11th Engineer Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 11th Engineer Brigade was a military engineering formation of the British Army controlling the corps support units of the Royal Engineers. The brigade was first formed a group, but later re-formed and re-designated as a brigade.

History
In April 1951 the 11th Engineer Group was formed in Osnabrück, West Germany as the main engineering headquarters within the British Army of the Rhine. Following their formation the group was assigned to Commander Royal Engineers, I (BR) Corps where it would remained until it's final disbandment in 1992. Following their formation, the group was organised as follows (in 1952);


 * HQ 11th Engineer Group & Signal Troop, Royal Signals, Roberts Barracks, Osnabrück
 * 37th (Army) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (supporting BAOR HQ)
 * 38th (Corps) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (supporting I (BR) Corps HQ)
 * 40th (Advanced Engineer Stores) Regiment, Royal Engineers, Kitchener Barracks, Willich (supporting all engineering regiments in West Germany)

In 1964 the group was re-named as the 11th Engineer Brigade and subsequently moved to Hameln. In 1966 the 1966 Defence White Paper was published and the group was notified they were to disband, which happened in April of 1969. Following their disbandment, the 37th and 38th were relived and re-organised under Commander Royal Engineers, I (BR) Corps, and the 40th was moved under Chief Engineer, BAOR in 1957,

Following the 1975 Mason Review, the brigade was re-formed under the same name and role with the following organisation by 1983;


 * HQ 11th Engineer Brigade & Signal Troop, Royal Signals, Bindon Barracks, Hameln
 * 23rd Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, Roberts Barracks, Osnabrück
 * 25th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, Roberts Barracks, Osnabrück
 * 28th (Amphibious) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 32nd Armoured Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, Munsterlager
 * 65 (Corps) Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers, Gordon Barracks, Hameln