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20th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery    20th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery consisted of 41st Battery, 45th Battery, 67th Battery and 101st Battery. They were equipped with 6 pounder M10 Tank Destroyers and the 17 pounder Archer self propelled guns. They saw action across North Western Europe from mid 1944 until the end of the Second World War.   10th Sep 1939 Equipment 11th Sep 1939 Training 12th Sep 1939 Training 16th Sep 1939 Orders 19th Sep 1939 Visit 19th Sep 1939 Orders 20th Sep 1939 Orders 21st Sep 1939 Ammunition 21st Sep 1939 Advance Party 22nd Sep 1939 Road Party 22nd Sep 1939 Advance Party 22nd Sep 1939 On the Move 23rd Sep 1939 Recce 23rd Sep 1939 Lack of Transport 23rd Sep 1939 On the Move   24th Sep 1939 On the Move 24th Sep 1939 Looting   25th Sep 1939 Billets 25th Sep 1940 Inadequate Accomodation 26th Sep 1939 Conference 26th Sep 1939 Billets 26th Sep 1939 Loading   27th Sep 1939 Billets 27th Sep 1939 On the Move   28th Sep 1939 Reliefs 28th Sep 1939 Billets 28th Sep 1939 On the Move 29th Sep 1939 Billets 29th Sep 1939 Unloading 30th Sep 1939 Transport Issues 30th Sep 1939 Unloading   1st Oct 1939 Communication   1st Oct 1939 On the Move   2nd Oct 1939 On the Move   2nd Oct 1939 Orders 3rd Oct 1939 Advance Party 4th Oct 1939 Advance Parties 5th Oct 1939 Conference 5th Oct 1939 Orders 6th Oct 1939 Preparations 7th Oct 1939 Conference 8th Oct 1939 Rail Parties 9th Oct 1939 Divisional HQ 10th Oct 1939 Arrivals 11th Oct 1939 Espionage 12th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 13th Oct 1939 Reliefs 14th Oct 1939 Front Line 15th Oct 1939 Entrenching 16th Sep 1939 Orders 16th Oct 1939 Digging in 17th Oct 1939 Difficulties 18th Oct 1939 News 19th Oct 1939 Poor Weather 20th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 21st Oct 1939 Recreation 22nd Oct 1939 Recreation 23rd Oct 1939 Front Line 24th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 25th Oct 1939 Visit 26th Oct 1939 Shortages 27th Oct 1939 Conference 28th Oct 1939 Work Required 29th Oct 1939 Exercise 30th Oct 1939 Exercise 31st Oct 1939 Exercise 14th of November 1939 Preparations 15th of November 1939 Refugees 16th of November 1939 Preparations 17th of November 1939 Preparations 18th of November 1939 Memorandum 20th of November 1939 Defences 21st of November 1939 Preparations 22nd of November 1939 Air raid 23rd of November 1939 Conference 26th of November 1939 Church parades 27th of November 1939 Conference 30th of November 1939 Bad weather 3rd December 1939 Air Raid Warning 13th December 1939 Exercise 14th December 1939 Exercise 15th December 1939 Exercise 29th December 1939 Visits 31st December 1939 Recce 2nd January 1940 Cold 14th January 1940 Message 16th January 1940 Preparations 18th January 1940 Orders 19th January1940 Orders 19th January1940 Instructions 30th January 1940 Orders 17th February 1940 Conference 19th February 1940 Conference 21st February 1940 Arrangements Complete 22nd February 1940 Exercise 23rd February 1940 Exercise 1st March 1940 Moves 1st March 1940 Instructions 1st March 1940 Orders 1st March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Operational Order 5th March 1940 Conference 6th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Orders 8th March 1940 Move 10th March 1940 Training 11th March 1940 Conference 20th March 1940 Conference 20th March 1940 Precautions 22nd March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 25th March 1940 Orders Amended 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 Orders 25th March 1940 Orders 26th March 1940 Operational Order 28th March 1940 Conference 29th March 1940 HQ Moves 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Route 30th March 1940 Instructions 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 31st March 1940 On the Move 1st April 1940 Orders 27th April 1940 Moves   1st May 1940 Visit 1st May 1940 Orders 2nd May 1940 Visit   2nd May 1940 Operational Instructions 6th May 1940 Defences 7th May 1940 Training 8th May 1940 Experiments 9th May 1940 Instructions 10th May 1940 Orders 10th May 1940 Air Raids 10th May 1940 Advance 10th May 1940 3 Div Operation Order 13. 11th May 1940 Move 11th May 1940 Line Established 11th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 12th May 1940 Petrol 12th May 1940 In Position 12th May 1940 On the Move 13th May 1940 Movement 13th May 1940 Rumours 13th May 1940 Refugees 14th May 1940 Shelling 14th May 1940 Contact 14th May 1940 Shelling 15th May 1940 Civilians 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 Civilians Evacuated 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Congested Roads 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Orderrs 18th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 18th May 1940 Enemy Penetrate 18th May 1940 Heavy Fighting 19th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Enemy Attacks 20th May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Shelling 22nd May 1940 Ammunition in Short Supply 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Withdrawal 23rd May 1940 New Positions 24th May 1940 Short Rations 24th May 1940 Attack Made 25th May 1940 Cellars 26th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 26th May 1940 Field Ambulances Move 26th May 1940 Enemy Aircraft 25th May 1940 Rations 26th May 1940 On the Move 27th May 1940 Defensive Positions 27th May 1940 New Line Occupied 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 29th May 1940 Vehicles Destroyed 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 30th May 1940 Delays 30th May 1940 La Panne 30th May 1940 Policy 31st May 1940 Embarkation   31st May 1940 Air Attacks   14th June 1940 Inspection 28th Apr 1942 Exercise 29th Apr 1942 Exercise 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 7th Jun 1944 In Action 9th Jun 1944 In Action   9th June 1944 In Action 9th Jun 1944 Attack Made 11th June 1944 Shelling 12th Jun 1944 Harassing Fire 13th Jun 1944 Shelling 14th Jun 1944 Defences 15th Jun 1944 Shelling 16th Jun 1944 Enemy Active 23rd Jun 1944 Artillery Active 25th Jun 1944 Shelling 26th Jun 1944 Artillery Active 1st Jul 1944 Artillery Active 3rd Jul 1944 Artillery Active 20th Sep 1944 In Support   21st Sep 1944 Counter Mortar Ops   22nd Sep 1944 Advance 23rd Sep 1944 Defence 24th Sep 1944 In Action 25th Sep 1944 Artillery Support 26th Sep 1944 Moves   27th Sep 1944 On the Move 28th Sep 1944 Orders   29th Sep 1944 Moves   30th Sep 1944 Conference   1st Oct 1944 On the Move 2nd Oct 1944 Visit   3rd Oct 1944 Attacks Made 4th Oct 1944 Conference   5th Oct 1944 Rounds Fired   6th Oct 1944 Demolition   24th Nov 1944 Floods   If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 20th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 20th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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