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- 1 General Support Regiment - 1 General Support Regiment provides logistic support to affiliated armoured regiments, engineer regiments and other divisional troops in order to sustain 1 (UK) Armoured Division.
www.army.mod.uk/logistic/support_reg/index.html
- 1 Regiment Royal Artillery - The 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is the senior Regiment in the British Army when on parade with its guns. The Regiment is equipped with the Armys most modern self propelled 155mm howitzer, the 47 ton British AS90.
www.army.mod.uk/1rha
- 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - 12th Regiment Royal Artillery provides Close Air Defence for the 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division.
www.army.mod.uk/12regtra
- 16 Regiment Royal Artillery - Based in Woolwich, South East London, 16th Regiment Royal Artillery (The London and Kent Gunners) is an Air Defence Regiment equipped with the Rapier anti-aircraft missile system.
www.army.mod.uk/16regtra
- 19 Regiment Royal Artillery - 19th Regiment Royal Artillery are The Highland Gunners, recruiting from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and are currently stationed in the Garrison town of Colchester, Essex.
www.army.mod.uk/19regtra/index.html
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) is the senior Cavalry regiment of the Line. The regiment's origins go back to 1685 when The 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards and The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) were both formed by James II. These two regiments amalgamated in 1959 to form 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/queensdr/index.html
- 2 Close Support Regiment - Royal Logistic Corps regiment responsible for providing close logistic support in order to sustain and support 1 (UK) Armoured Division in peace and on operations.
www.army.mod.uk/2cs
- 22 Regiment Royal Artillery - Y Magnelwyr Cymreig - 22 Regiment The Royal Artillery (known as The Welsh Gunners, or Y Magnelwyr Cymreig) is an Air Defence regiment which recruits particularly from South Wales.
www.army.mod.uk/22regtra
- 32 Regiment Royal Artillery - 32 Regiment Royal Artillery is a Depth Fire regiment based in Larkhill, 10 miles north of Salisbury. It is equipped with the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS for short and also operates the Phoenix Remotely Piloted Vehicle.
www.army.mod.uk/32regtra
- 39 Regiment Royal Artillery - 39 Regiment Royal Artillery is equipped with the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and various Surveillance and Target Acquisition assets
www.army.mod.uk/39regtra
- 4 Regiment Royal Artillery - Currently residing in Osnabruck, Germany, 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery was formed at Helmieh in Egypt in May 1939 from three batteries drawn from independent commands in India.
www.army.mod.uk/4regtra
- 40 Regiment Royal Artillery - 40 Regiment RA - the Lowland Gunners - recruits mainly from the Lowland areas of Scotland, which include Edinburgh and Glasgow.
www.army.mod.uk/40regtra/main.htm
- 47 Regiment Royal Artillery - The Hampshire and Sussex Gunners are situated on the border of Hampshire and West Sussex close to the picturesque town of Emsworth where they have been stationed since 1989.
www.army.mod.uk/47regtra
- 5 Regiment Royal Artillery - The Regiments role is to deliver precise targeting information in all operational environments. Over half the Regiment is maintained at high readiness for Joint Rapid Reaction Force operations.
www.army.mod.uk/5regtra
- 7 Para Royal Horse Artillery - 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery provides fire support for 5th Airborne Brigade with 3 regular parachute batteries of 105mm towed Light Guns.
www.army.mod.uk/7pararha
- Blues and Royals - The Blues and Royals (one of the Household Cavalry regiments) were formed in 1969 from an amalgamation of The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) and The Royal Dragoons (The Royals). A page one this site provides a brief history of the Regiment.
www.armouredcorps.com
- Devonshire & Dorset Regiment - The Devon and Dorsets, founded in 1958 from the amalgamation of the former Devonshire and former Dorset Regiments, are today based in Wiltshire and their home counties of Devon and Dorset. Site includes information on recent operations, regimental history and recruitment activities.
www.army.mod.uk/devonanddorset/index.html
- King's Royal Hussars - The King's Royal Hussars is an armoured regiment equipped with Challenger Main Battle Tanks. The regiment recruits from Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north, and Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, the Isle of Wight and Channel Islands in the south.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/kroyalhu/index.html
- King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery - One of the Regiments comprising the Household Troops, the King's Troop RHA is primarily responsible for carrying out state ceremonial and routine public duties such as Royal Salutes and Queens Life Guard. Site details the activities of the Troop and its horses and guns.
www.army.mod.uk/kingstprha/index.html
- Parachute Regiment - Official website of this Regiment, providing details of how to join, training activities and information on the Regiment's history. You can also buy online from the Airborne Shop.
www.parachute-regiment.com
- Queen's Royal Hussars - The Queen's Royal Hussars is the senior Light Cavalry regiment in the British Army and has a proud history of loyal service over 300 years. The 1993 amalgamation between The Queen's Own Hussars and The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars has seen the strengths and abilities from both, forged together in the new regiment.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/qroyalhu/index.html
- Royal Artillery - 29 Commando Regiment - 29 Commando Regiment is the Close Support Artillery Regiment that supports 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Formed in 1961 the Regiment is based in the Royal Citadel Plymouth and has detached batteries at Arbroath and Poole.
www.army.mod.uk/29cdoregtra
- Royal Dragoon Guards - The Royal Dragoon Guards is one of the British Army's oldest regiments, originating in 1685 from Troops of Horse raised by King James II. Now equipped with the Challenger tank, the RDG is a front line armoured Regiment in the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps.
www.army.mod.uk/rdg
- Royal Gloucestershire Hussars - Territorial Army Regiment based in Cirencester with over 200 year of local history.
www.rghnews.vispa.com
- The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - Dating back to the 18th century, the Argyll and Sutherlands are one of Scotland's oldest regiments. Site provides information on the regiment's regular, Territorial and Cadet units.
www.army.mod.uk/argylls/index.html
- The Black Watch - A famous Scottish regiment which today recruits all its men from Perthshire, Angus and Fife. Site comprises a brief history of the regiment and its present-day activities.
www.army.mod.uk/blackwatch/index.html
- The Cheshire Regiment - The Regiment was raised in 1689 on the Roodee, Chester for service under William III. Site provides a brief history of the Regiment.
www.army.mod.uk/cheshires/index.html
- The Coldstream Guards - The oldest continuously serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstreams have achieved distinction as an Infantry regiment for more than 350 years.
www.army.mod.uk/coldstreamguards/index.html
- The Duke of Wellington's Regiment - The site of this London-based regiment, the only one to be named after a non-Royal individual, provides an overview of the modern Regiment, its history and details of career opportunities.
www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/6.htm
- The Green Howards - North Yorkshire and Teesside's own Armoured Infantry Regiment. Site provides a past-and-present view of the Regiment and information on joining up.
www.army.mod.uk/greenhowards/index.html
- The Grenadier Guards - One of the British Army's oldest Regiments, and the only one to have gained its title directly from the part it played in action. Provides a look at the Regiment's current activities and past history.
www.army.mod.uk/ceremonialandheritage/household/gren_reg.htm
- The Highlanders - The 1st Battalion The Highlanders is the British Army's newest combat infantry battalion, formed in 1994 and recruiting from the North East, Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Glasgow.
www.army.mod.uk/highlanders/index.html
- The Irish Guards - One of the five famous Regiments of Foot Guards, the Irish Guards provide an overview of their history and recent deployments, including a profile of their unopposed entry into Kosovo at the end of the 1999 war.
www.army.mod.uk/ig
- The King's Own Royal Border Regiment - The only Infantry Regiment in the British Army that recruits exclusively from North Lancashire and Cumbria. Site details the activities of the Regiment and includes a profile of its 1999 deployment in Macedonia.
www.army.mod.uk/korbr/index.htm
- The King's Own Scottish Borderers - One of the oldest regiments of the British Army, the KOSB provide a brief history and information on the Regiment's current activities.
www.army.mod.uk/infantry/kosb/index.html
- The King's Regiment - The City Regiment of Manchester and Liverpool. Provides an overview of the Regiment and its many accolades.
www.army.mod.uk/kings/index.html
- The Life Guards - The Life Guards are the senior Regiment in the British Army. Site provides a brief history of the Regiment's illustrious career from 1660 to the present day.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/lifegrd/index.html
- The Light Dragoons - The Light Dragoons are based primarily in northern England, recruiting in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and South Yorkshire. Site provides a past and present view of the Regiment, plus information on its activities and recruitment.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/ltdragoo/index.html
- The Light Infantry - The modern Light Infantry, the largest infantry regiment in today's Order of Battle, was formed as a large regiment in 1968 from a merger of the Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry.
www.army.mod.uk/lightinfantry/index.htm
- The Parachute Regiment - MOD site of this regiment, the airborne infantry of the British Army. Their tasks have been and will continue to be many and varied, taking them all over the globe. Those soldiers who have earned the coveted maroon beret are not supermen, but ordinary people who are prepared to go that extra mile.
www.army.mod.uk/para/index.html
- The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (PWO) is the modern-day successor to the former West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own).
www.army.mod.uk/pwo/index.html
- The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English infantry regiment of The Line. It was formed on 9th September 1992 by the amalgamation of the Queen's Regiment and The Royal Hampshire Regiment. It is the Infantry County Regiment of London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
146.80.9.79/pwrr/entry.html
- The Queen's Lancashire Regiment - The Red Rose County's Own Infantry Regiment.
www.army.mod.uk/qlr/index.htm
- The Queen's Royal Lancers - As part of the Royal Armoured Corps, The Queen's Royal Lancers are the 'mailed fist' of the British Army. Together with the Infantry, the Regiment's role is to seek and close with the enemy and defeat him using Firepower, Mobility and Protection.
www.deathorglory.com
- The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards - An online resource covering aspects of the band from past directors of music to the band itself. Also includes music clips, pictures and articles.
www.coldstreamguardsband.co.uk
- The Royal Anglian Regiment - The Royal Anglian Regiment is the Regiment of ten counties of East Anglia and the East Midlands with a history going back to 1685. It was formed in 1964 from the regiments of the East Anglian Brigade, which themselves had been formed through a series of amalgamations of six former County Regiments between 1958-60.
www.army.mod.uk/poachers
- The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment - The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment is almost the youngest regiment in the British Army, but was formed from the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) whose 300 years of history and traditions it has inherited.
www.army.mod.uk/rgbw/index.htm
- The Royal Green Jackets - The Royal Green Jackets was formed as a large Regiment on 1 January 1966 by the amalgamation of the 1st Green Jackets (the 43rd & 52nd), the 2nd Green Jackets (the King's Royal Rifle Corps), and the 3rd Green Jackets (the Rifle Brigade).
www.army.mod.uk/infantry/green/index.htm
- The Royal Gurkha Rifles - One of the most historic regiments of the British Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles recruits from the Gurkha people of Nepal and has participated in campaigns around the world for nearly 200 years.
www.army.mod.uk/infantry/gurkha
- The Royal Highland Fusiliers - The Fusiliers are Infantry soldiers, equipped with Warrior Armoured vehicles, and recruit primarily from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
www.army.mod.uk/rhf/index.html
- The Royal Irish Regiment - In 1992 the oldest, most distinguished Irish infantry Regiment of the line, the Royal Irish Rangers (itself the successor to several famous Irish Regiments of the past) merged with the youngest and largest infantry Regiment in the British Army, The Ulster Defence Regiment, to create a new Regiment with a unique identity - The Royal Irish Regiment.
www.army.mod.uk/infantry/royirish/main.htm
- The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, formed in 1968 from the amalgamation of several older regiments, is today headquartered in Her Majesty's Tower of London - the last remnant of the once huge garrison in the Tower.
www.army.mod.uk/fusiliers/index.html
- The Royal Regiment of Wales - Formed in 1969 as a result of an amalgamation of the Welch Regiment and the South Wales Borderers, the Royal Regiment of Wales is one of the oldest and most decorated infantry regiments in the British Army.
www.army.mod.uk/rrw/index.html
- The Royal Scots - A Scottish Infantry Regiment which recruits from Edinburgh and The Lothians. Site provides information on the regiment and the lifestyle of its members.
www.army.mod.uk/royalscots/index.html
- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Scotland's only cavalry regiment, based in Northern Germany and equipped with the new Challenger II Main Battle Tanks.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/scots_dg/index.html
- The Royal Tank Regiment - The first tank unit in the world, the Royal Tank Regiment has (in its previous guise as the Royal Tank Corps) used tanks since their invention in 1916 and today continues to serve in deployments around the world, most recently in Kosovo.
www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/firsttan/index.html
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers - A distinguished Welsh Infantry regiment, which has recruited from North Wales since 1689.
www.army.mod.uk/rwf/index.html
- The Scots Guards - Formed in 1642 as King James I's Royal Guard, the Scots Guards have seen action around the world as a long-serving Infantry regiment.
www.army.mod.uk/scotsguards/index.htm
- The Staffordshire Regiment - An armoured infantry regiment, equipped with Warrior Armoured Vehicles and recruiting from Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
www.army.mod.uk/staffords/index.html
- The Welsh Guards - Raised in 1915 as one of the Royal Regiments of Foot Guards, the Welsh Guards is a prominent Infantry regiment currently roled as a Mechanised Battalion.
www.army.mod.uk/welshguards/index.html
- The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment - The county infantry regiment of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Worcestershire, in existence since 1794.
www.army.mod.uk/wfr/index.html
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