During the German Spring Offensive of 1918, the British Fifth Army had to beat a hasty fighting retreat in the face of superior German nunbers.
Felling trees was a useful delaying tactic.
#ww1 #warhistory #RoyalEngineers
Felling trees was a useful delaying tactic.
#ww1 #warhistory #RoyalEngineers
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
During the German Spring Offensive of 1918, the British Fifth Army had to beat a hasty fighting retreat in the face of superior German nunbers.
Felling trees was a useful delaying tactic.
#ww1 #warhistory #RoyalEngineers
Felling trees was a useful delaying tactic.
#ww1 #warhistory #RoyalEngineers
RIVER THAMES LONDON to GRAVESEND c1865 HYDROGRAPHIC CHART Capt BULLOCK Burstal
#map #antique #Thames #river #RiverThames #London #engineering #hydrographic #chart #RoyalEngineers #Gravesend #auction
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#map #antique #Thames #river #RiverThames #London #engineering #hydrographic #chart #RoyalEngineers #Gravesend #auction
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August 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
RIVER THAMES LONDON to GRAVESEND c1865 HYDROGRAPHIC CHART Capt BULLOCK Burstal
#map #antique #Thames #river #RiverThames #London #engineering #hydrographic #chart #RoyalEngineers #Gravesend #auction
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#map #antique #Thames #river #RiverThames #London #engineering #hydrographic #chart #RoyalEngineers #Gravesend #auction
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RIVER THAMES LONDON to GRAVESEND c1865 HYDROGRAPHIC CHART Capt BULLOCK Burstal
#books #antiquarian #19thcentury #Thames #London #river #hydrographic #survey #military #riverthames #Gravesend #military #provenance #RoyalEngineers #auction
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#books #antiquarian #19thcentury #Thames #London #river #hydrographic #survey #military #riverthames #Gravesend #military #provenance #RoyalEngineers #auction
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August 17, 2026 at 8:52 AM
RIVER THAMES LONDON to GRAVESEND c1865 HYDROGRAPHIC CHART Capt BULLOCK Burstal
#books #antiquarian #19thcentury #Thames #London #river #hydrographic #survey #military #riverthames #Gravesend #military #provenance #RoyalEngineers #auction
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#books #antiquarian #19thcentury #Thames #London #river #hydrographic #survey #military #riverthames #Gravesend #military #provenance #RoyalEngineers #auction
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OTD 1942 - Operation Freshman, the mission to derail the Nazi Atom bomb programme by sabotaging the Norsk Hydro Plant at Vermork in Norway, ends in disaster when both Horsa Gliders involved and a Halifax tug crash.
#GliderPilotRegiment #britishairborne #royalengineers #operationfreshman #horsaglider
#GliderPilotRegiment #britishairborne #royalengineers #operationfreshman #horsaglider
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
OTD 1942 - Operation Freshman, the mission to derail the Nazi Atom bomb programme by sabotaging the Norsk Hydro Plant at Vermork in Norway, ends in disaster when both Horsa Gliders involved and a Halifax tug crash.
#GliderPilotRegiment #britishairborne #royalengineers #operationfreshman #horsaglider
#GliderPilotRegiment #britishairborne #royalengineers #operationfreshman #horsaglider
Born #OTD 1926; #KennethWilliams, possibly one of the most famous #RoyalEngineers Cartographic Draughtsman to serve in the Second World War. An early Combined Services Entertainments performer before some other things I hear...
#AlwaysASapper #FollowTheSapper [1/4]
#AlwaysASapper #FollowTheSapper [1/4]
February 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Born #OTD 1926; #KennethWilliams, possibly one of the most famous #RoyalEngineers Cartographic Draughtsman to serve in the Second World War. An early Combined Services Entertainments performer before some other things I hear...
#AlwaysASapper #FollowTheSapper [1/4]
#AlwaysASapper #FollowTheSapper [1/4]
"The scale is the biggest challenge, but also the complexity, said Captain Dan Hoban, a British #RoyalEngineers officer, who was on a routine exchange with the US Army Corps of Engineers when the bridge collapsed.”
#STEM #ArmyEngineers
#STEM #ArmyEngineers
Baltimore bridge salvage: 'This is a game of Jenga you don't want to lose'
Divers are operating with near-zero visibility in a salvage mission where one wrong move could be catastrophic.
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April 16, 2024 at 12:03 AM
"The scale is the biggest challenge, but also the complexity, said Captain Dan Hoban, a British #RoyalEngineers officer, who was on a routine exchange with the US Army Corps of Engineers when the bridge collapsed.”
#STEM #ArmyEngineers
#STEM #ArmyEngineers
Husband's grandfather was in the #RoyalEngineers, captured in North Africa.
Legend has it that, having escaped from an Italian POW camp, he was hidden by a family who taught him this sauce recipe.
(He was recaptured and transferred to Bremen - a bit hot due to Allied bombing)
Legend has it that, having escaped from an Italian POW camp, he was hidden by a family who taught him this sauce recipe.
(He was recaptured and transferred to Bremen - a bit hot due to Allied bombing)
December 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Husband's grandfather was in the #RoyalEngineers, captured in North Africa.
Legend has it that, having escaped from an Italian POW camp, he was hidden by a family who taught him this sauce recipe.
(He was recaptured and transferred to Bremen - a bit hot due to Allied bombing)
Legend has it that, having escaped from an Italian POW camp, he was hidden by a family who taught him this sauce recipe.
(He was recaptured and transferred to Bremen - a bit hot due to Allied bombing)
Grave 768
#Whalley #Lancashire #WW2 #RoyalEngineers #MilitaryHistory #Photography #Sapper #JamesLeonardGerrard #CWGC #Remembrance
#Whalley #Lancashire #WW2 #RoyalEngineers #MilitaryHistory #Photography #Sapper #JamesLeonardGerrard #CWGC #Remembrance
February 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Had a great walk locally taking in the railways, light and standard, which were in abundance round Solferino Farm, Bosinghe & Elverdinghe. As the years go by there is less evidence but with @GreatWarDigital they are easy to trace
@WW1 @Railway #RoyalEngineers
@WW1 @Railway #RoyalEngineers
April 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Had a great walk locally taking in the railways, light and standard, which were in abundance round Solferino Farm, Bosinghe & Elverdinghe. As the years go by there is less evidence but with @GreatWarDigital they are easy to trace
@WW1 @Railway #RoyalEngineers
@WW1 @Railway #RoyalEngineers
New postcard:
Carpenters and joiners with the Railway Operating Division at Audruicq in August 1919
#RoyalEngineers #RE #Railway #WW1
Carpenters and joiners with the Railway Operating Division at Audruicq in August 1919
#RoyalEngineers #RE #Railway #WW1
March 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New postcard:
Carpenters and joiners with the Railway Operating Division at Audruicq in August 1919
#RoyalEngineers #RE #Railway #WW1
Carpenters and joiners with the Railway Operating Division at Audruicq in August 1919
#RoyalEngineers #RE #Railway #WW1
WWII veteran who dodged death with a pint of Guinness celebrates 100th birthday: Ken Pusey, who dodged death in 1944 while serving with the Royal Engineers, toasted the milestone with a pint of the black stuff – more than 80 years after it saved his life #WWIIVeteran #100thBirthday #Guinness…
WWII veteran who dodged death with a pint of Guinness celebrates 100th birthday: Ken Pusey, who dodged death in 1944 while serving with the Royal Engineers, toasted the milestone with a pint of the black stuff – more than 80 years after it saved his life #WWIIVeteran #100thBirthday #Guinness #RoyalEngineers #MilitaryHistory
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August 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
WWII veteran who dodged death with a pint of Guinness celebrates 100th birthday: Ken Pusey, who dodged death in 1944 while serving with the Royal Engineers, toasted the milestone with a pint of the black stuff – more than 80 years after it saved his life #WWIIVeteran #100thBirthday #Guinness…
Corps of Royal Engineers:
We are the #Sappers! 💪
From elite training to global missions, we build skills, confidence & careers.
👷♂️ Officer or Soldier
🌍 Regular or Reserve
🎓 Civilian quals (up to degree level!)
🚀 We don’t just train—we shape leaders.
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
We are the #Sappers! 💪
From elite training to global missions, we build skills, confidence & careers.
👷♂️ Officer or Soldier
🌍 Regular or Reserve
🎓 Civilian quals (up to degree level!)
🚀 We don’t just train—we shape leaders.
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
August 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
We are the #Sappers! 💪
From elite training to global missions, we build skills, confidence & careers.
👷♂️ Officer or Soldier
🌍 Regular or Reserve
🎓 Civilian quals (up to degree level!)
🚀 We don’t just train—we shape leaders.
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
We are the #Sappers! 💪
From elite training to global missions, we build skills, confidence & careers.
👷♂️ Officer or Soldier
🌍 Regular or Reserve
🎓 Civilian quals (up to degree level!)
🚀 We don’t just train—we shape leaders.
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Fridge on his back, world record in sight 🏃♂️
Hoping to break a world record, while raising £2,500 for #SSAFA, Major Joss Mowforth, from the #RoyalEngineers, is running the 2025 #LondonMarathon with a 27kg fridge 🧊
Read more ⬇️
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#LondonMarathon
Hoping to break a world record, while raising £2,500 for #SSAFA, Major Joss Mowforth, from the #RoyalEngineers, is running the 2025 #LondonMarathon with a 27kg fridge 🧊
Read more ⬇️
ow.ly/50Nx50VHGr2
#LondonMarathon
April 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Fridge on his back, world record in sight 🏃♂️
Hoping to break a world record, while raising £2,500 for #SSAFA, Major Joss Mowforth, from the #RoyalEngineers, is running the 2025 #LondonMarathon with a 27kg fridge 🧊
Read more ⬇️
ow.ly/50Nx50VHGr2
#LondonMarathon
Hoping to break a world record, while raising £2,500 for #SSAFA, Major Joss Mowforth, from the #RoyalEngineers, is running the 2025 #LondonMarathon with a 27kg fridge 🧊
Read more ⬇️
ow.ly/50Nx50VHGr2
#LondonMarathon
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Here come the #Sappers! 👀
From being combat engineers and having trades, our serving #SapperFamily provide vital support in peacetime and on operations. They are the key to enabling Defence to Live, Move and Fight 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Here come the #Sappers! 👀
From being combat engineers and having trades, our serving #SapperFamily provide vital support in peacetime and on operations. They are the key to enabling Defence to Live, Move and Fight 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
February 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Here come the #Sappers! 👀
From being combat engineers and having trades, our serving #SapperFamily provide vital support in peacetime and on operations. They are the key to enabling Defence to Live, Move and Fight 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Here come the #Sappers! 👀
From being combat engineers and having trades, our serving #SapperFamily provide vital support in peacetime and on operations. They are the key to enabling Defence to Live, Move and Fight 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Boom! 💥 We are halfway through the week! ✊
Our #Sappers are vital in the support of Defence and are highly trained with demolitions to hinder the
enemy's movements, and defend our Armed Forces 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Boom! 💥 We are halfway through the week! ✊
Our #Sappers are vital in the support of Defence and are highly trained with demolitions to hinder the
enemy's movements, and defend our Armed Forces 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
January 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Boom! 💥 We are halfway through the week! ✊
Our #Sappers are vital in the support of Defence and are highly trained with demolitions to hinder the
enemy's movements, and defend our Armed Forces 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Boom! 💥 We are halfway through the week! ✊
Our #Sappers are vital in the support of Defence and are highly trained with demolitions to hinder the
enemy's movements, and defend our Armed Forces 💪
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy #Ubique
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Make way for the #Sappers! 💪
Our serving #SapperFamily provide essential support to all areas of Defence ensuring it Lives, Moves and Fights in any condition! ✊
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Make way for the #Sappers! 💪
Our serving #SapperFamily provide essential support to all areas of Defence ensuring it Lives, Moves and Fights in any condition! ✊
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
January 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Make way for the #Sappers! 💪
Our serving #SapperFamily provide essential support to all areas of Defence ensuring it Lives, Moves and Fights in any condition! ✊
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Make way for the #Sappers! 💪
Our serving #SapperFamily provide essential support to all areas of Defence ensuring it Lives, Moves and Fights in any condition! ✊
#RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💪🔨 Building the future! 💪🔨
As a #Sapper Carpenter and Joiner you will gain #SkillsForLife and undertake construction tasks that are a big part of the Army's work at home and abroad.
Find out more: is.gd/kpCN7j
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
💪🔨 Building the future! 💪🔨
As a #Sapper Carpenter and Joiner you will gain #SkillsForLife and undertake construction tasks that are a big part of the Army's work at home and abroad.
Find out more: is.gd/kpCN7j
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💪🔨 Building the future! 💪🔨
As a #Sapper Carpenter and Joiner you will gain #SkillsForLife and undertake construction tasks that are a big part of the Army's work at home and abroad.
Find out more: is.gd/kpCN7j
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
💪🔨 Building the future! 💪🔨
As a #Sapper Carpenter and Joiner you will gain #SkillsForLife and undertake construction tasks that are a big part of the Army's work at home and abroad.
Find out more: is.gd/kpCN7j
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Ready for Anything! ✊
Members from 101 have recently have been training in London for a regimental wide exercise testing their EOD, Search, C-CBRN and BCD skills. 🔎💣
Great work! 💪
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BriitshArmy
Ready for Anything! ✊
Members from 101 have recently have been training in London for a regimental wide exercise testing their EOD, Search, C-CBRN and BCD skills. 🔎💣
Great work! 💪
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BriitshArmy
January 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Ready for Anything! ✊
Members from 101 have recently have been training in London for a regimental wide exercise testing their EOD, Search, C-CBRN and BCD skills. 🔎💣
Great work! 💪
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BriitshArmy
Ready for Anything! ✊
Members from 101 have recently have been training in London for a regimental wide exercise testing their EOD, Search, C-CBRN and BCD skills. 🔎💣
Great work! 💪
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BriitshArmy
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💪 New Week, New Skills! 💪
Our #Sappers are the key to ensuring Defence Lives, Moves and Fights, and are provided #SkillsForLife along the way! ✊
How will you be gaining those #skills? 🤔
#SapperFamily #BritishArmy #RoyalEngineers
💪 New Week, New Skills! 💪
Our #Sappers are the key to ensuring Defence Lives, Moves and Fights, and are provided #SkillsForLife along the way! ✊
How will you be gaining those #skills? 🤔
#SapperFamily #BritishArmy #RoyalEngineers
January 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💪 New Week, New Skills! 💪
Our #Sappers are the key to ensuring Defence Lives, Moves and Fights, and are provided #SkillsForLife along the way! ✊
How will you be gaining those #skills? 🤔
#SapperFamily #BritishArmy #RoyalEngineers
💪 New Week, New Skills! 💪
Our #Sappers are the key to ensuring Defence Lives, Moves and Fights, and are provided #SkillsForLife along the way! ✊
How will you be gaining those #skills? 🤔
#SapperFamily #BritishArmy #RoyalEngineers
Corps of Royal Engineers:
New Year, New Skills!
Our Sappers are unique, motivated and intelligent - and as being part of our #SapperFamily they are offered #SkillsForLife!
What skills will you be gaining in #2025?
#RoyalEngineers #Ubique
New Year, New Skills!
Our Sappers are unique, motivated and intelligent - and as being part of our #SapperFamily they are offered #SkillsForLife!
What skills will you be gaining in #2025?
#RoyalEngineers #Ubique
January 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
New Year, New Skills!
Our Sappers are unique, motivated and intelligent - and as being part of our #SapperFamily they are offered #SkillsForLife!
What skills will you be gaining in #2025?
#RoyalEngineers #Ubique
New Year, New Skills!
Our Sappers are unique, motivated and intelligent - and as being part of our #SapperFamily they are offered #SkillsForLife!
What skills will you be gaining in #2025?
#RoyalEngineers #Ubique
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💥 We are #SapperStrong! 💥
Our #Sappers are not just soldiers; they are unique, motivated, and intelligent.
They are multi-skilled experts—combining combat engineering with trade skills to provide essential support to Defence️.
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
💥 We are #SapperStrong! 💥
Our #Sappers are not just soldiers; they are unique, motivated, and intelligent.
They are multi-skilled experts—combining combat engineering with trade skills to provide essential support to Defence️.
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
December 12, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
💥 We are #SapperStrong! 💥
Our #Sappers are not just soldiers; they are unique, motivated, and intelligent.
They are multi-skilled experts—combining combat engineering with trade skills to provide essential support to Defence️.
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
💥 We are #SapperStrong! 💥
Our #Sappers are not just soldiers; they are unique, motivated, and intelligent.
They are multi-skilled experts—combining combat engineering with trade skills to provide essential support to Defence️.
#SapperFamily #RoyalEngineers #BritishArmy
Meet Trojan – the ultimate armoured engineer vehicle built to clear the path through even the toughest battlefield obstacles!
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#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
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#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
November 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Meet Trojan – the ultimate armoured engineer vehicle built to clear the path through even the toughest battlefield obstacles!
is.gd/MvO0n2
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
is.gd/MvO0n2
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Whether it’s navigating on water, over water, or obstacles on land, our #Sappers ensure that Defence is always moving forward.
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
Whether it’s navigating on water, over water, or obstacles on land, our #Sappers ensure that Defence is always moving forward.
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
November 8, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Corps of Royal Engineers:
Whether it’s navigating on water, over water, or obstacles on land, our #Sappers ensure that Defence is always moving forward.
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy
Whether it’s navigating on water, over water, or obstacles on land, our #Sappers ensure that Defence is always moving forward.
#RoyalEngineers #SapperFamily #BritishArmy