steve LE Maj
Number of posts : 1000 Age : 75 Localisation : near Cuxhaven Cap Badge : Royal Signals + Royal Engineers Places Served : Verden-Aller + Willich + Iserlohn + Hameln Registration date : 2010-02-14
| Subject: Short History of the Royal Engineers in Willich 22/2/2017, 16:33 | |
| Jan 52 to Jul 58 40 Advanced Engineers Stores Regiment was formed in January 1952 at the former Becker Steelworks renamed Kitchener Barracks under the command of the Chief Engineer BAOR to bring together the engineer resources and repair units in BAOR which were in various locations from Dortmund to Hannover 80 Advanced Workshop and Park Squadron 339 Plant Park Squadron 1254 + 1255 Independent Workshop and Park Squadrons 267 Stores Unit + 721 Workshop Unit - manned by civilians
1957 41 Army Field Park Squadron arrives previously 41 Corps Park Squadron of 37 Corps Engineer Regiment Roberts Barracks Osnabrück
Jul 58 to Apr 60 1958 BAOR was reorganised on a brigade group basis and the Field Engineer Regiments were broken up 80 Workshop and Park Squadron 21 Workshop and Park Squadron - formed from 1254 and 1255 Workshop and Park Squadrons 41 Plant Park Squadron - formed from 339 Plant Park Squadron and 41 Army Park Squadron
Apr 60 to Jan 68 21 Workshop and Park Squadron 41 Plant Park Squadron 46 Workshop and Plant Squadron from Gheel Belgium and amalgamated with 80 Workshop and Plant Squadron
Jan 68 to Jan 70 21 Park Squadron 41 Workshop Squadron 46 Workshop and Plant Squadron now 46 Plant Squadron moved to Alanbrooke Barracks Paderborn 303 Stores Depot + 305 Stores Depot at Cromwell Barracks Hamm Sub depots at Sennelager - Hanover - Scharfoldendorf - Hameln
Jan 70 to Oct 77 40 Advanced Engineers Stores Regiment renamed 40 Army Support Regiment 21 Army Support Squadron 41 Army Support Squadron - after 1974 not manned G1098 held for mobilisation by TA units Engineer Base Workshop + Engineer Spares Park + Engineer Plant Park + REME Wksp 303 Engineer Park + 305 Engineer Park at Hamm 46 Army Support Squadron at Alanbrooke Barracks Paderborn - not manned G1098 held for mobilisation 16 Oct 73 - Freedom of Willich Date unknown - 522 STRE (Works) arrived but not under command
Oct 77 to Oct 81 Regiment disbands and 21 Army Support Squadron takes over the role of engineer support for BAOR responsibility for forward sub-depots transferred to 65 Corps Support Squadron in Hameln 41 Army Support Squadron - not manned G1098 held for mobilisation by TA units - disbanded Jan 78 46 Army Support Squadron at Sennelager - not manned G1098 held for mobilisation by TA units - disbanded Jan 78 21 Army Support Squadron disbands Oct 81
Oct 81 to 1992 40 Army Engineer Support Group forms then later known as 40 Army Engineer Support Regiment then later back to 40 Army Engineer Support Group 21 Engineer Base Workshop 303 Engineer Park
43 Field Support Squadron arrives from 25 Engineer Regiment Roberts Barracks Osnabrück renamed 43 Plant Squadron in Jun 83
In 1986 21 Engineer Base Workshop was given the task of converting Chieftain tanks to Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) on 9 Aug 87 the first was in use by 32 Armoured Engineer Regiment after modifications a total of 17 were built known as 'Willich AVREs' in late 1989 Vickers Defence Systems was given the contract for further conversions
40 Army Engineer Support Group disbands and duties taken over by 65 Corps Support Squadron Ravelin Park Hameln
522 STRE (Works) moves to Hameln
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