Short History 1981 to 1999 - updated 17 Oct 10

1981 to 1993

CCRE HQ 1 (BR) Corps – Ripon Barracks Bielefeld disbanded 1993

28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment – Bindon Barracks Hameln command CRE 1 Div from May 92

12 Field Squadron joins Jul 92 from 25 Engr Regt
23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron
64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – 73 Amphibious Support Squadron from 1982

32 Armoured Engineer Regiment – Haig Barracks Hohne
26 Armoured Engineer Squadron – 31 Armoured Engineer Squadron – Dennis Barracks Münsterlager
77 Armoured Engineer Squadron formed 1983

65 Corps Support Squadron – Ravelin Park Hameln

HQ 5 Field Force – Quebec Barracks Osnabrück disbanded Jan 82
73 Independent Field Squadron merged with 23 Engineer Regiment Nov 83
from Jan 82 supporting 24 Inf Bde until end 1982 then to 28 Amph Engr Regt

CRE 2 Armoured Division – Tunis Barracks Lübbecke to Imphal Barracks York as 2 Infantry Division Dec 82

2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment redesignated 25 Engineer Regiment – Quebec Barracks Osnabrück moved to NI Maserene Barracks Antrim Aug 92
12 Field Squadron moved to 28 Engr Regt Jul 92
16 Field Squadron disbanded Aug 92
39 Field Squadron moved to 23 Engr Regt Jan 83
43 Field Support Squadron moved to 40 Army Engineer Support Regiment redesignated 43 Plant Squadron Jun 83

23 Engineer Regiment – Roberts Barracks Osnabrück reformed Jan 83

moved to Quebec Barracks 1984 disbanded 1993
1st Gulf War Dec 90 to Mar 91

HQ Squadron formed 73 Independent Field Squadron Nov 83

25 Field Squadron from 26 Engr Regt Nov 83 returning Mar 86
39 Field Squadron from 25 Engr Regt Jan 83 to Quebec Barracks Nov 83
73 Field Support Squadron from 28 Amph Engr Regt Jan 93

CRE 1 Armoured Division – Sheil Barracks Verden 1 Armoured Division Regiment redesignated 21 Engineer Regiment – Assaye Barracks Neinburg
1 Field Squadron
1 Tp in NI Jul to Dec 81
4 Field Squadron
2 Tp in NI Dec 81 to Apr 82
7 Field Squadron
45 Field Support Squadron

1st Gulf War Sep 90 to May 91

1993 to 1999

1 Armoured Division HQ moved to Wentworth Barracks Herford Oct 93

21 Engineer Regiment (4 Armoured Brigade) – Assaye Barracks Neinburg moved to Quebec Barracks Onsbrück 1996

7 Field Squadron – 7 HQ Squadron from Sep 94
Clothing Trails Combat Soldier 95 from Oct 93 to Mar 94
1 Field Squadron
Bosnia 1993 – Mar to Sep 95
4 Field Squadron
Belize Jun to Nov 93
45 Field Support Squadron

32 Engineer Regiment (7 Armoured Brigade) – Campbell Barracks Barracks Hohne
2 HQ Squadron moved from 26 Engr Regt Sep 94
26 Armoured Engineer Squadron
Mar to Sep 94 NI Mar to Sep 94
31 Armoured Engineer Squadron – 77 Armoured Engineer Squadron

35 Engineer Regiment (20 Armoured Brigade) – Gordon Barracks Hameln
29 Field Squadron
37 Field Squadron
NI Maze Prision Sep 94 to Mar 95
42 Field Squadron
44 Field Support Squadron

28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment – Bindon Barracks Hameln
General Engineer Support Regiment to 1 Armoured Division
64 HQ Squadron
12 Field Squadron renamed 12 (Nova Scotia) HQ Sqn moved to 25 Engr Regt
NI Maze Prision Mar to Sep 93
23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron
NI Maze Prision Sep 93 to Mar 94
73 Amphibious Support Squadron moved to 23 Engr Regt Jan 93
65 Field Support Squadron from 1994
522 STRE (Works) from 1994

1981 to 1989

CRE 3 Armoured Division – San Sebastian Barracks Soest moved to Bulford as 3 (UK) Division Oct 933 Armoured Division Regiment redesignated 26 Engineer Regiment – Corunna Barracks Iserlohn
5 Field Squadron
25 Field Squadron from Nov 83 moved to 23 Engineer Regiment returned to Mar 86
30 Field Squadron
2 Field Support Squadron

1989 to 1994

26 Engineer Regiment – Corunna Barracks Iserlohn disbanded May 94
General Engineer Support Regiment to 1 Armoured Division from Oct 93
5 Field Squadron moved to 22 Engr Regt May 93
25 Field Squadron disbanded May 94
Belize Nov 92 to Jun 93
30 Field Squadron disbanded Jan 92

2 Field Support Squadron moved to 32 Engr Regt as 2 HQ Sqn May 94

1981 to 1993

CRE 4 Armoured Division – Wentworth Barracks Herford

4 Armoured Division Regiment redesignated 35 Engineer Regiment – Gordon Barracks Hameln 4 Armoured Division disbanded command to CRE 1 Armoured Division 1993
29 Field Squadron – 37 Field Squadron

42 Field Squadron – Falklands Oct 83 to Feb 84 – NI Feb 86 to Jun 86 a troop in Antrim

44 Field Support Squadron

1981 to 1994

HQ BAOR disbanded 199440 Army Support Group - Kitchener Barracks Willich

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10 Field Squadron – RAF Laarbruch disbanded Nov 82

38 (Berlin) Field Squadron (Berlin Brigade) Smuts Barracks Berlin disbanded 1994

1981 to 1999

14 (Independent from May 85) Topographic Squadron – Roy Barracks Ratingen moved to Aryshire Barracks South Mönchengladbach Feb 95 named 14 Geographic Squadron from 1994