26 Field Engineer Regiment 1950 | November formed at Hameln, Germany for 11 Armoured Division, with 7 Field Squadron from 21 Regiment, 29 Independent Field Squadron provided Park Troop as basis for 43 Field Park Squadron and 60 Field Squadron was newly raised. |
1951 - 1957 | Hameln, Germany under command 11 Armoured Division with 7, 29 and 60 Field Squadrons and 43 Field Park Squadron. |
1958 | Hameln, Germany under command 11 Armoured Division with 7, 29 and 60 Field Squadrons and 43 Field Park Squadron. Disbanded, 11 Armoured Division was renamed 4 Division. 7 Field Squadron to 5 Division, 29 Field Squadron remained in 4 Division, 60 Field Squadron disbanded and 43 Field Park Squadron went to 2 Division. |
4 Div Engineers 1957 | 4 Div Engineers formed in Germany. |
1958 | Germany with HQ at Herford, 1 Fld Sqn at Sennelager (20 Armd Bde), 5 Fld Sqn at Iserlohn (5 Infantry Bde), 29 Fld Sqn at Hameln (4 Guards Bde) and 45 Fld Park Sqn at Sennelager. HQ and 1 Fld Sqn moved to Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn. |
1959 | Germany with HQ at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, 1 Fld Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn (20 Armd Bde), 5 Fld Sqn at Iserlohn (5 Infantry Bde), 29 Fld Sqn at Hameln (4 Guards Bde) and 44 Fld Park Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn. |
1960 | Germany with HQ at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, 1 Fld Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn (20 Armd Bde), 5 Fld Sqn at Iserlohn (5 Infantry Bde), 29 Fld Sqn at Hameln (4 Guards Bde) and 44 Fld Park Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn. 1 Fld Sqn transferred to 1 Div. May 5 Fld Sqn moved to Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn |
1961 | Germany with HQ at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, 5 Fld Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, 29 Fld Sqn at Hameln and 44 Fld Park Sqn at Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn. 29 Fld Sqn transferred to 2 Div. 25 Fld Sqn transferred from 2 Div, moved to Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn. |
1962 - 1967 | Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, Germany with 5 and 25 Fld Sqns and 44 Fld Park Sqn. |
1968 | Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, Germany with 5 and 25 Fld Sqns and 44 Fld Park Sqn. 44 Fld Park Sqn became 45 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1969 | Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn, Germany with 5 and 25 Fld Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn. April 5 and 25 Fld Sqns moved to Sennelager. April redesignated 26 Engineer Regt. 44 Fld Sup Sqn moved to Sennelager under command 26 Engr Regt. |
26 Engineer Regiment 1969 | Formed in Sennelager by redesignating 4 Div Engineers with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. |
1970 | Sennelager with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. Nov moved to Corunna Bks, Iserlohn. |
1971 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. April to July 5 Fld Sqn to Northern Ireland in the infantry role under command 21 Engr Regt. |
1972 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. Nov 25 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland in the infantry role under command 35 Engr Regt. |
1973 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. March 25 Fld Sqn returned from Northern Ireland |
1974 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. July to Nov in Northern Ireland in infantry role. |
1975 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. |
1976 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. June to Oct 25 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland in the infantry role. |
1977 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 25 Field Squadrons. 2 Armd Engr Sqn became 2 Fld Sup Sqn and transferred to regt. 30 Fld Sqn transferred from 32 Engr Regt. |
3 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment 1978 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. January regiment redesignated 3 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment. July to Nov Northern Ireland tour in infantry role. |
1979 - 1980 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1981 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. 1 January Regiment reverted back to being called 26 Engineer Regiment. |
26 Engineer Regiment 1981 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. 1 January Regiment reverted back to being called 26 Engineer Regiment. |
1982 - 1983 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1984 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. Jan 25 Sqn joined 23 Regt. |
1985 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1986 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. Mar 25 Sqn returned from 23 Regt |
1987 - 1988 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1989 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. March redesignated as General Engineer Support Regiment to 3 Armoured Division. |
1990 - 1993 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. |
1994 | Corunna Bks, Iserlohn with 5, 25 and 30 Field Squadrons and 2 Fld Sup Sqn. May the Regiment was disbanded, less 2 Field Support Squadron, which transferred to 32 Engineer Regiment. |
26 Engineer Regiment 2000 | The Regiment was reformed on 1st Apr at Corunna Bks, Ludgershall as a Strategic Defence Review enhancement. August moved to Kosovo. |
2001 | Kosovo. Feb returned to Corunna Bks, Ludgershall to resume its Combat Support role to 12 Mechanised Brigade. The Regiment provides Close Support (mobility bridging, plant), counter mobility (route denial anti-tank mines) as well as general field engineering to all the battalions and regiments in the brigade. |
2002 - 2004 | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall with 38 Headquarters and Support Squadron, 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron (AES), 30 AES and 33 AES. |
2005 | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall with 38 HQ and Sp Sqn, 8, 30 and 33 AES’s. Regiment deployed to Iraq on Op TELIC 6. |
2006 | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall with 38 HQ and Sp Sqn, 8, 30 and 33 AES’s. |
2007 | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall with 38 HQ and Sp Sqn, 8, 30 and 33 AES’s. March to October regiment deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Op HERRICK 6. |
2008 - | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall with 38 HQ and Sp Sqn, 8, 30 and 33 AES’s. |
2009 | Corunna Bks, Ludgershall |
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