Units of the Royal Engineers

This is a list of units of the British Army's Royal Engineers.

Brigades & Groups

Combat Engineers prepare a bridge for demolition in Malaya.

Royal Engineers' Surveyors in Europe

Combat Engineers of 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment practice landmine clearance.

• 8th Engineer Brigade
  • 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group^[1]
    • 32 Engineer Regiment
    • 36 Engineer Regiment (Force Support)
    • 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
    • 71 Engineer Regiment (paired with 39 Regiment)
    • 75 Engineer Regiment (paired with 36 Regiment)
    • 42 Headquarters & Support Squadron^[2]
      • 20 Works Group (Air Support)^[3]
        • 510 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) (Army Reserve)
        • 529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
        • 531 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
        • 532 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
        • 534 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
      • 62 Works Group^[4]
        • 508 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
        • 519 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 523 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 524 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 63 Works Group^[5]
        • 517 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 518 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 525 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
        • 527 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
        • 535 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 65 Works Group^[6] (Army Reserve)
        • 503 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
        • 504 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
        • 506 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W)
        • 507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (R)
        • 509 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (PI)
        • 526 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 66 Works Group ^[7] (Air Support)
        • 502 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
        • 516 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (BP)
        • 521 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (WD)
        • 528 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
        • 530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (M)
  • 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) Engineer Group^[1]
    • 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group Support Unit
    • 28 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)^[8] (Counter-Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence)
    • 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD)
    • 35 Engineer Regiment (EOD) - Formerly 35 Armoured Engineer Regiment
    • 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD & Search) (Paired with 33 Regiment)
    • 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC
    • 1 Military Working Dog Regiment
• 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
  • Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
  • 21 Engineer Regiment
  • 22 Engineer Regiment (supporting 20 ABCT)^[9]
  • 26 Engineer Regiment (supporting 12 ABCT)^[10]

Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers, Bobin, on D Day

RE Plant Operators construct foundations for a new bridge in Workington after floods

Sappers launching a Logistic Support Bridge at Workington in order to reduce effects of collapsed bridges

TROJAN AVRE with Full Width Mine Plough and Fascine.

Regiments

Below is a list of the regiments of the Royal Engineers.^[11]

• See RSME for 1 RSME Regiment and 3 RSME Regiment
• 21 Engineer Regiment, at Claro Barracks, Ripon^[12]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 7 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 1 Field Squadron
  • 4 Field Squadron
  • 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, in Sennelager^[13] (from 2021 to present part of German-British Engineer Battalion 130 of the German Army)^[14][15][16]
  • 29 Field Squadron^[17]
• 22 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down^[18]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 6 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 52 Armoured Engineer Squadron
• 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge^[19][18][20]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 9 Parachute Squadron
  • 51 Parachute Squadron
  • 299 Parachute Squadron, in Kingston upon Hull^{[21][22][23][24][25]}
    • No. 1 Parachute Troop, in Kingston upon Hull
    • No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Wakefield
    • No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Pontefract
• 24 Commando Engineer Regiment, at RM Chivenor, Braunton^[26]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 54 Commando Field Squadron
  • 59 Commando Field Squadron
  • 131 Commando Field Squadron, in Kingsbury, London^[27]
    • 300 Troop, in Plymouth
    • 301 Troop, in Sheldon
    • 302 Troop, in Bath
• 26 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down^[18]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 38 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 30 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 33 Armoured Engineer Squadron
• 28 Engineer Regiment (Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (C-CBRN))^[28]
  • Regimental Headquarters, at RAF Honington, Honington
  • 64 Headquarters and Support Squadron (C-CBRN), at RAF Honington, Honington
  • 42 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
  • 77 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
  • Falcon (Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment, at Harman Lines, Warminster Garrison
• 32 Engineer Regiment, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison^[18][29][30]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 2 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 26 Field Squadron
  • 31 Field Squadron
  • 37 Field Squadron^[17]
• 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish^[31]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 49 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 58 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 821 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
• 35 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish^[18]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 15 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 17 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 21 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
• 36 Engineer Regiment (Queen's Gurkha Engineers), at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone^[32]
  • Regimental Headquarters – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Engineers^[33]
  • 50 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 67 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
  • 68 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
  • 69 (Gurkha) Field Squadron^[33]
  • 70 (Gurkha) Parachute Squadron
• 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support), at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss^[34]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron (Air Support)
  • 34 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 48 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 53 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 65 Field Squadron (Air Support)
• 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), at RAF Wyton, Wyton^[35]
  • Regimental Headquarters and Special Support Team
  • 13 Geographic Squadron
  • 14 Geographic Squadron
  • 16 Geographic Squadron
  • 135 Geographic Squadron, in Ewell and Reading^[36][37]
• 71 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)^[38]
  • Regimental Headquarters at Leuchars Station
  • 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, in Paisley and Barnsford Bridge
  • 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, in Newcastle
  • 124 (Lowland) Field Support Squadron, in Cumbernauld, Leuchars, and Kinloss
    • 10 (Orkney) Troop, in Kirkwall
  • 591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, in Bangor, Northern Ireland
• 75 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)^[38]
  • 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (V), at Bailey Barracks, Sheffield
    • 2 Troop, in Sheffield
  • 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in Birkenhead
  • 202 Field Squadron, in Manchester
    • Manx Troop, in Douglas, Isle of Man^[39][40]
  • 350 Field Squadron (EOD), in Chesterfield^[41]
• 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD) (Army Reserve):^[38]
  • 217 Field Squadron (EOD), in Ilford and Southend)
  • 221 Field Squadron (EOD), in Bexleyheath and Catford)
  • 579 Field Squadron (EOD), in Tunbridge Wells, Rochester and Redhill)
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)^[38]
  • Regimental Headquarters Troop, at Monmouth Castle
  • 100 Field Squadron, in Cwmbran, Bristol, Cardiff, and Swansea
  • 225 (City of Birmingham) Field Squadron, in Birmingham. 1 troop at Stoke, 2 troop at Cannock, 3 troop and squadron headquarters at Oldbury.
  • Jersey Field Squadron, in St Helier. With a troop at Guernsey.

All regiments also have a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) provided by Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.^[42]