35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) (United Kingdom)

35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)
35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)
	Insignia of 35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S); Hector, Prince of Troy
Active	1948 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Engineering
Role	Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search
Size	Three squadrons; 518 personnel
Part of	8th Engineer Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Carver Barracks, Wimbish

35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S), Royal Engineers is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search unit of the British Army, part of 8th Engineer Brigade.^[3]

History

The regiment arrived in Germany in 1957 after being at Ripon 1955-57 including a deployment for Operation Musketeer, the Suez crisis. It remained at Gordon Barracks, Hameln, Germany, Germany from 1964 to 1999.^[4]

From 1950 to 1995 the regiment included 29 Field Squadron, including the period 1977-82 during which the regiment was 4th Armoured Division Engineer Regiment.^[5]

In the 21st century it became a close support regiment supporting the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Under the Army 2020 Refine programme, the regiment returned from Germany and re-roled as an EOD and Search Regiment.^[6] 35 Engineer Regiment is now based at Carver Barracks, Wimbish.^[7]

Squadrons

Today the regiment consists of:

35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
- 15 Headquarters and Support Squadron^[8]
- 17 Field Squadron^[9]
- 21 Field Squadron^[10]

References

^ 35 Regiment – 4 Div Regt, British Army Units From 1945 On. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "8 Engineer Brigade | The British Army".
^ "British Army units from 1945 on - 35 Regiment - 4 Div Regt". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "British Army units from 1945 on - 29 Squadron". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "It's all change at barracks as new regiment moves in". Saffron Walden Reporter. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ UK Ministry of Defence (31 January 2017). "Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Ministry of Defence". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "35 Engineer Regiment EOD&S (@35engineer) • 15 is now re-rolling as 15 HQ&Sp Sqn, which will provide support across the station to enable EOD&S activities across the globe". 20 July 2023.
^ "17 Sqn are currently preparing to go onto readiness in support of NATO, which means lots of time spent perfecting not just their EOD&S skills, but also living and fighting from vehicles, operating in the field and understanding our role in the bigger battle". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Members of 21 Fd Sqn (EOD&S), with attachments from Military Working Dogs, REME and R Sigs, conduct live fire training in preparation for operations with the Scots Dragoon Guards". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[1] 35 Regiment – 4 Div Regt, British Army Units From 1945 On. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

[2] "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] "8 Engineer Brigade | The British Army".

[4] "British Army units from 1945 on - 35 Regiment - 4 Div Regt". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[5] "British Army units from 1945 on - 29 Squadron". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[6] "It's all change at barracks as new regiment moves in". Saffron Walden Reporter. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[7] UK Ministry of Defence (31 January 2017). "Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Ministry of Defence". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[8] "35 Engineer Regiment EOD&S (@35engineer) • 15 is now re-rolling as 15 HQ&Sp Sqn, which will provide support across the station to enable EOD&S activities across the globe". 20 July 2023.

[9] "17 Sqn are currently preparing to go onto readiness in support of NATO, which means lots of time spent perfecting not just their EOD&S skills, but also living and fighting from vehicles, operating in the field and understanding our role in the bigger battle". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[10] "Members of 21 Fd Sqn (EOD&S), with attachments from Military Working Dogs, REME and R Sigs, conduct live fire training in preparation for operations with the Scots Dragoon Guards". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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