73 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

73 Engineer Regiment was a Territorial regiment of the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army active from 1969 to 2014.

73 Engineer Regiment
Active1969 - 2014
Country United Kingdom
BranchArmy
TypeEngineers
SizeRegiment
Part ofI Corps
29th Engineer Brigade
12th Engineer Brigade
Garrison/HQNottingham

History

73 Engineer Regiment was formed when the Territorial Army was drastically reduced in the late 1960s. The regiment was created as a reinforcement combat engineer unit to support I (BR) Corps in Germany. From 1969 - 1991 the regiment was assigned to 29 Engineer Brigade. In 1991 the regiment was re-organized to become 73 Air Support Engineer Regiment. In 1997 the regiment was assigned to 12 (Air Support) Engineer Brigade.[1] Parts of the regiment served in Operation Telic I and Operation Telic III.[2] In 2006 the regiment was re-organized to become 73 Engineer Regiment.[2] In 2014 the regiment was disbanded and only 1 squadron remained and moved to 33 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer Regiment.[2]

Structure

The regiment's structure changed a bit through its history, the structure just before disbandment:[2][3]

73 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom) is located in England
575 Squadron
575 Squadron
129 Squadron
129 Squadron
350 Squadron
350 Squadron
Locations:
Squadron Location

A number of former squadrons served with the regiment including:[2]

References
  1. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 314.
  2. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 315.
  3. "73 Engineer Regiment (V) [UK]". 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 322.
  5. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 319.
  6. "West Riding Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  7. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 320.
  8. "1st London Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-22. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  9. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 321.
  10. "The West Riding Regiment, RA (T) [UK]". 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  11. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 318.
  12. "West Riding Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  13. "Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey [UK]". 2008-01-03. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
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