7th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals

The 7th Signals Regiment was a former regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Army. From its creation to the end of the Cold War the regiment supported the 1st British Corps. After the cold war the regiment supported the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps which it supported till its disbandment in 2012.

History
The regiment can trace its history from the original 7th Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers. After the end of World War 2 the 1st Corps' Signal Regiment was re-titled to 1st Corps District Signal Regiment. The next year the regiment was disbanded. The familiar name came in 1959 as the regiment adopted the "7th (Corps) Signal Regiment" and joined the new 1st British Corps. In 1962 the regiment became the main headquarters signal regiment for the 1st British Corps. In 1968 both the 7th and 22nd Signals regiments became the corps signals regiments and both worked together as part of the Communications Support Group. After the end of the Cold War the 1st British Corps was disbanded. As a result the regiment joined the new 1st Signal Brigade and became the main signals regiment for the new Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. In 2002 the regiment moved to Elmpt and officially joined the Multi-National Division Headquarters in Germany. Eventually, in 2012 as a result of the Future Army Structure (Next Steps) the regiment was disbanded. In September of 1972 the regiment gained Freedom of the City for Herford and in 1997 for Krefeld strengthening their ties with the western German areas.

Organization
The following is the structure of the regiment in 1993:


 * 229 (Berlin) Signal Squadron
 * 230 (Malaya) Signal Squadron
 * 231 Signal Squadron
 * 232 Signal Squadron

Structure of the regiment just before disbandment:


 * 229 (Berlin) Signal Squadron
 * 231 Signal Squadron
 * 232 Signal Squadron

Alliances
🇳🇿 New Zealand -1st Divisional Signal Regiment, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals

🇧🇪 Belgium - 4th Troupes de Transmissions Battalion, Belgian Signal Battalion

🇫🇷 France - 51e Régiment de Transmissions, French Army

🇩🇪 Germany - 310 Fernmeldebataillon, German Army

🇺🇸 United States - 17th Signal Battalion, United States Army