Short History 1969 to 1977

11 Engineer Brigade and Corps Engineer Regiments disbanded 1969

CCRE HQ 1 (BR) Corps – Ripon Barracks Bielefeld

65 Corps Support Squadron – Ravelin Park Hameln
23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Bindon Barracks Hameln

28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment formed Jan 71 – Bindon Barracks Hameln
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23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – 64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron
73 Amphibious Support Squadron

2 Armoured Engineer Squadron – Haig Barracks Hohne moved to Corunna Barracks Iserlohn command CRE 4 Div from Nov 70

26 Armoured Engineer Squadron – Haig Barracks Hohne command CRE 1 Div from Apr 71

31 Armoured Engineer Squadron formed Sep 69 – Haig Barracks Hohne 2 Tps from 26 Armd Engr Sqn and 1 Tp from 2 Armd Engr Sqn moved to Roberts Barracks Osnabrück command CRE 2 Div from Mar 71

CRE 1 Division – Sheil Barracks Verden

21 Engineer Regiment (11 Infantry Brigade) formed Apr 69 – Assaye Barracks Neinburg
Regiment to NI Long Kesh Infantry Role Apr to Jul 71 with 5 Fd Sqn and 42 Fd Sqn
Regiment to NI Long Kesh Infantry Role Dec 74 to Mar 75
Regiment to NI Infantry Role Sep to Dec 76 with 2 Armd Engr Sqn

1 Field Squadron
Troop to NI Engineer Role Aug 72
NI Engineer Role Nov 72 to Mar 73

4 Field Squadron
NI Engineer Role Jul 73 to Nov 73
7 Field Squadron from Sep 77

32 Engineer Regiment (7 Armoured Brigade) formed Apr 69 – Haig Barracks Hohne disbanded Sep 77
Regiment to NI Infantry Role Jan to May 74
Regiment to NI Londonderry Infantry Role Mar to Jun 76

7 Field Squadron moved from Deverall Barracks Ripon CRE 2 Div to Haig Barracks Hohne Apr 71 NI Engineer Role Jul to Nov 72
moved to 21 Engr Regt Sep 77

30 Field Squadron – Gordon Barracks Hameln moved to Haig Barracks Hohne Nov 70
NI Ballykelly Engineer Role Nov 71 to Mar 72
moved to 26 Engr Regt Sep 77

37 Field Squadron – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück moved to 23 Engr Regt Apr 71
45 Field Support Squadron – Assaye Barracks Neinburg

26 Armoured Engineer Squadron – Haig Barracks Hohne from Apr 71
AVRE Troop to NI Londonderry Op Motorman Jul 72
NI Infantry Role Jan to May 74 command 32 Engr Regt

CRE 2 Division – Tunis Barracks Lübbecke23 Engineer Regiment (6 Infantry Brigade) – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück
Regiment to NI East Belfast Infantry Role Mar to Jul 72 with 12 Fd Sqn

7 Field Squadron – Deverall Barracks Ripon UK moved to 32 Armd Engr Regt Apr 71

16 Field Squadron
NI Engineer Role Jun-Nov 77

37 Field Squadron from Apr 71
NI Engineer Role Nov 73 to Mar 74
NI Engineer Role Oct 75 to Feb 76
moved to Gordon Barracks Hameln Apr 76 command CRE 2 Div

25 Engineer Regiment (12 Infantry Brigade) – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück
Regiment to NI Infantry Role Jul to Dec 73

12 Field Squadron
NI Infantry Role Mar-Jul 72 command 23 Engr Regt
NI Engineer Role Feb to Jun 75

39 Field Squadron
NI Engineer Role Mar to Jul 72
NI Engineer Role Jun to Oct 75

43 Field Support Squadron – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück

31 Armoured Engineer Squadron Mar 71 to Roberts Barracks Osnabrück
NI Engineer Role Jul to Nov 73
NI Infantry Role Dec 74 to Apr 75 command 21 Engr Regt

23 and 25 Engineer Regiment amalgamate Sep 76 forming 2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück
Regiment to NI Belfast Infantry Role Jun to Oct 77

12 Field Squadron
NI Infantry Role Jun to Oct 77

16 Field Squadron – 39 Field Squadron
43 Field Support Squadron

CRE 4 Division – Wentworth Barracks Herford 26 Engineer Regiment (4 Guards Brigade) – Allenbroke Barracks Paderborn moved to Corunna Barracks Iserlohn Nov 70
Regiment to NI Londonderry Infantry Role Jul to Nov 74

5 Field Squadron
NI Long Kesh Infantry Role Apr to Jul 71 command 21 Engr Regt
NI Engineer Role Mar to Jul 73

25 Field Squadron
NI Belfast Infantry Role Nov 72 to Mar 73 command 35 Engr Regt
NI Engineer Role Jun to Oct 76

35 Engineer Regiment (20 Armoured Brigade) – Gordon Barracks Hameln
Regiment to NI East Belfast Infantry Role Nov 72 to Mar 73

29 Field Squadron
NI Engineer Role Mar to Jun 74
NI Engineer Role Feb to Jun 76

42 Field Squadron
NI Long Kesh infantry role with 21 Engr Regt Apr to Jul 71
NI Engineer Role Nov 74 to Feb 75
NI Engineer Role Oct 76 to Feb 77

44 Field Support Squadron – Allenbroke Barracks Paderborn
moved to Bindon Barracks Hameln Nov 70

2 Armoured Engineer Squadron – Corunna Barracks Iserlohn Nov 70
NI Infantry Role Sep to Dec 76 command 21 Engineer Regiment

joins 26 Engineer Regiment as 2 Field Support Squadron Apr 77

1970 to 1977

HQ BAOR

40 Army Support Regiment – Kitchener Barracks Willich

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10 Independent Field Squadron arrived Jan 73 from 37 Engineer Regiment Longmoor – RAF Laarbruch Goch

14 Field Survey Squadron – Roy Barracks Ratingen
Amalgamated with 3 BAOR Map Depot Apr 77 forming 14 Independent Topographic Squadron

38 (Berlin) Field Squadron (Berlin Brigade) Smuts Barracks Berlin