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Units Of The Royal Engineers
This is a list of units of the British Army's Royal Engineers. Groups Division * 1 * 2nd Armoured Division Engineer Regiment 23 Engr Regt and 25 Engr Regt amalgamated to form 2 Armd Div Engr Regt, September 1976. Based at Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck, served two tours in Northern Ireland; redesignated 25 Engineer Regiment in 1982. * 4 * 7 Armoured Establishment * 1 Engineer Training became 21 Field Engineer Regiment Brigades & Groups * 8th Engineer Brigade **12 (Force Support) Engineer Group ***28 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom) (Counter-Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence) *** 32 Engineer Regiment *** 36 Engineer Regiment (Force Support) *** 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) *** 71 Engineer Regiment (paired with 39 Regiment) *** 75 Engineer Regiment (paired with 36 Regiment) ** 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) Engineer Group ***29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group Support Unit ***33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) *** 35 Engineer Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkhas, and 28,330 volunteer reserve personnel. The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term ''British Army'' was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief, but the Bill of Rights of 1689 and Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Therefore, Parliament approves the army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and commanded by the Chief of the General Staff. The Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33 Engineer Regiment (EOD)
33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Carver Barracks, Essex. Organization Today the regiment consists of: * 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S), in Wimbish ** Regimental HQ and HQ Troop **49 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Squadron (reformed 2018) **58 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Field Squadron **217 (London) EOD Field Squadron in Ilford and Prittlewell **350 (Sherwood Foresters) EOD Field Squadron in Chilwell Chilwell is a village and residential suburb of Nottingham, in the borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until ... and at Wallis Barracks **821 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Field Squadron ***x2 Commando Troops (supporting HQ 3 Cdo Bgd) ***x2 Troops (supporting HQ 16 AA Bgd) **Explosive Ordnance Clearance Group References External links * Regiments of the Royal Engineers< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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26 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
26 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Swinton Barracks, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. History The unit was formed in 1950 and in April 1956 moved to 4th Armoured Division in the same role. In November 1957, the regiment was reorganised and re-titled as "Headquarters Royal Engineers, 4th Division" and moved to Paderborn, Germany. By 1969, it was expanded in size and in 1970, the regiment moved to Iserlohn. From July to November 1974, the regiment was tasked as an infantry unit and served in Northern Ireland. By 1978, the regiment was reorganised again as the new 3rd Armoured Division's Armoured Engineer Regiment. The Regiment reformed in 2000 with 38 HQ and Support Squadron and 8 Armd Engr Sqn and from August to February of the same year the regiment served as part of Kosovo Force. When the regiment came back from operations it moved to Horne Barracks, Larkhill, but later moved to Corunna Barracks Ludgershall. The regiment se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
22 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down, Tidworth, Wiltshire. History 22 Engineer Regiment can trace its postwar history back to 1948 when the 22nd Field Engineer Regiment was formed in British Libya from the former 1st Infantry Divisional Engineers. In 1951, the regiment moved to the Suez Canal Zone. In 1954, the regiment returned to Libya and in 1955 transferred to the British Middle East Land Forces. When the 1st Division returned to the United Kingdom, the regiment fell under the command of the 10th Armoured Division until 1957 when it shifted to Chiseldon, Wiltshire and joined the 3rd Infantry Division. The regiment was broken up in March 1960 and its headquarters was renamed as the Headquarters Royal Engineers, 3rd Division. In 1972 the regiment served in Northern Ireland. By 1975, the regiment moved to Perham Down, also in Wiltshire, and in 1979 assisted the civil community in the Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
21 Engineer Regiment RE is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Claro Barracks, Ripon, Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire. History 21 Engineer Regiment was first formed in 1949 at Holzminden to fulfill 7th Armoured Division engineer support requirements as the 21st Field Regiment. In 1958, the regiment was split as the 7th Armoured Division was disbanded and became the new 5th Infantry Division. As a result of the change the regiment was broken up and became the new 21st Engineer Regiment and the divisional engineer regiment for the 1st Armoured Division. In 1969 the regiment was reformed as 21 Engineer Regiment. In 1978 the regiment was renamed to 1st Armoured Division Engineer Regiment. In 1992 as a result of the Options for Change the division along with the regiment were disbanded, but later reformed in 1993 and the regiment remained in Germany until 2008 when it moved to Ripon. 15 Field Support Squadron of 21 Engineer Regiment were the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) is the most senior regiment of the British Army Reserve. The regiment was formed in 1539 during the reign of by King Henry VIII, making it the second oldest regiment of the British Army (The Honorable Artillery Company was formed in formed in 1537). The R Mon RE (M) became a militia unit in 1660 and then became a part of the Royal Engineers in 1877. History The two 'Royals' The regiment was formed as a ''posse comitatus'' in 1539 during the reign of by King Henry VIII; it went on to become a trained band and then a militia unit in 1660. It is unique in having the word 'Royal' appear twice in its name. It gained the first Royal in 1804 when it was the Monmouth and Brecon Militia. The second was acquired in 1877 when the regiment transferred from an infantry unit into a Special Reserve section of the expanding Royal Engineers. On 1 April 1967, the existing regiment absorbed 43rd Wessex Division RE (TA), 48th South Midland Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. History The group was formed in 2014 under the Army 2020 programme. Current structure After the Army 2020 Refine, the group now has the following structure (Volunteer units have RHQ location shown); *Group Headquarters, at Wing Barracks, Bulford Camp ** 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Claro Barracks, Ripon ** 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about east of the town of Tidworth and southwest of the town of Ludgershall. The county border with Hampshire is ... ** 26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down Commanding officers The Commanding officers have been: *2014–2015: Col. Charles S.E. Thackway *2015–2019: Col. Paul B. Nicholson *2019–present: Col. Stephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army. It is separate from the Regular Reserve whose members are ex-Regular personnel who retain a statutory liability for service. The Army Reserve was known as the Territorial Force from 1908 to 1921, the Territorial Army (TA) from 1921 to 1967, the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) from 1967 to 1979, and again the Territorial Army (TA) from 1979 to 2014. The Army Reserve was created as the Territorial Force in 1908 by the Secretary of State for War, Richard Haldane, when the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 combined the previously civilian-administered Volunteer Force, with the mounted Yeomanry (at the same time the Militia was renamed the Special Reserve). Haldane planned a volunteer "Territorial Force", to provide a second line for the six divisions of the Expeditionary Force which he was establishing as the centerpiece of the Regular Army. The Territorial Force was to be com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. Today the group controls all of the STREs of the army in addition to 20 Works Group (Air Support), the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, and 43 HQ and Support Squadron. History Military Works Force In 1978, following the 1975 Mason Review, the Military Works Force was formed at Chetwynd Barracks to control the Corps of Royal Engineers's works groups. It controlled the specialist engineering units and helped in commanding and providing those special services. The group was originally formed with the control of just two Commanders Royal Engineers (CREs) each with three Specialist Teams Royal Engineers (STREs), but this force was later expanded. At one time, the command controlled 530 STRE (Maintenance), but it is unknown when this STRE was formed, disbanded, and assigned to the group.Watson and Rinaldi, p. 218 The four CREs of the command included; * Headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Military Working Dog Regiment
The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps is a British Army animal unit. It is responsible for providing trained dogs and handlers to support the main brigade of British troops deployed to Afghanistan in Operation Herrick. The regiment was formed on 26 March 2010, and its headquarters is located at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham. Composition The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment was established to command the Army's five military working dog support units. Until the regimental headquarters had been established these units were independent. As part of forming the regiment, an additional 162 soldiers were assigned to the RAVC. As of 2015 the regiment comprised 299 regular soldiers and up to 384 working dogs. At this time 350 reservists were being integrated into the regiment. As of 2011, the regiment comprised the following sub-units: *Regimental Headquarters St George's Barracks, North Luffenham. *101 Military Working Dog Squadron St George's Barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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