8 Engineer Brigade
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8 Engineer Brigade is a British Army formation of the Royal Engineers responsible for providing specialist military engineering support and capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Headquarters 8 Engineer Brigade (elements) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army brigade
ⓘ
military engineering formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| branch |
Royal Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Royal Engineers
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine | British Army engineering doctrine ⓘ |
| employer | British Army ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Royal Engineers units and headquarters ⓘ |
| garrison |
Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
ⓘ
Minley ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
explosive ordnance disposal and search
ⓘ
geographic and mapping support ⓘ infrastructure construction ⓘ route maintenance and repair ⓘ theatre entry engineering ⓘ water supply and infrastructure support ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Army Reserve units
ⓘ
regular British Army units ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Ubique (through the Royal Engineers) ⓘ |
| hasSize | brigade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating regular and reserve engineer capabilities
ⓘ
providing specialist engineer support across the British Army ⓘ |
| operatesIn | land environment ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Engineers ⓘ |
| responsibility |
contingency operations support
ⓘ
homeland resilience support ⓘ provision of specialist military engineering capability to the British Army ⓘ support to deployed operations ⓘ |
| role |
force support
ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ specialist engineering support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| specialization |
combat support engineering
ⓘ
explosive ordnance disposal ⓘ geographic support ⓘ infrastructure engineering ⓘ search and route proving ⓘ water and infrastructure support ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st (United Kingdom) Division
ⓘ
Field Army ⓘ
surface form:
Field Army (United Kingdom)
|
| type | engineer brigade ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
bridging equipment
ⓘ
engineering plant and machinery ⓘ explosive ordnance disposal equipment ⓘ geospatial information systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Headquarters 8 Engineer Brigade (elements)