2nd Royal Tank Regiment
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| 2nd Royal Tank Regiment | |
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 Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment |
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| Active | 28 July 1917- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Armoured |
| Role | Armoured |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Fallingbostel, Germany |
| Motto | Fear Naught |
| March | Quick: My Boy Willie Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March |
| Anniversaries | Cambrai, 20 November |
| Battle honours | see Battle Honours |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel-Commandant | Lt-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, CB, CBE |
| Notable commanders |
Hugh Elles |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as B Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.
In 1992, it amalgamated with the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment without change of title.
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