2 Combat Engineer Regiment

Not to be confused with 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia).

2 Combat Engineer Regiment 2^e Régiment du Génie
Active	1977–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Military Engineers
Type	Combat engineers
Size	Four squadrons
Part of	2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	Garrison Petawawa
Nickname(s)	2 CER
Motto(s)	Ubique "Everywhere"
Commanders
Commanding Officer	LCol Smith
Deputy Commanding Officer	Maj Dan Shaver
RSM	CWO Darrel Jones
Abbreviation	2 CER

2 Combat Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers. It is located at Garrison Petawawa, and is part of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. 2 CER was redesignated from 1 Field Engineer Squadron in 1977.

It currently consists of 23 Field Squadron, 24 Field Squadron, 25 Support Squadron, 26 CIED Squadron and 28 Administration Squadron.

Unit phrases - "Sea of Blue"

Unit history

In 1903, following the Boer War, the Royal Canadian Engineers were founded as the basis for the permanent military engineers and the Canadian Engineer Corps was created as a militia unit.

One of the first tasks given to the Canadian engineers after the declaration of World War I was the construction of the Valcartier training site in Quebec. At its peak, 30,000 men were stationed there before the 1st Canadian Division was deployed.

When the 1st Canadian Division arrived in Belgium, they were accompanied by the Canadian Engineer Corps. These troops were responsible for the construction of defences, sanitation systems, water supplies, bridging, and assisting with trench raids.

The engineers, known as Sappers, were also tasked with digging tunnels underneath enemy trenches and planting explosives to destroy the trenches. These tunnels were strategic in winning the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Canadian engineers spent the early phases of World War II building camps and bases, both in Canada and abroad. Eventually, they received assault training and participated in field exercises so as to join infantry divisions as they worked through occupied Europe. The majority of their work consisted of constructing bailey bridges, clearing mines and booby traps and building communication networks and field defences in Northwestern Europe and throughout Italy.

After the Canadian Forces unified in 1968, the Royal Canadian Engineers, Royal Canadian Navy Civil Engineers and the Royal Canadian Air Force Construction Division were amalgamated. The new branch went under the name Royal Canadian Engineers until 1973 when they were renamed the Canadian Military Engineers.

In 2017, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment will celebrate its 40th anniversary; at the same time, Neder Rijn Engineer Park will be 20. A reunion event will be held 7-9 July 2017. Details can be found at: www.facebook.com/2CER4020

2 CER is part of this history of Canadian military engineers. It provides combat engineering support to 2 CMBG.^[1]

References

↑ "2 Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER)". army.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

Order of precedence

Preceded by 1 Combat Engineer Regiment	2 Combat Engineer Regiment	Succeeded by 4 Engineer Support Regiment

Canadian Armed Forces

Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force

Military history	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force

Leadership	Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Armed Forces Council Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Commander of the Canadian Army Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer

Commands	Canadian Joint Operations Command Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Primary Reserve

Bibliography Conflicts Operations Victories Peacekeeping

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Canadian Army

History	History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada Fort Frontenac Library

Structure	Structure of the Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division 5th Canadian Division List of Units

Mechanized brigade groups	1 CMBG 2 CMBG 5 CMBG

Brigade groups	31 CBG 32 CBG 33 CBG 34 CBG 35 CBG 36 CBG 37 CBG 38 CBG 39 CBG 41 CBG

Small arms	C9 machine-gun C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C7A2 rifle C6 machine-gun Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun Browning-HP 9 mm pistol P225, 226 C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) C3A1 sniper rifle C14 Timberwolf C13 fragmentation grenade M203 grenade launcher M72 SRAAW(L)

Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) ERYX SRAAW(H) TOW LRAAW(H) 81 mm mortar 60 mm mortar Javelin short-range air defence missile Skyguard C1 close support howitzer C3 close support howitzer LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer C16 CASW

Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle ADATS Leopard C2 Leopard 2 Bison APC M113A3 and MTVL RG-31 Textron TAPV

Schools	Canadian Army Command and Staff College Peace Support Training Centre Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre

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Royal Canadian Engineer Regiments in order of precedence

1 Combat Engineer Regiment
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
4 Engineer Support Regiment
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
8th Field Engineer Regiment
31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins)
32 Combat Engineer Regiment
33 Combat Engineer Regiment
34 Combat Engineer Regiment
35 Combat Engineer Regiment
36 Combat Engineer Regiment
37 Combat Engineer Regiment
38 Combat Engineer Regiment
39 Combat Engineer Regiment
41 Combat Engineer Regiment

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2 Combat Engineer Regiment

Unit history

References

Order of precedence

See also