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.
Statements (29)
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| instanceOf |
nickname
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| appliesTo |
Royal Tank Regiment as a whole
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Royal Tank Regiment personnel → |
| associatedWith |
armoured warfare
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tank warfare → |
| colloquialFormOf |
Royal Tank Regiment
NERFINISHED
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| context |
British military slang
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| denotes |
historic British Army armoured unit
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pioneering tank unit in combat → |
| fieldOfActivity |
armoured combat
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land warfare → |
| hasAbbreviation |
RTR
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| hasConnotation |
affectionate
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informal → |
| hasReputationFor |
professionalism in armoured warfare
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strong regimental identity → |
| language |
English
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| militaryBranch |
British Army
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| notableFor |
association with pioneering use of tanks
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service in major 20th-century conflicts → |
| partOf |
British Army armoured forces
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| refersTo |
Royal Tank Regiment
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| relatedTo |
Royal Armoured Corps
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armoured regiments → tanks → |
| usedBy |
British soldiers
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veterans of the Royal Tank Regiment → |
| usedSince |
20th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Royal Tank Regiment
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nickname |