59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers
59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers was the Royal Engineer (RE) component of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, a formation of the British Army during the Second World War. The division saw action in the Normandy Campaign, and after it was broken up in August 1944 the Divisional Engineers were attached directly to the General Headquarters of 21st Army Group and continued in action until the end of the War in Europe as 59th GHQ Troops, Royal Engineers (59 GHQTRE). The lineage of this unit is preserved in the form of 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Sqn at Birkenhead.
257th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers509th Field Company, Royal Engineers509th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers510th Construction Squadron, Royal Engineers510th Field Company, Royal Engineers511th Construction Squadron, Royal Engineers511th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers59th GHQ Troops, Royal Engineers
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197th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade257th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers509th Field Company, Royal Engineers509th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers510th Construction Squadron, Royal Engineers510th Field Company, Royal Engineers511th Construction Squadron, Royal Engineers511th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division59th GHQ Troops, Royal EngineersEast Lancashire Royal EngineersStructure of the British Army in 1939
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59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers
59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers was the Royal Engineer (RE) component of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, a formation of the British Army during the Second World War. The division saw action in the Normandy Campaign, and after it was broken up in August 1944 the Divisional Engineers were attached directly to the General Headquarters of 21st Army Group and continued in action until the end of the War in Europe as 59th GHQ Troops, Royal Engineers (59 GHQTRE). The lineage of this unit is preserved in the form of 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Sqn at Birkenhead.
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Elbe Crossing
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September 1939 – present
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