The 9th Royal Tank Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation British Army's Royal Armoured Corps
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Black_and_Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:current_status active
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Challenger_2_tank
Armoured vehicles
gptkbp:formed 1939
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Catterick_Garrison
gptkbp:headquarters Bovington Camp
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:counter-terrorism_operations
peacekeeping missions
reconnaissance missions
community engagement activities
joint exercises with allied forces
urban warfare training
humanitarian assistance missions
participation in NATO operations
participation in UN missions
combat support operations
mechanized infantry support
training foreign military units
logistics and supply support
tank warfare training
armoured assault operations
gptkbp:historical_significance first tank regiment to be formed in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 9th Royal Tank Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Royal Tank Regiment badge
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fear_Naught
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Tigers
gptkbp:operational_history deployed to Afghanistan
deployed to Iraq
participated in the liberation of Europe
participated in the Italian Campaign
deployed to Bosnia
participated in the Battle of El Alamein
deployed to the Gulf War
served in post-war Germany
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1946
gptkbp:role training and support
armoured warfare
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:tradition tank warfare
gptkbp:type gptkb:Brigade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Dragoons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7