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The RE can trace their history back to William the Conqueror's invasion of [[1066]], a full 600 years before the [[New Model Army]] became the [[British Army]]. | The RE can trace their history back to William the Conqueror's invasion of [[1066]], a full 600 years before the [[New Model Army]] became the [[British Army]]. | ||
| − | + | ==[[Royal Engineer Roles]] | |
| + | * [[Close Support Engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[General Support Engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Air Support Engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Explosive Ordnance Disposal]] | ||
| + | * [[Geographic]] | ||
| + | * [[Infrastructure Engineering]] | ||
==[[Royal Engineers Regiments - Regular Army]]== | ==[[Royal Engineers Regiments - Regular Army]]== | ||
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** [[31 Armd Engr Sqn]] | ** [[31 Armd Engr Sqn]] | ||
** [[39 Armd Engr Sqn]] | ** [[39 Armd Engr Sqn]] | ||
| − | * [[33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)]] - | + | * [[33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)]] - [[Wimbish]] |
** [[22 HQ & Sp Sqn (EOD) RE]] | ** [[22 HQ & Sp Sqn (EOD) RE]] | ||
** [[21 Fd Sqn (EOD) RE]] | ** [[21 Fd Sqn (EOD) RE]] | ||
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** [[69 Ghurka Fd Sqn QGE]] | ** [[69 Ghurka Fd Sqn QGE]] | ||
** [[70 Ghurka Fd Sp Sqn QGE]] | ** [[70 Ghurka Fd Sp Sqn QGE]] | ||
| − | * [[38 Engineer Regiment]] - [[ | + | * [[38 Engineer Regiment]] - [[Ripon]] - Close Support |
** [[32 HQ & Sp Sqn RE]] | ** [[32 HQ & Sp Sqn RE]] | ||
** [[11 Fd Sqn RE]] | ** [[11 Fd Sqn RE]] | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 20 April 2006
The Sappers are the true jack of all trades going everywhere and turning their hands to pretty much everything. many other corps have been spawned from the RE such as the R Signals, REME and AAC.
The RE can trace their history back to William the Conqueror's invasion of 1066, a full 600 years before the New Model Army became the British Army. ==Royal Engineer Roles
- Close Support Engineering
- General Support Engineering
- Air Support Engineering
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- Geographic
- Infrastructure Engineering
Royal Engineers Regiments - Regular Army
- 21 Engineer Regiment - Osnabruck - Close Support
- 22 Engineer Regiment - Tidworth - Close Support
- 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) - Woodbridge - Close Support
- 25 Engineer Regiment - Northern Ireland - General Support
- 26 Engineer Regiment - Tidworth - Close Support
- 28 Engineer Regiment - Hameln - General Support
- 32 Engineer Regiment - Hohne - Close Support
- 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) - Wimbish
- 35 Engineer Regiment - Paderborn - Close Support
- 36 Engineer Regiment - Maidstone - General Support
- 38 Engineer Regiment - Ripon - Close Support
- 39 (Air Support) Engineer Regiment - Waterbeach - Air Support
- 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) - Hermitage - Geographic Support
Independent Sub-Units
- 59 Independent Commando Squadron - Southern England
- 62 Cyprus Support Squadron - Cyprus (obviously)
Royal Engineers Regiments/Squadrons - Territorial Army
Training Units
Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) consisting off: