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The 29th (Volunteers) Engineer Brigade was a volunteer brigade of the British Territorial Army. Its original headquarters was located in Glasgow and it's final headquarters were at Aldershot.

History
The brigade had its origins in 29 Engineer Group which was formed in 1961. It became 29th Engineer Brigade in 1967. By 1972 the headquarters was located at Newcastle upon Tyne. After Options for Change the brigade was disbanded. In 1997 the brigade was reformed to control the reserve units based in Southern England. It was later disbanded in 2002 and reformed in 2006 known as 29 (Corps Support) Engineer Brigade, with its headquarters at Aldershot.

Organization
The 29th Engineer Brigade had a very strange structure, in the sence that (in wartime) would include other countries' engineer units. The following is the structure when it was reformed as a Corps support engineer brigade in 1997:


 * Royal Monmouthshire Militia Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 101 Militia Headquarters Squadron
 * 100 Militia Field Squadron
 * 108 (Welsh) Militia Field Support Squadron
 * 225 (City of Birmingham) Militia Construction Squadron
 * 143 Plant Squadron
 * 75th (Lancashire and Cheshire) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 201 Headquarters Squadron
 * 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron
 * 202 Field Squadron
 * 125 (Staffordshire) Field Support Squadron
 * 101st (City of London) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
 * 233 EOD Headquarters Squadron
 * 222 Field EOD Squadron
 * 221 Field EOD Squadron
 * 220 EOD Field Squadron
 * 135 Topographical Squadron, Royal Engineers
 * Military Works Force, Royal Engineers

During the entire duration of the brigades existence (including the units listed above) it also commanded the following regiments at some time: 71st (Scottish) Engineer Regiment, 72nd (Tyne) Engineer Regiment, and 73rd Engineer Regiment.

During wartime the brigade would have commanded: 101st (Netherlands) Engineer Battalion, 5th (Polish) Engineer Regiment (2x Battalions), 6th (Italian) Engineer Regiment, and A (Turkish) Engineer Company.