Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Royal Tank Regiment is a memorial located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. Today, it is an armoured regiment equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks and structured under 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team. Formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps, it is part of the Royal Armoured Corps.
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Background
Description
The Tank Museum, the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and Royal Armoured Corps, is at Bovington Camp in Dorset. The collection traces the history of the tank with almost 300 vehicles on display. It includes Tiger 131, the only working example of a German Tiger I tank, and a British First World War Mark I, the world's oldest surviving combat tank.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7254, -1.7279
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Edingale
- Postcode
- WS13 8QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tamworth
Sources
- osm: node/1799767114 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Royal Tank Regiment (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Tank Regiment?
- Royal Tank Regiment is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WS13 8QX), in the parish of Edingale.
- Is Royal Tank Regiment free to visit?
- Yes, Royal Tank Regiment is free to enter.
- How do I get to Royal Tank Regiment?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WS13 8QX. It sits within the Tamworth parliamentary constituency.