Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the Great War. The formation of the Royal Tank Regiment followed the invention of the tank. Tanks were first used at the Battle of Flers Courcelette in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War.

Type: Armoured
Role: Armoured Regiment (plus CBRN AS&R Squadron)
Part of: 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade
Home Headquarters: Bovington
Armoured Regiment: Tidworth
Motto(s): Fear Naught