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After visiting the Volkswagen factory, McEvoy had the idea of trying to get Volkswagen back into production to provide light transport for the occupying forces. The British Army, Red Cross and essential German services were chronically short of light vehicles. If the factory could provide them, there
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became part of the British Zone in June 1945 and No. 30 Workshop Control Unit, REME, assumed control in July. They operated under the overall direction of Colonel Michael McEvoy at Rhine Army Headquarters, Bad Oeynhausen. Uniquely, he had experience of the KdF Wagen in his pre-war career as a motor
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After some interim designs, the badge of the Corps was formalised in June 1943 for use as the cap-badge, collar-badge, and on the buttons. It consisted of an oval Royally Crowned laurel wreath; on the wreath were four small shields at the compass points, each shield bearing one of the letters of
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With minor exceptions, the Corps is responsible for the examination, modification, repair and recovery of all mechanical, electronic, electrical and optical equipment of the Army beyond the capacity of unit non-technical personnel. REME has its Regimental Headquarters co-located with 8 Training
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Battalion REME based in MoD Lyneham, Wiltshire. All trade training and Artificer training of electro/mechanical trades of REME and various related training to other units within the British Army, Navy and Air Force is conducted by 8 Training Battalion REME. In line with
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Such a major re-organisation was too complex to be carried out quickly and completely in the middle of a world war. Therefore, the changeover was undertaken in two phases. In Phase I, which was implemented immediately, REME was formed on the existing framework of the
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The provision of new REME workshops to carry out field repairs in RASC transport companies. Maintenance of vessels of the RASC fleet whilst in port was given to the fleet repair branch, a civilian organisation which came under the REME
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At the same time, a number of individual tradesmen were transferred into REME from other corps. The new corps was made responsible for repairing the technical equipment of all arms with certain major exceptions.
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was told simply to "take charge of" the Volkswagen plant before arriving in August 1945. He had drains fixed and bomb craters filled in; land in front of the factory was given over to food production.
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During World War II, the increase in quantity and complexity of equipment exposed the flaws in this system. Pursuant to the recommendation of a Committee on Skilled Men in the Services chaired by
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Instruction 110 of 1949, and the necessary reorganisation was carried out in the various arms and services in three stages between July 1951 and January 1952. The main changes were:
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would be no cost to the British taxpayer and the factory could be saved. To do this, a good manager with technical experience would be needed. Maj.
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The British Garrison Berlin 1945 - 1994: nowhere to go ... a pictorial historiography of the British Military occupation / presence in Berlin
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Lightning Bolts Army Parachute Display Team, the parachute display team of REME, one of the four official Army parachute display teams.
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Repairs of RASC-operated vehicles, which remained the responsibility of the RASC; each RASC Transport Company had its own workshop.
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was viewed as a suitable vehicle. Once it became clear it could not be put back into production, the Volkswagen saloon or Kaefer (
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The Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at MoD Lyneham meets most of the training needs of the corps.
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that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's professional engineers".
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Two soldiers from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) abseil from an Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter
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The head of REME was officially known as Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Army) or DEME(A).
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At the end of the war, the Allies occupied the major German industrial centres to decide their fate. The
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In 1949, it was decided that "REME Phase II" should be implemented. This decision was published in
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Engineering Branch, strengthened by the transfer of certain technical units and tradesmen from the
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racing engineer; whilst attending the Berlin Motor Show in 1939, he was able to test drive one.
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Those repairs that were carried out by unit tradesmen who were driver/mechanics or fitters in
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Prior to REME's formation, maintenance was the responsibility of several different corps:
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This organisation was also responsible for arranging and overseeing ship refits.
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List of Directors of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering / Master General REME
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The transfer to REME of most of the unit repair responsibilities of other arms (
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Repairs of RE specialist equipment, which remained the responsibility of the RE.
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In 2012, a new post of Master General REME was created with Lieutenant General
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for certain units that had not possessed them under the old organisation.
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Peregrine, Colonel R. B.; Croucher, Brigadier R. J. (2017).
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and belonged to the unit rather than being attached to it.
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D.J. Wright (1982). The History of R.E.M.E. Cap Badge.
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The Pillars of Security (Works of William H. Beveridge)
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RHQ Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2017).
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Regimental Headquarters, at Prince Philip Barracks,
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REME
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Royal Engineers

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MoD Lyneham
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The Duchess of Edinburgh
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Queen's Division
Light Division
Special Air Service
Army Air Corps
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Royal Corps of Signals
Intelligence Corps
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