| 2 | |
|---|---|
 Cap Badge of the Corps of Royal Engineers | |
| Active | 1950—1957 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
|
| Role | Divisional Engineer Regiment |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 6th Armoured Division |
| Nickname(s) | 27 Field Engr Rgt |
The 27th Engineer Regiment was a former engineering unit of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army. The regiment only existed for a short time and saw no full service.[1]
History[]
In 1949, following the demobilization of the army, the Corps of Royal Engineers were reformed. Many independent field squadrons were merged with other units forming new "engineer regiments". One of these squadrons was 1 Field Squadron, this squadron was based at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes England. By March 1950 the squadron took control of 25 and 28 Field Squadrons and 44 Field Park Squadron (new formed). These squadrons were merged and named officially that month as the 27th Field Engineer Regiment.[1][2][3]
In November 1952 the regiment moved to St Georges Barracks in Minden, West Germany. After moving here the regiment was assigned as one of the 6th Division engineer regiments. During this time, the regiment was assigned to the 6th Armoured Division, but had 25 Field Squadron assigned to the 4th Division's 11th Infantry Brigade. During this time, the "6th Armoured Division" was actually just the 20th Armoured Brigade plus some supporting units. In 1957, as a result of the 1957 Defence White Paper, the division was disbanded with some of its units moving to other divisions in Germany.[1][2][3] Later that year, the regiment was disbanded with the following changes for the squadrons;[1][2]
- 1 Field Squadron (went to 4th Armoured Division Engineers)[1][2]
- 25 Field Squadron (went to 2nd Armoured Division Engineers)[1][2]
- 28 Field Squadron (went to 6th Engineer Training Regiment)[1][2]
- 44 Field Park Squadron (went to 4th Armoured Division Engineers)[1][2]
rences[]
Sources[]
- Watson Graham E and Rinaldi Richard A. The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organisation and Units 1889–2018. Tiger Lilly Books ISBN 9781717901804
- 27 Regiment - Regiments - Major Units - Royal Engineers at british-army-units1945on.co.uk http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-engineers/regiments---major-units/27-regiment.html
- Watson, Graham E. and Rinaldi, Richard A. The British Army in Germany (BAOR and After): An Organisational History 1947-2004 Tiger Lilly Publiscations LLC 2005. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9