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Units Of The Royal Engineers
This is a list of units of the British Army's Royal Engineers. 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) ***42 Headquarters & Support Squadron ****20 Works Group (Air Support) ***** 510 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) ( Army Reserve) ***** 529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support) ***** 531 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) ***** 532 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support) ***** 534 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) **** 62 Works Group ***** 508 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ( Army Reserve) ***** 519 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ***** 522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve personnel and 4,697 "other personnel", for a total of 108,413. The British Army traces back to 1707 and the Acts of Union 1707, formation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain which joined the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland into a Political union, single state and, with that, united the English Army and the Scots Army as the British Army. The Parliament of England, English Bill of Rights 1689 and Convention of the Estates, Scottish Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the Charles III, monarch as their commander-in-chief. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence (United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101 (City Of London) Engineer Regiment
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. Under Army 2020 Refine, the regiment moved from a hybrid regiment to a reserve EOD&S regiment with the regimental headquarters established in Catford. It is part of 29th (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) Group, 8 Engineer Brigade. The Honorary Colonel of the regiment is Col Jools Holland. The regiment draws heritage from 1 Middlesex Engineer Volunteers formed by Norman MacLeod at the South Kensington Museum in January 1860. It became part of 56th (London) Armoured Division. Origins Following a war office instruction in 1859 authorising Lord Lieutenants of Counties to raise volunteer corps to be used in case of invasion. They were to be self-funded and by 1860 had a total membership of 119,146 despite subscription costs and uniform costs between £3 and £6. As part of this movement Norman MacLeod offered two companies of engineers formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claro Barracks
Claro Barracks is a British Army installation in Ripon, North Yorkshire. It is set to close in 2026. History The barracks, which were originally established as the command depot i.e. convalescent camp for Northern Command, opened in April 1915 during the First World War. Wilfred Owen wrote many of his poems when based at the barracks, known at the time as Ripon Army Camp, in spring 1918. At the start of the Second World War, the School of Military Engineering, which had been based in Chatham, was split into two training battalions, one of which re-located to the barracks. The barracks were renamed Harper Barracks, after Lieutenant-General Sir George Harper, a famous engineer general. In 1940, an Experimental Tunnelling Section was formed, followed in January 1942 by the School of Bomb Disposal. Both the School of Military Engineering and the School of Bomb Disposal returned to Chatham in 1949. During the 1950s, Harper Barracks was the home of a Royal Signals training regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal School Of Military Engineering
The Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Group provides a wide range of training for the British Army and Defence. This includes; Combat Engineers, Carpenters, Chartered Engineers, Musicians, Band Masters, Sniffer Dogs, Veterinary Technicians, Ammunition Experts, Bomb Disposal Operators, and Counter Chemical Warfare experts, as well as Command and Leadership. History 19th century The Peninsular War (1808–14) revealed deficiencies in the training and knowledge of officers and men in the conduct of siege operations and bridging. During this war low ranking Royal Engineers officers carried out large scale operations. They had under their command working parties of two or three battalions of infantry, two or three thousand men, who knew nothing in the art of siegeworks. Royal Engineers officers had to demonstrate the simplest tasks to the soldiers often while under enemy fire. Several officers were lost and could not be replaced and a better system of training for siege ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trojan AVRE - Tankfest 2009
Trojan or Trojans may refer to: * Of or from the ancient city of Troy * Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans Arts and entertainment Music * ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890 * The Trojan, a 1950s Jamaican sound system led by Duke Reid * Trojan Records, a British record label, founded in 1968 * "Trojans" (The Damned song), a song by The Damned on their 1985 album ''Phantasmagoria'' * ''Trojans'' (EP), by Atlas Genius, 2013 Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Trojan'' (video game), 1986 * ''Trojan'', a 1991 novel by James Follett * ''Troy'', a 2004 historical war drama * "Trojan" (''Red Dwarf''), a 2012 episode of the TV comedy People * Trojan (surname), including a list of people with the name * Trojan Gundulić (c. 1500 – c. 1555), a merchant and printer from the Republic of Ragusa Places * Trojan, Gauteng, South Africa * Trojan, South Dakota U.S. * Trojan (mountain), on the border of Albania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Bridge Mill Field On 3rd December, 2009 (photo - Andy V Byers)
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. Definition In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called , meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called , meaning Air and Space Army. The naval force, although not using the term "army", is also included in the broad sense of the term "armies" — thus the French Navy is an integral component of the collective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Field Workington (28-11-2009) New Bridge
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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 s ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
21 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is currently based at Claro Barracks, Ripon, North Yorkshire. 21 Engineer Regiment will move from Claro Barracks to Marne Barracks, Catterick in 2025. 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, 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. The regiment remained in Germany until 2008 when it ... [...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. 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 1896 when the regiment was retitled. Seniority dispute with the Honourable Artillery Company The records of the Honorable Artillery Company (HAC) indicate that it was formed two years prior to the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). However, in 1930 the Army Council ( Army Board from 1964) reviewed the Army's precedence table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
