2nd Royal Tank Regiment
The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and the 1st Mechanized Brigade.
| 2nd Royal Tank Regiment | |
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Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment. | |
| Active | 28 July 1917– August 2014 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Armoured |
| Role | Armoured regiment |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth, Wiltshire |
| Motto(s) | Fear Naught |
| Colors | Brown, red and green (Through mud and blood to the green fields beyond) |
| March | Quick: My Boy Willie Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March |
| Anniversaries | Battle of Cambrai (20 November) |
| Engagements | First World War Second World War |
| Battle honours | Battle Honours |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Notable commanders | Hugh Elles Douglas Henry Pratt |
| Insignia | |
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