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8 Artillery Support Regiment RLC

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8 Artillery Support Regiment
Active1964 - 2012
Disbanded2012[1]
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleArtillery Transport Support Regiment
SizeRegiment
Part ofRoyal Logistic Corps
Garrison/HQYork Barracks, Münster
Nickname(s)"The Scorpions"
EngagementsBosnia War
Kosovo War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan

8 Regiment RLC was a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.

History

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The regiment was originally formed as 8 Transport Column (Advanced Weapons Support) Royal Army Service Corps in 1964.[2] Throughout the Cold War the regiment was attached to the 1st Artillery Brigade as part of the British Army of the Rhine. Its squadrons each supported a specific heavy artillery regiment. After the dissolution of the British Army of the Rhine the regiment moved to support the 1st (UK) Armoured Division. Untder Army 2020 the regiment disbanded as part of the reduction of the British Army from Germany.[3][4]

Structure

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Structure of the regiment in 1989:[5]

8th Artillery Support Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport

References

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  1. ^ "Disbandment of the 8 Regiment RLC in Germany". You Tube. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Nelson Barracks". BAOR Locations. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Future of the British Army (Army 2020 Refine)", Wikipedia, 2019-01-01, retrieved 2019-01-02
  4. ^ "Portsmouth Barracks". www.baor-locations.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ^ "BAOR Order of Battle July 1989" (PDF). Retrieved 25 December 2018.