2nd Royal Tank Regiment

2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment.
Active28 July 1917– August 2014
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured
RoleArmoured regiment
SizeRegiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQAliwal Barracks, Tidworth, Wiltshire
Motto(s)Fear Naught
ColorsBrown, red and green (Through mud and blood to the green fields beyond)
MarchQuick: My Boy Willie
Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March
AnniversariesBattle of Cambrai (20 November)
EngagementsFirst World War
Second World War
Battle honoursBattle Honours
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefThe Queen
Notable
commanders
Lt Gen Sir Hugh Elles
Maj Gen Douglas Pratt
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

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.


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