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3rd Royal Tank Regiment
Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment
ActiveMay 1916 – September 1992
Country3rd Royal Tank Regiment United Kingdom
Branch3rd Royal Tank Regiment British Army
TypeArmoured
RoleDiv Troops/Land Warfare training
SizeOne regiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Nickname(s)The Armoured Farmers
Motto(s)Fear Naught
MarchQuick: "On the Quarterdeck" (3RTR) and "My Boy Willie" (all RTR regiments)
Slow: "The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March"
Battle honourssee Battle Honours
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefHM The Queen
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army in existence from 1917 until 1992. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as C Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.

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