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Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest continuous deployment in British military history .
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "British Army in Operation Banner" ... 0–9. 3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) 8th Infantry Brigade ...
In a 1978 interview, a former MRF member claimed he had been one of the gunmen. [1] On 1 December 2015 the PSNI listed this shooting as one of nine incidents it was investigating in relation to the activities of the British Army's Military Reaction Force (MRF). [3] In 2020, the High Court ordered the MoD to pay compensation to the widow of John ...
The 94th Field Artillery deployed with the 1st Armored Division to Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. The 94th Field Artillery was again inactivated on 15 January 1992, only to be reactivated on 16 July 1995 to the 1st Armored Division in Germany as Alpha Battery, 94th Field Artillery (MLRS).
The Special Reconnaissance Unit, also known as the 14 Field Security and Intelligence Company, was a unit of the British Army's Intelligence Corps which conducted covert operations in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It conducted undercover surveillance operations against suspected members of Irish republican and Ulster loyalist ...
37 Field Squadron enjoyed its centenary in 1961, with a parade held on 16 May with Brigadier P.H. Man inspecting the Troops. Here there is a jump in the history to the 1970s where 37 Field Squadron served in Northern Ireland with 39 Infantry Brigade on an operation BANNER tour in the Infantry role in Belfast from March to July 1972.
Between 1 March 1973 and 1984 the regiment would deploy to Northern Ireland on Operation Banner 9 x times, though only 3 x times (the last 3) would be as a full regiment. In 1978 the regiment was again renamed, this time becoming the 2nd Armoured Division Transport Regiment to reflect the changes brought upon by the 1975 Defence White Paper ...
From July to November 1981 they did another tour in County Armagh under Operation Banner, and in 1982 took part in training exercises in Kenya. [15] In March 1983 the Devon & Dorsets became a resident battalion at Abercorn Barracks in Ballykinler in Northern Ireland as part of the 39th Infantry Brigade, remaining there until 1985. [8]