The 8th Royal Tank Regiment (8 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
until 1960. It was part of the
Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is the component of the British Army, that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank and the Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle. It includes most of the ...
. It originally saw action as H Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.
In the North African campaign it was part of
23rd Armoured Brigade
In 1960, it amalgamated with
5th Royal Tank Regiment.
References
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External links
Merseyside RTR Brian Gill's website)
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