The Tankies

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The Tankies is the informal nickname for the Royal Tank Regiment, a historic British Army armoured unit renowned for pioneering and operating tanks in combat.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliesTo Royal Tank Regiment as a whole
Royal Tank Regiment personnel
associatedWith armoured warfare
tank warfare
colloquialFormOf Royal Tank Regiment NERFINISHED
context British military slang
country United Kingdom
denotes historic British Army armoured unit
pioneering tank unit in combat
fieldOfActivity armoured combat
land warfare
hasAbbreviation RTR
hasConnotation affectionate
informal
hasReputationFor professionalism in armoured warfare
strong regimental identity
language English
militaryBranch British Army
notableFor association with pioneering use of tanks
service in major 20th-century conflicts
partOf British Army armoured forces
refersTo Royal Tank Regiment
relatedTo Royal Armoured Corps
armoured regiments
tanks
usedBy British soldiers
veterans of the Royal Tank Regiment
usedSince 20th century

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Royal Tank Regiment
nickname

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