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3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME

Summary

3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME is a battalion of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the British Army.

3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME
Active1993–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleEquipment Support
SizeBattalion
406 personnel[1]
Part of20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team
Garrison/HQPrince Philip Lines, Tidworth Camp
EngagementsBosnia
Kosovo
Operation Telic
Operation Herrick

History edit

The battalion was formed in 1993, from 4 Armoured Workshop, at Hobart Barracks in Detmold. Its initial role was to support 20th Armoured Brigade. Upon the disbandment of 1 (BR) Corps in 1994, the battalion gained 58 Station Workshop as 3 Garrison Workshop.[2]

In September 2021, a platoon of 22 troops joined the 4th Armoured CS Battalion REME to provide public duties in London. This was the first time the corps has provided public duties for more than 30 years.[3]

Structure edit

The battalion's current structure is as follows:[4]

  • 5 Armoured Company
  • 18 Field Company
  • 20 Armoured Company

References edit

  1. ^ Craftsman Magazine January 2022, p.9
  2. ^ "Major Units - British Army units from 1945 on". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "REME's first Palace Duties for almost 30 years". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. ^ "Army 2020 Refine ORBAT" (PDF). p. 35. Retrieved 3 February 2021.