22 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the

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. 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

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. By 1975, the regiment moved to Perham Down, also in Wiltshire, and in 1979 assisted the civil community in the Dominican Republic during Hurricane David. In 1977, the regiment was assigned to the 8th Field Force and in 1982 fell under the command of the 1st Mechanized Brigade. In 1996, the regiment deployed as part of the

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and returned in a second deployment in 1999. As part of

Operation Telic Operation Telic (Op TELIC) was the codename under which all of the United Kingdom's military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on ...

, the regiment deployed to Iraq and served in TELIC IV (April–November 2004) and TELIC X (June–December 2007). As part of

Operation Herrick Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Ass ...

the regiment deployed for its last time to Afghanistan as part of HERRICK XVIII (April–October 2013).

Organization

The regiment's structure is as follows: * 22 Engineer Regiment, in Tidworth ** 6 Headquarters and Support Squadron ** 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron ** 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron ** 52 Armoured Engineer Squadron ** Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Light Aid Detachment ( Army Reserve)

References

External links

* {{official, https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/22-engineer-regiment/ Regiments of the Royal Engineers Royal Engineers