45th (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment
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The 45th (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment (45 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army during the Second World War. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps.
It was originally formed by converting the 7th (Leeds Rifles) battalion of The West Yorkshire Regiment, a Territorial Army infantry battalion, to a tank unit.
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