23 Regiment
| Royal Engineers 2 Infantry Division | ||
| Dates | Location | Sub-units - Remarks |
| 1947.02 | Germany: | 2 and 5 Fd Sqns and 21 Fd Pk Sqn 2 Infantry Division formed Feb 47 |
| Jan 48: 38 Fd Sqn joined from the disbanded 5 Division | 2, 5 & 38 Fd Sqns & 21 Fd Pk Sqn | |
| Jun 48: Renamed 23 Field Engineer Regiment | ||
| 23 Field Engineer Regiment | ||
| 1948.06 | Germany: Mons Barracks, Iserlohn | 2, 5 and 38 Fd Sqns and 21 Fd Pk Sqn Units were spread throughout Germany |
| 1949.01 | Germany: Gordon Barracks, Hameln | 2, 5 and 38 Fd Sqns and 21 Fd Pk Sqn |
| 1950.07 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund | 2, 5 and 38 Fd Sqns and 21 Fd Pk Sqn |
| May 58: Regiment disbanded 2 Fd Sqn remained with 2 Div, 5 Fd Sqn transferred to 4 Div, 38 Fd Sqn transferred to Berlin Bde and 21 Fd Pk Sqn transferred to 40 Regt. | ||
| 2 Division Engineers | ||
| 1957.04 | Germany: HQ at Lubbecke | Formed 2 and 25 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Pk Sqn |
| Jan 61: 7 Fld Sqn transferred from 1 Div (Osnabruck). | 2, 7 and 25 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Pk Sqn | |
| Nov 61: 25 Fd Sqn moved to 4 Division Engineers, 29 Fd Sqn joined from 4 Division Engineers | 2, 7 and 29 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Pk Sqn | |
| Sep 64: 2 Fd Sqn became 2 Armd Eng Sqn and transferred to 32 Regt. | 7 and 29 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Pk Sqn | |
| 1964.10 | HQRE 2 Div moved to Osnabruck. 43 Fd Park Sqn moved to Osnabruck, remained in Div but under local command 25 Regt. 29 Fd Sqn transferred to 35 Regt (Hameln). 16 Fd Sqn transferred from 35 Regt (Osnabruck. | 7 and 16 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Pk Sqn |
| Jan 68: 43 Fd Park Sqn became 43 Fd Sp Sqn. | 7 and 16 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Sp Sqn | |
| Feb 68: 7 Fd Sqn moved to Ripon, remained in 2 Div. 37 Fd Sqn transferred from 25 Regt. | 7, 16 and 37 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Sp Sqn | |
| Apr 69: Reformed as 23 Engineer Regiment | ||
| 23 Engineer Regiment | ||
| 1969.04 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 7 and 16 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Sp Sqn also had 37 Fd Sqn under command for local admin (remained under command 32 Engr Regt) |
| Apr 71: 7 Fld Sqn transferred to 32 Engr Regt and 37 Fld Sqn transferred from 32 Engr Regt. | 16 and 37 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Sp Sqn | |
| 20 Mar 72 - 24 Jul 72: Northern Ireland Tour: Infantry Role: East Belfast | ||
| Apr 76: 37 Fld Sqn transferred to 35 Engr Regt | 16 Fd Sqn and 43 Fd Sp Sqn | |
| Jul 76: 73 Indep Fld Sqn moved to Osnabruck under local command 23 Regt | ||
| Sep 76: 23 Engr Regt and 25 Engr Regt amalgamated to form 2 Armd Div Engr Regt | ||
| 1977: Amalgamated with 25 Regt to form 2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment | ||
| 23 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Dates | Location | Sub-units - Remarks |
| 1983.01 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | Reformed: 39 Fd Sqn from 2 ADER & 73 Fd Sqn from Indep Role |
| 1984: 25 Fd sqn transferred in from 26 Eng Regt | ||
| 1990: Gulf War | 4 Armoured Brigade | |
| 1993: RHQ, 39 & 73 Fd Sqns all disbanded | ||
| 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) | ||
| 2003.01.07 | England: Woodbridge | Reformed: Supports 16 Air Assault Brigade: 12 (Nova Scotia) HQ & Sp Sqn (Air Assault), 9 Para, 51 Para (Air Assault), 61 Fd Sp Sqn (Air Assault). |
| 2006 | England: Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, Suffolk | Supports 16 Air Assault Brigade |
| Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 8 | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| Oct 10 - Apr 11: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 13 | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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