British Army Corps of Royal Engineers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Engineers_Association
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Engineers_badge
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Major_General_James_A._Martin
gptkbp:equipment Explosives
Heavy machinery
Surveying tools
Construction vehicles
Bridging equipment
gptkbp:founded 1716
gptkbp:hasPersonnel Approximately 10,000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chatham,_England
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
Battle of Waterloo
Operation Overlord
Operation Shader
D-Day landings
Siege of Gibraltar
Operation Telic
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Engineering feats in military history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Army Corps of Royal Engineers
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Royal_Engineers_cap_badge
gptkbp:motto Ubique
gptkbp:nickname Sappers
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primaryFunction Humanitarian assistance
Support operations
gptkbp:role Military engineering
gptkbp:specialization Construction
Surveying
Demolition
Explosive ordnance disposal
Bridging
gptkbp:supportRole Engineer training
gptkbp:traditions Royal_Engineer's_Day
gptkbp:training gptkb:Royal_School_of_Military_Engineering
gptkbp:uniform Blue and white
gptkbp:website www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers