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26 FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT
1950 – 1958
The Sign above shows the reworked Main Entrance Shield of the Regiment, in front of Gordon Barracks Hameln!
| Dates | Location | deployment | under command: | Sub-units – Remarks |
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| 11.1950 | Gordon Barracks, Hameln | Formed for 11 Armoured Division | 7 Field Squadron from 21 Regiment 29 Independent Field Squadron provided Park Troop as basis for 43 Field Park Squadron 60 Field Squadron was newly raised |
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| 04.1956 | 11 Armoured Division was renamed 4 Division | |||
| 11.1957 | Renamed 4 Division Engineers | 7 Fd Sqn to 5 Division 29 Fd Sqn remained in 4 Division 60 Fd Sqn disbanded 43 Fd Pk Sqn went to 2 Division. |
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Thanks to Alan Young from http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/ for his great job to find out all these dates!
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