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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 perso ...

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces ...

Brigades & Groups

Royal Engineers prepare to blow up a bridge in Malaya

8th Engineer Brigade 8th Engineer Brigade (8 Eng Bde) is an engineering support formation of the British Army, under the command of HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, supporting NATO. History In August 2001, Headquarters Royal Engineers, Theatre Troops was established ...

** 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 (Wks) ***** 523 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ***** 524 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) **** 63 Works Group ***** 517 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ***** 518 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ***** 525 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ( Army Reserve) ***** 527 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) ***** 535 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) **** 65 Works Group ( Army Reserve) *****503 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP) *****504 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P) *****506 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W) *****507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (R) *****509 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (PI) *****526 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) **** 66 Works Group (Air Support) *****502 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP) *****516 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (BP) *****521 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (WD) *****528 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P) *****530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (M) ** 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) Engineer Group ***29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group Support Unit *** 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) *** 35 Engineer Regiment (EOD) - Formerly 35 Armoured Engineer Regiment *** 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD & Search) (Paired with 33 Regiment) *** 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC ***

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* 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group ** Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) ** 21 Engineer Regiment ** 22 Engineer Regiment (supporting 20 ABCT) ** 26 Engineer Regiment (supporting 12 ABCT) AVRE-Bobbin

Regiments

Below is a list of the regiments of the Royal Engineers. * See RSME for 1 RSME Regiment and 3 RSME Regiment * 21 Engineer Regiment, at Claro Barracks,

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...

** Regimental Headquarters **7 Headquarters and Support Squadron ** 1 Field Squadron **4 Field Squadron **23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, in

Sennelager Sennelager () is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable for its association with the military since the 19th century. Location Sennelager lies around 5 km north of Paderborn city centre in the west of t ...

(from 2021 to present part of German-British Engineer Battalion 130 of the

German Army The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...

) **29 Field Squadron * 22 Engineer Regiment, at

Swinton Barracks Swinton Barracks is a military installation accommodating two engineer regiments and two signals regiments at Perham Down in Wiltshire, England. The site is on the east edge of Salisbury Plain, about east of the garrison at Tidworth. The camp ...

, Perham Down **Regimental Headquarters **6 Headquarters and Support Squadron **3 Armoured Engineer Squadron **5 Armoured Engineer Squadron **52 Armoured Engineer Squadron * 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge **Regimental Headquarters **12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support Squadron ** 9 Parachute Squadron **51 Parachute Squadron ** 299 Parachute Squadron, in Kingston upon Hull *** No. 1 Parachute Troop, in Kingston upon Hull *** No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Wakefield *** No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Pontefract * 24 Commando Engineer Regiment, at RM Chivenor,

Braunton Braunton is a large village, civil parishes in England, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish and former Manorialism, manor in Devon. The village is situated west of Barnstaple. It is one of the largest villages in Devon with a population at th ...

**Regimental Headquarters **54 Commando Field Squadron **59 Commando Field Squadron ** 131 Commando Field Squadron, in

Kingsbury Kingsbury may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Kingsbury, London, a district of northwest London in the borough of Brent ** Kingsbury tube station, London Underground station * Kingsbury, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish in Warwickshi ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

***300 Troop, in

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

***301 Troop, in Sheldon ***302 Troop, in

Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ...

* 26 Engineer Regiment, at

, Perham Down **Regimental Headquarters **38 Headquarters and Support Squadron **8 Armoured Engineer Squadron **30 Armoured Engineer Squadron **33 Armoured Engineer Squadron * 28 Engineer Regiment (Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (C-CBRN)) **Regimental Headquarters, at RAF Honington, Honington **64 Headquarters and Support Squadron (C-CBRN), at RAF Honington, Honington **42 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge **77 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge **Falcon (Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Squadron,

Royal Tank Regiment The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the World War I, First World War. Today, it is an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks ...

, at Harman Lines,

Warminster Garrison Warminster Garrison is a military garrison of the British Army, on the edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. History The history of Warminster's military garrison can be traced back to Roman Britain, where a small camp was located on t ...

* 32 Engineer Regiment, at Marne Barracks,

Catterick Garrison Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and List of modern military towns, military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14 ...

**Regimental Headquarters **2 Headquarters and Support Squadron **26 Field Squadron **31 Field Squadron **37 Field Squadron * 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at

Carver Barracks Carver Barracks is a British Army base on the former site of RAF Debden, approximately 1 mile north of the village of Debden, in Essex. The nearest town is Saffron Walden. It is occupied by explosive ordnance disposal & search regiments of the ...

, Wimbish **Regimental Headquarters **49 Field Squadron (EOD&S) **58 Field Squadron (EOD&S) **821 Field Squadron (EOD&S) * 35 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at

, Wimbish **Regimental Headquarters **15 Field Squadron (EOD&S) **17 Field Squadron (EOD&S) **21 Field Squadron (EOD&S) * 36 Engineer Regiment (Queen's Gurkha Engineers), at Invicta Park Barracks,

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...

**Regimental Headquarters – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Engineers **50 Headquarters and Support Squadron **67 (Gurkha) Field Squadron **68 (Gurkha) Field Squadron **69 (Gurkha) Field Squadron **70 (Gurkha) Parachute Squadron * 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support), at

Kinloss Barracks Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station, RAF Kinloss. History RAF Kinloss The Royal Air Force statio ...

, Kinloss **Regimental Headquarters **60 Headquarters and Support Squadron (Air Support) **34 Field Squadron (Air Support) **48 Field Squadron (Air Support) **53 Field Squadron (Air Support) **65 Field Squadron (Air Support) * 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), at

RAF Wyton Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force List of Royal Air Force stations, station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is decommissioned and the station is now under the comm ...

, Wyton **Regimental Headquarters and Special Support Team **13 Geographic Squadron **14 Geographic Squadron **16 Geographic Squadron **135 Geographic Squadron, in

Ewell Ewell ( , ) is a town in Surrey, England, south of Centre of London, central London and northeast of Epsom. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, it had a population of 34,872. The majority (73%) was in the NRS social grade, ABC1 ...

and

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...

* 71 Engineer Regiment ( Army Reserve) ** Regimental Headquarters at

Leuchars Station Leuchars Station is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews. Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United King ...

** 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, in Paisley and Barnsford Bridge ** 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, in

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...

** 124 (Lowland) Field Support Squadron, in

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; ) is a large town in the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, most-populous locality in Scotl ...

Leuchars Leuchars (pronounced or ; "rushes") is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by Nati ...

, and Kinloss *** 10 (Orkney) Troop, in

Kirkwall Kirkwall (, , or ; ) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. First mentioned in the ''Orkneyinga saga'', it is today the location of the headquarters of the Orkney Islands Council and a transport hub wi ...

** 591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, in Bangor, Northern Ireland * 75 Engineer Regiment ( Army Reserve) ** 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron ( V), at Bailey Barracks,

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

*** 2 Troop, in

** 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in

Birkenhead Birkenhead () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic co ...

** 202 Field Squadron, in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

***Manx Troop, in

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

** 350 Field Squadron (EOD), in Chesterfield * 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment ( EOD) ( Army Reserve): ** 217 Field Squadron (EOD), in

Ilford Ilford is a large List of areas of London, town in East London, England, northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford is within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. It had a po ...

and

Southend Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the nor ...

) ** 221 Field Squadron (EOD), in

Bexleyheath Bexleyheath is a town in southeast London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley. It had a population of approximately 15,600 in 2021 and is southeast of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in London ...

and

Catford Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdivi ...

) ** 579 Field Squadron (EOD), in

Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells (formerly, until 1909, and still commonly Tunbridge Wells) is a town in Kent, England, southeast of Central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone ...

, Rochester and Redhill) *

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 p ...

(

Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

) ** Regimental Headquarters Troop, at Monmouth Castle ** 100 Field Squadron, in

Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was ...

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

, and

Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of ...

** 225 (City of

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

) Field Squadron, in

. 1 troop at Stoke, 2 troop at

Cannock Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton ...

, 3 troop and squadron headquarters at Oldbury. ** Jersey Field Squadron, in

St Helier St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; ) is the Capital city, capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It is the most populous of the twelve parishes of Jersey, with a population of 35,822, over one-third of the island' ...

. With a troop at

Guernsey Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...

. All regiments also have a

Light Aid Detachment A Light Aid Detachment is an attached independent minor unit of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, or Royal New Zealand Army Log ...

(LAD) provided by

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is the maintenance arm of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's professional engineers". History Prior t ...

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