Anti-Tank Regiments

Anti-tank regiments usually consisted of 4 gun batteries although sometimes they had only 3. They were originally deployed at Divisional level but later Corps were also allocated units. They deployed in defensive positions or ambushes and did not go “tank hunting” like the Americans, even when they had self propelled guns.

Illustrations of the formation badges under which a unit served or supported are given. This is no guarantee that the unit used this formations badge.

13 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 77 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
14 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 78 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
20 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 79 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
21 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 80 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
24 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 81 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
26 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 82 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
33 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 83 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
51 (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 84 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
52 (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 85 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
53 (Worcestershire Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
86 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
54 (The Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
87 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
55 (Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
88 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
56 (King’s Own) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 89 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
57 (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 90 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
58 (Duke of Wellington’s) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
91 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
59 (Duke of Connaught’s Hampshire)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
92 (Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
60 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
93 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
61 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 94 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
62 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 95 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
63 (Worcestershire & Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
96 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
64 (The Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow
Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
97 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
65 (Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
98 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
66 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 99 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
67 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 100 (The Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
68 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 101 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
69 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 102 (Northumberland Hussars)
Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
70 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 103 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
71 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 105 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
72 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 106 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
73 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 107 Anti-Tank Regiment RA
74 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 111 (Devon) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
75 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 122 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) (TA)
76 Anti-Tank Regiment RA 125 (Northumbrian) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
  149 (Lancashire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank
Regiment RA (TA)
The Royal Artillery 1939-45