35 Engineer Regiment is a unit of the

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under operational command (OPCOM)

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. The Unit provided close support engineering under operational control (OPCON) to 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade. It is now an Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search unit. It is located in Wimbish.

Organization

Today the regiment consists of: * 35 Engineer Regiment, in

Wimbish Wimbish is a village and civil parish within Uttlesford, in Essex, England. The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book. The village h ...

** 15 Field Squadron ** 17 Field Squadron ** 21 Field Squadron

Army 2020 Refine

As part of

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, a written statement in December 2016 stated that the Unit would be rationalised, with all manpower being redeployed to other areas of the British Army. The Unit would return from Germany and re-role as an EOD and Search Regiment; 29 and 37 AES would move to 21 and 32 Engineer Regiment respectively as part of this re-role. 35 Engineer Regiment would be an Explosive Ordnance and Search Regiment at Carver Barracks, Wimbish.

References

{{reflist Regiments of the Royal Engineers Explosive ordnance disposal units and formations