Below is the Outline of the British Army before Army 2020. The units below will show their locations in December 2010, just before the SDSR 2010 had been published. "Produced in 2011, following the outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (and working within substantial financial constraints), Army 2020 was the British Army’s plan to make itself both more useful and more ready." (
https://wavellroom.com/2022/02/02/more-range-or-more-rangers-the-fight-for-the-future-of-the-british-army/)
Preface
The list shown below is still changing as a result of the above said refines, but shows the current overall structure of the army.
Note: units in bold are higher commands, and the units in italics are those units which are part of the
Territorial Army and have the prefix or suffix '(V)'.
Command of the 'Field Army' was brought together at
Wilton in April 1995 (a consequence of
Options for Change), when HQ United Kingdom Land Force was renamed Headquarters Land Command. Between then and 2008, the Chief of the General Staff governed the Army through three subordinate headquarters: Land Command (responsible for operational command of about 75% of the Army's manpower), Adjutant General's Branch (responsible for personnel, individual training, doctrine and administration), and Equipment Support (Land). Following
Future Army Structure (2004), HQ Land Command became HQ Land Forces in 2008, and in 2009 moved to
Andover.[3]
In 2009, HQ Land Forces and posts from the Chief of the General Staff and down (including subsequent commands) was reorganised. However, these will not be shown, only the structure before will be shown.[3]
Director General Training Support – a Major General responsible for "operational military training and overseeing the training areas"
Land Accident Prevention and Investigation Team (LAIT)
Commander Land Support (Land Support Management Group) – formerly Commander Logistical Support – responsible for the management of the Defence Supply Chain to deployed forces, storage, transportation, distribution, of all the necessities for operations and living
101st Logistic Brigade remains under the control of Commander Theatre Troops, but under 1st UK Division for operational purposes. The brigade commander for 102nd Logistic Brigade is also Commander, Gütersloh Garrison.
150 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Beachhead Lines, Catterick (post in Edinburgh) – supporting 4th Mechanised Brigade
158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Kiwi Barracks, Bulford (posts at Blandford and Warminster) – supporting 1st Mechanised Brigade
173 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn – supporting 19th Light Brigade
174 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Parsons Barracks,
MoD Donnington – supporting 12th Mechanised Brigade
Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Mechanised Division
The King's Royal Hussars, at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth (Type 56 Armoured; 56 x Challenger 2 MBTs and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[5]
2nd Battalion (Royal Regiment of Wales),
The Royal Welsh, at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth (Armoured Infantry; 57 x
Warrior IFVs, 21 x
FV432 APCs, and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[7]
1st Battalion,
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at Mooltan Barracks, Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry; 50 x AFV 432 APCs and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[8][9]
160 Provost Company, at Provost Barracks, Aldershot
116 (North West) Provost Company (V), in Cannock and Belle Vue
253 (London) Provost Company (V), in Tulse Hill and Southampton
Structure of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Mechanised Division in 2010, before Army 2020.
6th Division
HQ 6th Division was raised in May 2007, and announced in July, stood up 5th August 2008. To be extant until 2011 to control
HQ Regional Command South (HQ RC (S)) at Kandahar in Afghanistan, rotating with Canada and the Netherlands, and
HQ Multi National Division-South East (HQ MND-SE) at Basra in Iraq. Very few other details are currently available, except that it will be composed of 55 staff (drawn from formation staffs) and six civilians. Also in the May it was announced that a further light brigade would be raised for specific duties in Afghanistan and disbanded upon its completion. This meaning ten brigades available, five each for Iraq and Afghanistan operations.
In 2008, it was announced that 11th Light Brigade would be reformed to assume command of the planned
Operation Herrick deployment to
Afghanistan in late 2009. The Brigade was headquartered in
Aldershot and was formed using units from existing formations. Commanded by Brigadier
James Cowan,[10] it was disbanded in 2010 on its return from Afghanistan, with its component units returning to their previous formations.[11]
Theatre Troops was formed on 31 August 2001 as part of the Landmark study and tasked with overseeing the 'essential capabilities'. These include Intelligence (1 MI Bde), Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) (1 Art Bde), Deep Strike (1 Art Bde), Specialist Engineers (8 Eng Bde), Communications (1, 2, and 11 Sig Bdes), Support (2 Med Bde), Air Defence (JGBAD), and Logistic re-supply (101, 102, and 104 Log Bdes).[5][12] Though 101st and 102nd Logistic Brigades are part of Theatre Troops, they are in essence part of the 3rd and 1st Divisions respectively for operations and are therefore listed there.
Note: because of internal changes to the Royal Corps of Signals in 2010 itself (two months before Army 2020), the structures of the signal brigades will be that of late 2009/early 2010.
166th Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
168th Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
Catering Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
Central Volunteer Headquarters and Home Reserve, Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham (also National Training Centre, RLC)
101st Force Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ at
Hightown Barracks,
Wrexham
102nd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ at Aycliffe Armoury,
Newton Aycliffe
103rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ in
Crawley
104th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, HQ at Louisburg Barracks, Bordon (Hybrid, Regular/TA)
1st Close Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Prince Philip Barracks,
Bordon – operationally subordinated to 101st Logistic Brigade
2nd Close Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Rochdale Barracks,
Bielefeld[14] – operationally subordinated to 102nd Logistic Brigade
46th General Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at
Thiepval Barracks,
Lisburn – operationally subordinated to Northern Ireland Support Battalion, 38th (Irish) Brigade[15]
50th Off-Platform Repair Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – operationally subordinated to United Kingdom Support Command (Germany)
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade tasked with supporting Commander,
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC). In addition, the brigade provides and commands the operational troops which support HQ ARRC directly including those of NATO.[16]
2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade tasked with, as the name would suggest, national communications and specialist communications taken up by the Territorial Army.
The Honourable Artillery Company (V) (), at Finsbury Barracks, Finsbury, City of London (Surveillance & Target Acquisition; 9 x Cobra, 6 x Mamba, and 6 x Cymbline Radars)
156 Provost Company,
Royal Military Police, at Merville Barracks, Colchester (posts at AAC Wattisham, Chetwynd Barracks in Chilwell, and at Bassingbourn Barracks)
The Commander Regional Forces maintains, and where possible, enhances the provision of the military capability and infrastructure support required to meet Land Command’s operational requirements. In addition, is the Inspector General of the Territorial Army, with addition responsibilities for Cadets and the University Officer Training Corps. Service personnel total for the Commander Regional Forces at 1st April 2006 was 12,500 (including 1,400 officers).
2nd Division is responsible for overseeing
Scotland and
Northern England, and from 1 August 2007 also
Northern Ireland (following the end of
Operation Banner). The headquarters employed 58 military and 204 civilian staff posts.
Brigade Headquarters, at Fulwood Barracks, Preston[36]
4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire, and Border) (V), HQ at Kimberley Barracks, Preston (Territorial Army; Light Infantry)
Liverpool University Officers' Training Corps (V), in Liverpool
Manchester and Salford University Officers' Training Corps (V), in Manchester
Heyman, Charles (2011). The British Army: A Pocket Guide for 2012–2013. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books.
ISBN978-1783032808.
OCLC854974646.
Tanner, Jim (2014). The British Army since 2000. Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Osprey Publishing.
ISBN978-1782005933.
OCLC944154544.
Below is the Outline of the British Army before Army 2020. The units below will show their locations in December 2010, just before the SDSR 2010 had been published. "Produced in 2011, following the outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (and working within substantial financial constraints), Army 2020 was the British Army’s plan to make itself both more useful and more ready." (
https://wavellroom.com/2022/02/02/more-range-or-more-rangers-the-fight-for-the-future-of-the-british-army/)
Preface
The list shown below is still changing as a result of the above said refines, but shows the current overall structure of the army.
Note: units in bold are higher commands, and the units in italics are those units which are part of the
Territorial Army and have the prefix or suffix '(V)'.
Command of the 'Field Army' was brought together at
Wilton in April 1995 (a consequence of
Options for Change), when HQ United Kingdom Land Force was renamed Headquarters Land Command. Between then and 2008, the Chief of the General Staff governed the Army through three subordinate headquarters: Land Command (responsible for operational command of about 75% of the Army's manpower), Adjutant General's Branch (responsible for personnel, individual training, doctrine and administration), and Equipment Support (Land). Following
Future Army Structure (2004), HQ Land Command became HQ Land Forces in 2008, and in 2009 moved to
Andover.[3]
In 2009, HQ Land Forces and posts from the Chief of the General Staff and down (including subsequent commands) was reorganised. However, these will not be shown, only the structure before will be shown.[3]
Director General Training Support – a Major General responsible for "operational military training and overseeing the training areas"
Land Accident Prevention and Investigation Team (LAIT)
Commander Land Support (Land Support Management Group) – formerly Commander Logistical Support – responsible for the management of the Defence Supply Chain to deployed forces, storage, transportation, distribution, of all the necessities for operations and living
101st Logistic Brigade remains under the control of Commander Theatre Troops, but under 1st UK Division for operational purposes. The brigade commander for 102nd Logistic Brigade is also Commander, Gütersloh Garrison.
150 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Beachhead Lines, Catterick (post in Edinburgh) – supporting 4th Mechanised Brigade
158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Kiwi Barracks, Bulford (posts at Blandford and Warminster) – supporting 1st Mechanised Brigade
173 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn – supporting 19th Light Brigade
174 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, at Parsons Barracks,
MoD Donnington – supporting 12th Mechanised Brigade
Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Mechanised Division
The King's Royal Hussars, at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth (Type 56 Armoured; 56 x Challenger 2 MBTs and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[5]
2nd Battalion (Royal Regiment of Wales),
The Royal Welsh, at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth (Armoured Infantry; 57 x
Warrior IFVs, 21 x
FV432 APCs, and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[7]
1st Battalion,
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, at Mooltan Barracks, Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry; 50 x AFV 432 APCs and 8 x FV107 Light Tanks)[8][9]
160 Provost Company, at Provost Barracks, Aldershot
116 (North West) Provost Company (V), in Cannock and Belle Vue
253 (London) Provost Company (V), in Tulse Hill and Southampton
Structure of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Mechanised Division in 2010, before Army 2020.
6th Division
HQ 6th Division was raised in May 2007, and announced in July, stood up 5th August 2008. To be extant until 2011 to control
HQ Regional Command South (HQ RC (S)) at Kandahar in Afghanistan, rotating with Canada and the Netherlands, and
HQ Multi National Division-South East (HQ MND-SE) at Basra in Iraq. Very few other details are currently available, except that it will be composed of 55 staff (drawn from formation staffs) and six civilians. Also in the May it was announced that a further light brigade would be raised for specific duties in Afghanistan and disbanded upon its completion. This meaning ten brigades available, five each for Iraq and Afghanistan operations.
In 2008, it was announced that 11th Light Brigade would be reformed to assume command of the planned
Operation Herrick deployment to
Afghanistan in late 2009. The Brigade was headquartered in
Aldershot and was formed using units from existing formations. Commanded by Brigadier
James Cowan,[10] it was disbanded in 2010 on its return from Afghanistan, with its component units returning to their previous formations.[11]
Theatre Troops was formed on 31 August 2001 as part of the Landmark study and tasked with overseeing the 'essential capabilities'. These include Intelligence (1 MI Bde), Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) (1 Art Bde), Deep Strike (1 Art Bde), Specialist Engineers (8 Eng Bde), Communications (1, 2, and 11 Sig Bdes), Support (2 Med Bde), Air Defence (JGBAD), and Logistic re-supply (101, 102, and 104 Log Bdes).[5][12] Though 101st and 102nd Logistic Brigades are part of Theatre Troops, they are in essence part of the 3rd and 1st Divisions respectively for operations and are therefore listed there.
Note: because of internal changes to the Royal Corps of Signals in 2010 itself (two months before Army 2020), the structures of the signal brigades will be that of late 2009/early 2010.
166th Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
168th Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
Catering Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
Central Volunteer Headquarters and Home Reserve, Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army (V), at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham (also National Training Centre, RLC)
101st Force Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ at
Hightown Barracks,
Wrexham
102nd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ at Aycliffe Armoury,
Newton Aycliffe
103rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) (TA), HQ in
Crawley
104th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, HQ at Louisburg Barracks, Bordon (Hybrid, Regular/TA)
1st Close Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Prince Philip Barracks,
Bordon – operationally subordinated to 101st Logistic Brigade
2nd Close Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Rochdale Barracks,
Bielefeld[14] – operationally subordinated to 102nd Logistic Brigade
46th General Support Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at
Thiepval Barracks,
Lisburn – operationally subordinated to Northern Ireland Support Battalion, 38th (Irish) Brigade[15]
50th Off-Platform Repair Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – operationally subordinated to United Kingdom Support Command (Germany)
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade
1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade tasked with supporting Commander,
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC). In addition, the brigade provides and commands the operational troops which support HQ ARRC directly including those of NATO.[16]
2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade tasked with, as the name would suggest, national communications and specialist communications taken up by the Territorial Army.
The Honourable Artillery Company (V) (), at Finsbury Barracks, Finsbury, City of London (Surveillance & Target Acquisition; 9 x Cobra, 6 x Mamba, and 6 x Cymbline Radars)
156 Provost Company,
Royal Military Police, at Merville Barracks, Colchester (posts at AAC Wattisham, Chetwynd Barracks in Chilwell, and at Bassingbourn Barracks)
The Commander Regional Forces maintains, and where possible, enhances the provision of the military capability and infrastructure support required to meet Land Command’s operational requirements. In addition, is the Inspector General of the Territorial Army, with addition responsibilities for Cadets and the University Officer Training Corps. Service personnel total for the Commander Regional Forces at 1st April 2006 was 12,500 (including 1,400 officers).
2nd Division is responsible for overseeing
Scotland and
Northern England, and from 1 August 2007 also
Northern Ireland (following the end of
Operation Banner). The headquarters employed 58 military and 204 civilian staff posts.
Brigade Headquarters, at Fulwood Barracks, Preston[36]
4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire, and Border) (V), HQ at Kimberley Barracks, Preston (Territorial Army; Light Infantry)
Liverpool University Officers' Training Corps (V), in Liverpool
Manchester and Salford University Officers' Training Corps (V), in Manchester
Heyman, Charles (2011). The British Army: A Pocket Guide for 2012–2013. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books.
ISBN978-1783032808.
OCLC854974646.
Tanner, Jim (2014). The British Army since 2000. Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Osprey Publishing.
ISBN978-1782005933.
OCLC944154544.