Royal Pioneer Corps
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The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks. It was formed in 1939, and amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. Pioneer units performed a wide variety of tasks in all theatres of war, including full infantry, mine clearance, guarding bases, laying prefabricated track on beaches, and effecting various logistical operations. With the Royal Engineers they constructed airfields and roads and erected bridges; they constructed the Mulberry Harbour and laid the Pipe Line Under the Ocean (PLUTO).
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Royal Pioneer Corps | |
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Active | 1917–1921 (as Labour Corps) 1939–1993 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Light engineering tasks |
Garrison/HQ | Cuddington, Cheshire |
Motto(s) | Labor omnia vincit |
March | Pioneer Corps |
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