .
1992.06 England: Bovington (2 Sqns) & Catterick (2 Sqns) RAC Centres Regt
1993.04 England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick 19 Mechanised Brigade
1996.08 Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel 7 Armoured Brigade
. Feb 00 - Sept 00: Kosovo .
. June 01 - Jan 02: Kosovo .
. Mar 03: Persian Gulf: Kuwait 7 Armoured Brigade
. Mar 03 - May 03: Iraq (Op Telic 1) 7 Armoured Brigade
. Dec 03 - Mar 04: Northern Ireland: NIBAT 4 - Rural Roulement Battalion .
. Dec 04: (Iraq) [sqn] .
. Nov 05 - May 06: Iraq: Maysan (Op Telic 7) 7 Armoured Brigade
. Jun - Dec 08: Iraq (Op Telic 12) 7 Armoured Brigade
2015 Scotland: Leuchars, Fife .
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