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32 Assault Engineer Regiment 

32 Armoured Engineer Regiment 

32 Engineer Regiment

  32 Armoured Engineer Regiment

 32 Engineer Regiment

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 32 Assault Engineer Regiment

1947

Formed in Germany by renumbering 42 Assault Regiment with 26 Assault Sqn from 42 Regt, 44 and 50 Field Sqn newly formed and 631 Assault Park Sqn renumbered 31 Assault Park Sqn.

 

1948

Germany with 26 Assault Sqn, 44 and 50 Field Sqns and 31 Assault Park Sqn. Moved to England: Perham Down

 

1949

Perham Down, England with 26 Assault Sqn, 44 and 50 Field Sqns and 31 Assault Park Sqn. 39 Fld Sqn transferred from 24 Regt and 50 Fld Sqn sent to Hong Kong.

 

1950

Perham Down, England with 26 Assault Sqn, 39 and 44 Field Sqns and 31 Assault Park Sqn. 39 Fld Sqn was renumbered 50 Fld Sqn, 44 Fld  Sqn renumbered 59 Fld Sqn. 50 or 55 Fld Sqn redes independent and sent to Korea.

 

1951

Perham Down, England with 26 Assault Sqn, 59 Field Sqn and 31 Assault Park Sqn. 59 Fld Sqn renamed 59 Aslt Sqn (Flail) and 81 Aslt Sqn formed HQ Sqn Aslt.

 

1952 - 1953

Perham Down, England with 26, 59 and 81 Assault Sqns, and 31 Assault Park Sqn.

 

1954

Perham Down, England with 26, 59 and 81 Assault Sqns, and 31 Assault Park Sqn. 59 Sqn redes Airfield Construction then transferred to SME Chatham. 31 Sqn disbanded. 

 

1955

Perham Down, England with 26 and 81 Assault Sqns.

 

1956

Perham Down, England with 26 and 81 Assault Sqns. 81 Sqn redes Fld Sqn.

 

1957

Perham Down, England with 26 and 81 Assault Sqns. Regiment disbanded, 26 Sqn moved to Germany, 81 Sqn amalgamated with 12 Fld sqn and moved to Christmas Island.

 

 

32 Armoured Engineer Regiment

1964

2 Fld Sqn became 2 Armd Eng Sqn at Munster. Sept 32 Armoured Engineer Regiment formed at Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 2 and 26 Armd Eng Sqns and HQ Sqn.

 

1965

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 2 and 26 Armd Eng Sqns and HQ Sqn. 2 Armd Eng Sqn moved to Hohne.

 

1966 - 1968

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 2 and 26 Armd Eng Sqns and HQ Sqn.

 

32 Engineer Regiment

1969

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 2 and 26 Armd Eng Sqns and HQ Sqn. April redesignated 32 Engineer Regiment, 30 Fld Sqn (Hameln) and 37 Fld Sqn (Osnabruck) came under command and 2 and 26 Armd Eng Sqns remained temporarily under command. Sept 31 Armd Eng Sqn formed at Hohne.

 

1970

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 2, 26 and 31 Armd Eng Sqns, 30 and 37 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. 30 Fld Sqn moved to Hohne. 2 Armd Eng Sqn transferred to HQRE 4 Div at Iserlohn.

 

1971

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 26 and 31 Armd Eng Sqns, 30 and 37 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. Mar 31 Armd Eng Sqn transferred to HQRE 2 Div at Osnabruck. April 37 Fld Sqn transferred to 23 Eng Regt.  7 Fld Sqn transferred from 23 Eng Regt and moved to Hohne. 26 Armd Eng Sqn transferred to HQRE 1 Div. Nov 30 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland in infantry role.

 

1972

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. Mar 30 Fld Sqn returned from Northern Ireland.

 

1973

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn.

 

1974

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. Jan to Feb Northern Ireland tour in infantry role.

 

1975

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn.

 

1976

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. Mar to June Northern Ireland tour in infantry role.

 

1977

Haig Bks, Hohne, Germany with 7 and 30 Fld Sqns and HQ Sqn. 7 Fld Sqn transferred to 21 Eng Regt. 30 Fld Sqn transferred to 26 Eng Regt. 26 Armd Eng Sqn remained independent at Munsterlager. Sept Regiment disbanded.

 

 

32 Armoured Engineer Regiment

1980

Jan 32 Armoured Engineer Regiment reformed. RHQ at Verden and 26 and 31 Armd Eng Sqns and HQ Sqn at Dennis Bks, Munsterlager.

 

1981 - 1982

Dennis Bks, Munsterlager with 26 and 31 Armd Eng Sqns

 

1983

Dennis Bks, Munsterlager with 26 and 31 Armd Eng Sqns. 77 Armoured Engineer Squadron formed.

 

1984 - 1992

Dennis Bks, Munsterlager with 26, 31 and 77 Armd Eng Sqns

 

32 Engineer Regiment

1993

Dennis Bks, Munsterlager, Germany with 26, 31 and 77 Armd Eng Sqns. Moved to Campbell Bks, Hohne. Renamed 32 Engineer Regiment. 2 Headquarters Squadron formed. 77 Sqn moved to 35 Regt. 39 Sqn joined from 23 Regt.

 

1994 - 1999

Campbell Bks, Hohne with 2 (HQ), 26, 31 and 77 Armd Eng Sqns.

 

2000

Campbell Bks, Hohne with 2 (HQ), 26, 31 and 77 Armd Eng Sqns. 77 Sqn moved to 35 Regt. 39 Sqn reformed.

 

2001 - 2002

Campbell Bks, Hohne with 2 (HQ), 26, 31 and 39 Armd Eng Sqns.  

 

2003

Campbell Bks, Hohne with 2 (HQ), 26, 31 and 39 Armd Eng Sqns.   March – April took part in Invasion of Iraq.

 

2004 -

Campbell Bks, Hohne with 2 (HQ), 26, 31 and 39 Armd Eng Sqns.  

 

 

 

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