Editing Royal Armoured Corps

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{{Short description|Armour arm of the British Army}}
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| dates                         = 1939 – present
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The '''Royal Armoured Corps''' is the armoured arm of the [[British Army]], that together with the [[Household Cavalry]] provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the [[Challenger 2]] and the [[Warrior tracked armoured vehicle]]. It includes most of the Army's armoured regiments, both the [[Royal Tank Regiment]] and those converted from old [[Cavalry regiments of the British Army|horse cavalry regiments]].<ref name=autogenerated1>Forty p. 63.</ref> In September 2024, it comprised fourteen regiments: ten Regular Regiments; four [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Royal Armoured Corps {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806015933/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/ |archive-date=6 August 2024 }}</ref> Although the Household Cavalry Regiment (the [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]]) provide an armoured regiment, they are not part of the RAC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14545|title = War Office and Ministry of Defence: Royal Armoured Corps: Correspondence and Reports}}</ref>

==History==
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{{See also|List of Royal Armoured Corps Regiments in World War II}}
The RAC was created on 4 April 1939, just before [[World War II]] started, by combining regiments from the [[List of British Army regiments (1881)#Cavalry of the Line|cavalry of the line]] which had mechanised with the [[Royal Tank Corps]] (renamed [[Royal Tank Regiment]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RTR.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103223642/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RTR.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2006|title=The Royal Tank Regiment [UK]|date=3 January 2006}}</ref> As the war went on and other regular cavalry and Territorial Army [[Yeomanry]] units became mechanised, the [[corps]] was enlarged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103220415/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2006|title=Royal Armoured Corps [UK]|date=3 January 2006}}</ref> A significant number of infantry battalions also converted to the armoured role as RAC regiments.<ref>Forty pp. 50–1</ref> In addition, the RAC created its own training and support regiments. Finally, in 1944, the RAC absorbed the regiments of the [[Reconnaissance Corps]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />

== Present day ==
[[File:Royal Armoured Corps (UK) Recruiting areas.png|thumb|right|Recruiting areas of the regular army regiments]]

=== Regiments ===
The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into regiments which operate [[main battle tank]]s ([[Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)|Armour]]), those in reconnaissance vehicles ([[formation reconnaissance regiment|Armoured Cavalry]]), and those in Weapons Mount vehicles (Light Cavalry). Of these, three regiments are designated [[Dragoon Guards]], two as [[Hussars]], one as [[Lancers]] and one as [[Dragoons]]. The remaining regiment is the [[Royal Tank Regiment]]. In the regular army, there are three armoured regiments, three armoured cavalry regiments and three light cavalry regiments. In the army reserve, there is one armoured regiment and three light cavalry regiments.<ref name=heyman67>Heyman, p.67</ref>

Being a corps, the RAC is made up of several independent regiments, but the corps does control a few separate units which include:

* '''Training and Staff'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/armour/|title=Armour Centre, Bovington|website=www.army.mod.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>
** AFV Training Group
** Regimental Headquarters, Royal Armoured Corps
** The Armour Centre, [[Bovington Camp]]
** Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, at Allenby Barracks, [[Bovington Camp]]
* '''Regular Army'''
** [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]] (QDG) - Light Cavalry – [[7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards|The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)]] (SCOTS DG) - Light Cavalry – 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
** [[Royal Dragoon Guards|The Royal Dragoon Guards]] (RDG) - Armoured Cavalry – [[20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)|20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[Queen's Royal Hussars|The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)]] (QRH) – Armour – [[20th Armoured Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)|20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[Royal Lancers|The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)]] (RL) - Armoured Cavalry – [[1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[King's Royal Hussars|The King's Royal Hussars]] (KRH) – Armour – [[12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)|12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[Light Dragoons|The Light Dragoons]] (LD) - Light Cavalry – [[4th Light Brigade Combat Team]]
** [[Royal Tank Regiment]]<sup>2</sup> (RTR) – Armour – [[12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)|12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]

A Royal Tank Regiment [[Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear|CBRN]] reconnaissance and survey squadron forms part of [[28 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)|28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN), Royal Engineers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britisharmedforcesreview.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/the-royal-tank-regiment-back-in-the-cbrn-game/|title=The Royal Tank Regiment: Back in the CBRN game|last=Ipeanddevelopment|date=7 August 2014|access-date=2015-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723025754/https://britisharmedforcesreview.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/the-royal-tank-regiment-back-in-the-cbrn-game/|archive-date=2015-07-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*'''Army Reserve''' - Yeomanry
**[[Royal Yeomanry|The Royal Yeomanry]] (RY) - Light Cavalry – 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
**[[Queen's Own Yeomanry|The Queen's Own Yeomanry]] (QOY) - Light Cavalry – [[19th Brigade (United Kingdom)|19th Brigade]] 
**[[Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry]] (SNIY) - Light Cavalry – 19th Brigade 
**[[Royal Wessex Yeomanry|The Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] (RWxY) - Armour – 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

A system of pairing exists in the British Army of Regular to Reserve unit. Through this, operational and training cycles are aligned, resources shared and strategic depth enabled. In the Royal Armoured Corps this manifests with each yeomanry unit being paired with a regular unit of the same role.

{|class="wikitable"
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!Regular Army !! Army Reserve
|-
|1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards || Royal Yeomanry
|-
|Royal Scots Dragoon Guards || Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry
|-
|The Light Dragoons || Queen's Own Yeomanry
|-
|King's Royal Hussars || rowspan=3|Royal Wessex Yeomanry{{efn|group=note|The Royal Wessex Yeomanry provides replacement soldiers for armoured regiments, and therefore is paired with all three regular army units operating main battle tanks}}
|-
|Queen's Royal Hussars
|-
|Royal Tank Regiment
|}

===Basing===

*[[Tidworth Camp|Tidworth]] - [[King's Royal Hussars|Kings Royal Hussars]]; [[Royal Tank Regiment]], [[Queen's Royal Hussars|The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)]]
*[[Catterick Garrison|Catterick]] - [[Royal Lancers|The Royal Lancers]]; [[Light Dragoons|The Light Dragoons]]
*[[Battlesbury Barracks|Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster]] - [[Royal Dragoon Guards|The Royal Dragoon Guards]]
*[[Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley|Swanton Morley]] - [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]]
*[[RAF Leuchars|Leuchars]] - [[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards|The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)]]
*[[London]] & [[The Midlands|Midlands]] - [[Royal Yeomanry]]
*[[South of England]] - [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]]
*[[North of England]] - [[Queen's Own Yeomanry]]
*[[Scotland]] & [[Northern Ireland]] - [[Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry]]

====Band====
The [[Band of the Royal Armoured Corps]] was the single band representing the RAC provided by of the [[Royal Corps of Army Music]]. This was formed in 2014 by the amalgamation of the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, and the Light Cavalry Band. The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps is stationed at [[Catterick Garrison|Catterick]].  However, as part of the 2019 reorganisation of the CAMUS, the band was merged into British Army Band Catterick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bands of the Corps|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-army-music/|access-date=14 Feb 2020|publisher=Ministry of Defence}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=British Army Music|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-corps-of-army-music/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.army.mod.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Reorganisations==

===Delivering Security in a Changing World (2004)===
The [[Delivering Security in a Changing World|reorganisation of the Army announced in 2004]] led to significant changes to the Royal Armoured Corps. Reorganisation that began in 2003 would see three armoured regiments removed from [[Germany]] to the UK, with one re-roled as an FR regiment. In addition, three Challenger 2 squadrons will be converted to ''Interim Medium Armour Squadrons'', while each FR regiment will gain a Command and Support Squadron.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121026065214/www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/051AF365-0A97-4550-99C0-4D87D7C95DED/0/cm6041I_whitepaper2003.pdf Delivering Security in a Changing World] Ministry of Defence</ref>

As part of the reorganisation, postings will be realigned:
*UK based regiments
**[[Catterick Garrison|Catterick]]: Armoured Regiment ([[Royal Dragoon Guards|RDG]]) (1 Armoured Infantry Brigade), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment ([[Queen's Royal Lancers|QRL]]) (1 Armoured Infantry Brigade)
**[[Tidworth Camp|Tidworth]]: 2 x Armoured Regiment ([[2nd Royal Tank Regiment|2RTR]], [[King's Royal Hussars|KRH]]), (1st Mechanized Brigade, 12th Mechanized Brigade,)
**[[Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley|Swanton Morley]]: Formation Reconnaissance Regiment ([[Light Dragoons|LD]]) (Theatre Troops)
**[[Warminster]]: Training/Demonstration squadron ([[Royal Tank Regiment|A Squadron, RTR]])
**[[RAF Honington|Honington]]: Armoured Regiment ([[1st Royal Tank Regiment|1RTR]])
**[[Bovington]]: HQ RAC

*Germany based regiments
**[[Sennelager]]: Armoured Regiment ([[Queen's Royal Hussars|QRH]]), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards|QDG]] (20 Armoured Brigade)

===Strategic Defence and Security Review (2010)/Army 2020===
In 2012, following the [[Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010|Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010]], specific proposals about the make up of the future British Army were announced under the title ''[[Future of the British Army (Army 2020)|Army 2020]]''. These proposals were intended to reduce the size of the army to around 82,000. The Royal Armoured Corps was to be reduced by a total of two regiments, with the [[9th/12th Royal Lancers]] amalgamated with the [[Queen's Royal Lancers]] to form a single lancer regiment, the Royal Lancers, and the [[1st Royal Tank Regiment|1st]] and [[2nd Royal Tank Regiment]]s joined to form a single [[Royal Tank Regiment]].

The Royal Armoured Corps will also see a shift with one third of its regiments operating as [[Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)|armoured regiments]] with [[main battle tanks]], another third as [[formation reconnaissance regiment]]s and a final third as [[light cavalry]] using Jackal vehicles.<ref>[http://www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexD.pdf Transforming the British Army Annex D] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616114738/http://www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexD.pdf |date=June 16, 2013 }}</ref> Armoured regiments would consist of Type 56 regiments, each with three Sabre Squadrons (comprising 18 [[Challenger 2]] Tanks each) and a command and recce squadron. Armoured Cavalry or [[formation reconnaissance regiment]]s would also have a command and recce squadron and three Sabre Squadrons; which will initially be equipped with [[Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)]], and then with [[Future Rapid Effect System]] Scout vehicles.<ref>[http://www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexB.pdf Transforming the British Army Annex B] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="army.mod.uk">[http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_brochure.pdf Transforming the British Army, July 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418031611/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_brochure.pdf |date=April 18, 2013 }}</ref> [[Jackal (vehicle)|Jackal]] regiments will be part of the Adaptable Force, comprising three Sabre Squadrons (each with 16 vehicles). These regiments will be paired with a Yeomanry regiment.<ref name="army.mod.uk"/><ref>[http://www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexC.pdf Transforming the British Army Annex C]{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref>

The new structure of the Reaction Force will see three armoured regiments, each assigned to a new "Armoured Infantry Brigade", alongside a formation reconnaissance regiment (renamed as "armoured cavalry"), two armoured infantry battalions and a heavy protected mobility battalion. These six regiments will fall operationally under what will become known as the "reaction forces", which will be the army's high readiness force. The remaining three regiments will be located with the remainder of the regular army under what has been term the "adaptable forces", which will provide a pool of resources to back up operations conducted by the "reaction forces".

This new basing plan on 5 March 2013 gave an overview of where the regiments will be based.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Defence |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regular-army-basing-plan |title=Regular army basing plan - Publications |publisher=GOV.UK |date=2013-03-05 |access-date=2014-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111062012/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regular-army-basing-plan |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> All RAC regiments will be UK based, with the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards moving to Swanton Morley, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards moving to the Leuchars area, the Queen's Royal Hussars to Tidworth, the Royal Lancers settling in Catterick, the Light Dragoons in Catterick, and the Royal Tank Regiment to Tidworth. 

The Army 2020 structure for the Royal Armoured Corps was:<ref name="basing">{{cite web|access-date=12 March 2013|publisher=AFF|title=Regular Army Basing Announcement|url=http://www.aff.org.uk/linkedfiles/aff/latest_news_information/cregulararmybasingannouncementgridunclas.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814181412/http://www.aff.org.uk/linkedfiles/aff/latest_news_information/cregulararmybasingannouncementgridunclas.pdf|archive-date=14 August 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Armoured Regiment<br />(Challenger 2)!!Armoured Cavalry<br />(Scimitar)!!Light Cavalry<br />(Jackal)!!Light Cavalry – Army Reserve<br />(Jackal)<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf Army 2020 Report, page 24] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610215557/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf |date=June 10, 2014 }}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2|[[1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
!colspan=2|[[7th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|7th Infantry Brigade]]
|-align=center
|[[King's Royal Hussars|The King's Royal Hussars]]
|[[The Royal Lancers|The Royal Lancers<br />(Queen Elizabeth's Own)]]
[[Royal Dragoon Guards|The Royal Dragoon Guards]]
|[[Queen's Dragoon Guards]]
|[[Royal Yeomanry|The Royal Yeomanry]]
|-
!colspan=2|[[12th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
!colspan=2|[[4th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|4th Infantry Brigade]]
|-align=center
|[[Royal Tank Regiment|The Royal Tank Regiment]]
|
|[[Light Dragoons|The Light Dragoons]]
|[[Queen's Own Yeomanry|The Queen's Own Yeomanry]]
|-
!colspan=2|[[20th Armoured Infantry Brigade]]
!colspan=2|[[51st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|51st Infantry Brigade]]
|-align=center
|[[Queen's Royal Hussars|The Queen's Royal Hussars<br />(Queen's Own and Royal Irish)]]
|
|[[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards|The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards<br />(Carabiniers and Greys)]]
|[[Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry|The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry]]
|-align=center
|[[Royal Wessex Yeomanry|The Royal Wessex Yeomanry]]<br />(MBT crew replacement, admin only)
|colspan=3|
|}

===Future Soldier (2021)===
In November 2021, the UK Government published ''[[Future Soldier (British Army)|Future Soldier]]'', the planned reform of the British Army following its [[Defence in a Competitive Age|integrated defence and security review]]. Part of this would see a reorganisation of the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps.

====1st (United Kingdom) Division====
[[1st (United Kingdom) Division|1st (UK) Division]] is the UK's primary land element for operations outside the European theatre, as well as operations supporting NATO's flanks. It consists of four infantry-centered brigades - two of these contain regular light cavalry regiments, while a third serves as a parent formation for units of the Army Reserve.
*'''[[4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East|4th Light Brigade Combat Team]]'''
**[[Light Dragoons|The Light Dragoons]] (Light Cavalry)
*'''[[7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East|7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team]]'''
**[[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards|The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)]] (Light Cavalry)
*'''[[19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)|19th Brigade]]'''
**[[Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry|The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry]] (Army Reserve){{efn|group=note|name=reservelight|Reserve regiment providing reinforcements to light cavalry units.}}
**[[Queen's Own Yeomanry|The Queen's Own Yeomanry]] (Army Reserve){{efn|group=note|name=reservelight}}
====3rd (United Kingdom) Division====
[[3rd (United Kingdom) Division|3rd (UK) Division]] is the UK's main reaction force, intended to act as a lead formation alongside NATO, and primarily consists of a pair of armoured brigades containing the army's armoured and armoured cavalry units, and a third brigade containing the remainder of the army's armoured cavalry units tasked primarily with reconnaissance for deep fires from [[MLRS]] systems.
*[[12th Armoured Infantry Brigade|12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]
**[[Royal Tank Regiment|The Royal Tank Regiment]] (Armoured){{efn|group=note|name=mbt|Regiment equipped with [[main battle tank]]s.}}
**[[King's Royal Hussars|The King's Royal Hussars]] (Armoured Cavalry)
**[[Royal Wessex Yeomanry|The Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] (Army Reserve){{efn|group=note|name=mbt}}{{efn|group=note|Reserve regiment providing reinforcements to armoured units.}}
*[[20th Armoured Infantry Brigade|20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team]]
**[[Queen's Royal Hussars|The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)]] (Armoured){{efn|group=note|name=mbt}}
**[[Royal Dragoon Guards|The Royal Dragoon Guards]] (Armoured Cavalry)
*[[1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team]]
**[[Household Cavalry Regiment]] (Armoured Cavalry){{efn|group=note|The Household Cavalry Regiment is one of two operational regiments formed of squadrons of the [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]]; these are units of the [[Household Cavalry]], which is a separate administrative formation from the Royal Armoured Corps.}}
**[[Royal Lancers|The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)]] (Armoured Cavalry)
**[[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]] (Light Cavalry)
**[[Royal Yeomanry|The Royal Yeomanry]] (Army Reserve){{efn|group=note|name=reservelight}}

==Order of precedence==
{{S-start}}
{{order of precedence |
  before= [[Household Cavalry]] |
  title= [[British Army order of precedence|Order of Precedence]]|
  after= [[Royal Regiment of Artillery]]
}}
{{S-end}}

==Related units==
This unit is allied with the following:

* [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]]
* [[Royal Australian Armoured Corps]]
* [[Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps]]
* [[Malaysian Royal Armoured Corps|Kor Armor Diraja (Royal Armoured Corps)]] - Malaysia

==Colonels Commandant (Cavalry)==
Colonels Commandant were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108073654/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2007|title=Royal Armoured Corps|date=11 July 2006}}</ref>
*1939– 	     vacant
*1947 	     F.M. The Rt Hon [[Bernard Montgomery]], 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO 
*1947– 	     Gen. Sir [[Richard McCreery]], GCB, KBE, DSO, MC
*1950–?1952 Gen. Sir [[Charles Keightley]], GCB, GBE, DSO
*1958–       Gen. Sir Charles Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO
*1968–       F.M. Sir [[Richard Hull]], KG, GCB, DSO
*1974–       F.M. The Rt Hon [[Michael Carver, Baron Carver|Richard Carver]], Baron Carver of Shackleford, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC
*1977–1980 Gen. Sir [[Jack Harman (British Army officer)|Jack Harman]], GCB, OBE, MC, ADCGen 
*1980–1982 Gen. Sir [[Robert Ford (British Army officer)|RobertFord]], GCB, CBE 
*1982–1985 F.M. Sir [[John Stanier (British Army officer)|John Stanier]], GCB, MBE, ADCGen
*1985–1988 F.M. Sir [[Nigel Bagnall]], GCB, CVO, MC
*1988–1993 Gen. Sir [[Brian Kenny (British Army officer)|Brian Kenny]], GCB, CBE
*1993–1995 Gen. Sir [[Jeremy Blacker]], KCB, CBE 
*1995–1999 Lt-Gen. Sir [[Robert Hayman-Joyce]], KCB, CBE
*1999 Maj-Gen. [[David Jenkins (British Army officer)|David Jenkins]], CB, CBE<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55391|supp=y|page=1185|date=1 February 1999}}</ref>
*2000–2004 Maj-Gen. [[Peter Gilchrist (British Army officer)|Peter Gilchrist]], CB
*2004–       Maj-Gen. [[Richard Shirreff]], CB

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{refbegin}}

*{{cite book| first=George |last=Forty | title=British Army Handbook 1939–1945| publisher=Sutton Publishing| year=1998| isbn=0-7509-1403-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Heyman|first=Charles|title=The British Army: A Pocket Guide, 2012-2013|publisher=Pen & Sword Military|year=2013}}

{{refend}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.royalcorpsnews.co.uk/ Royal Armoured Corps News]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103220415/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth]

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