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and civil authorities. The corps' key roles are mobility and counter mobility. That is providing mobility to friendly forces while denying movement to enemy forces. Engineers are able to conduct tasks including penetrating minefields, locating and disarming booby traps, purifying water and building
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In the recent years, the Corps of Sri Lanka
Engineers have been deployed in many parts of the country in support of military operations against terrorists. Since its conception in 1951 the corps has taken part in many development projects carried out in Sri Lanka by the government and has assisted
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shall comprise
British subjects of good character and respectability. From then onwards, the Ceylon Engineer Corps was open to all Ceylonese. The Corps was to comprise two Companies of Field Engineers (for combat engineering), two Companies of Fortress Engineers (to man defence lights and engines)
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unit was set up in May 1958 at
Konduwattuan Camp in Ampara, this school was moved several times before been located at Thunkama in Embilipitiya where it is today. In 1959, the 1st Field Engineer Squadron became the 1st Field Engineer Regiment. The Volunteer counterpart of the
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was raised on 1 January 1927. Personnel for the reconstituted unit were individually re-enlisted and a strength of 11 officers and 144 Other Ranks was recorded. This attracted the attention of two prominent members of the
314:. Its first commanding officer was Captain T. H. Chapman who held the post of Director of Public Works in government service. The Ceylon Engineers were mobilized during World War I and demobilized at its conclusion.
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units from Ceylon. Duties of this unit were to the coastal searchlight and signal works. The unit was made up only of
Europeans at its inception, mostly volunteers who had transferred from the
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392:', the 4th Development and Construction Engineers Regiment was raised in 1964, replacing 2nd (V) Field/Plant Regiment, which was disbanded in 1962 after the
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Lieutenant
Colonel J.H.V. de Alwis – former Commanding Officer, 2nd Volunteer Engineers, Ceylon Engineers & accused conspirator in the
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and one
Company of Signalers. In 1939 the Corps was mobilized for World War II and in 1943 a second signal company was raised. These formed
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be invited to replace the Ceylon
Engineers which was to be disbanded by 31 December 1926. This proposal was accepted and the reconstituted
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Brigadier S.A.R. Samarasinghe RSP USP – Centre
Commandant (2008–2010), Brigade Commander 592 Brigade (2011–2013)
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Brigadier Percy
Douglas Ramanayake, An officer and gentleman par excellence, by General Desamanya Denis Perera
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after independence, the 1st Field
Squadron was formed in 1951 under the command of Major (later Brigadier)
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15th(Volunteer) Field Engineer Regiment SLE (Converted from 33 Sri Lanka National Guard on 3 March 2009)
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648:, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, SLE – former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (2009–2010)
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The corps provides combat engineering, construction and other technical support to the
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which was formed in 1957, with the regimental headquarters permanently located at the
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After the war, the Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force, in consultation with the
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to inquire into this question, proposed in their report that the
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Major General D. S. K. Wijesooriya RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLE
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Major General M. D. S. Chandrapala RWP, RSP, USP, psc, SLE
497:) Field Engineer Regiment SLE (Formed on 1 September 1964)
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Military units and formations of Ceylon in World War II
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roads and bridges to maintain lines of communications.
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The fifty-year march of the Sri Lanka Army Engineers
1517:Military units and formations established in 1911
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695:Major General Janaka Walgama RSP VSV USP ndu psc
396:that year which involved some of its officers.
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689:Major General J. K. N. Jayakody USP, ndc, SLE
321:Ceylon, recommended that the members of the
289:SLE Bomb Disposal Unit on Victory Day Parade
1507:Administrative corps of the Sri Lankan Army
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893:
879:
1264:Regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army
245:, it is headed by the Centre Commandant.
673:Major General E. H. Samaratunga USP, SLE
505:Recipients of the Weerodara Vibhushanaya
479:Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering
407:
284:
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195:Major General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu
187:Major General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu
281:SLE Demining Unit on Victory Day Parade
265:SLE Demining Unit on Victory Day Parade
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548:– founder of the Sri Lanka Engineers
1033:Directorate of Military Intelligence
483:Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron
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1395:Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
13:
837:Brigadier Percy Douglas Ramanayake
538:– Only Ceylonese recipient of the
517:
400:during several natural disasters.
302:was formed in 1911 as part of the
14:
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663:of the Sri Lanka Army (1991–1992)
651:Major General J. R. S. de Silva,
412:Sri Lanka Engineers Demining Unit
231:Corp of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE)
1094:Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
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692:Major Genera V N Wijegunawardena
467:12th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
464:11th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
461:10th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
375:. This became the core of a new
57:
39:
16:Sri Lanka Army's Engineers Corps
666:Major General K. J. C. Perera,
458:9th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
455:8th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
452:7th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
449:6th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
446:5th Field Engineer Regiment SLE
437:
233:is a combat support arm of the
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826:School of Military Engineering
819:
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367:With the establishment of the
1:
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802:
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1303:Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
715:
443:1st Field Engineer Regiment
306:, following the transfer of
7:
815:1st Field Engineer Regiment
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706:D. A. Priyantha Dissanayake
431:General Engineering Brigade
312:Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
173:Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
10:
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1461:Post and Telegraph Signals
1375:Engineer Services Regiment
1115:Rapid Action Boat Squadron
998:Commander of the Air Force
983:Chief of the Defence Staff
845:External links and sources
590:Chief of the Defence Staff
256:
1456:National Service Regiment
1423:
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778:
771:
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325:who were enlisted to the
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734:Corps of Royal Engineers
700:1962 coup d'état attempt
403:
294:Formation and World Wars
1441:Ceylon Railway Engineer
1084:Special Forces Regiment
782:Sri Lanka Signals Corps
394:attempted military coup
1141:Special Airborne Force
1136:Regiment Special Force
428:Plant Engineer Brigade
425:Field Engineer Brigade
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97:10 regular regiments,
1471:Ceylon National Guard
1436:Ceylon Planters Rifle
1431:Ceylon Mounted Rifles
1370:Military Intelligence
1182:Sri Lanka Coast Guard
1110:Special Boat Squadron
993:Commander of the Navy
988:Commander of the Army
621:Commander of the Army
594:Commander of the Army
571:Commander of the Army
560:Commander of the Army
525:Basil Arthur Horsfall
422:Engineering Division
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352:Ceylon Engineer Corps
331:Ceylon Engineer Corps
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1187:National Cadet Corps
646:Mendaka Samarasinghe
513:C. D. Wickramanayake
475:16 Workshop Regiment
471:14 CBRN Regiment SLE
385:military engineering
357:Ceylon Signals Corps
304:Ceylon Defence Force
239:military engineering
184:Chief Field Engineer
156:Sri Lankan Civil War
152:Insurrection 1987-89
99:1 volunteer regiment
83:Military engineering
74:Engineering Regiment
1502:Sri Lanka Engineers
1308:Mechanized Infantry
1154:Paramilitary forces
1023:Ministry of Defence
1016:Committees/Councils
973:Minister of Defence
954:Sri Lanka Air Force
856:Sri Lanka Engineers
774:Order of Precedence
767:Sri Lanka Artillery
757:Order of precedence
704:Lieutenant Colonel
625:Lieutenant General
578:Crishantha de Silva
488:Volunteer Regiments
381:Panagoda Cantonment
336:Legislative Council
243:Panagoda Cantonment
108:Panagoda Cantonment
22:Sri Lanka Engineers
1451:Colombo Town Guard
1200:Ranks and insignia
1161:Special Task Force
968:Commander-in-Chief
588:, ndc, psc, SLE –
546:Douglas Ramanayake
414:
373:Douglas Ramanayake
348:Governor of Ceylon
327:Colombo Town Guard
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192:Colonel-Commandant
88:Combat engineering
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978:Defence Secretary
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601:Mahesh Senanayake
567:Nalin Seneviratne
363:Post Independence
323:Burgher community
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104:Regimental Centre
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340:D. S. Senanayake
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641:, 3rd Division.
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926:Sri Lanka Army
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1014:Ministry and
1007:Organisation
943:
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553:Denis Perera
533:
438:Regular Army
398:
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344:E. W. Perera
330:
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297:
247:
230:
228:
209:Denis Perera
144:World War II
126:
1323:Rifle Corps
1271:Combat Arms
1222:Coast Guard
596:(2015–2017)
573:(1985–1988)
523:Lieutenant
369:Ceylon Army
162:Decorations
140:World War I
136:Engagements
114:Nickname(s)
1496:Categories
961:Leadership
803:References
544:Brigadier
417:Formations
202:commanders
179:Commanders
1424:Disbanded
1349:Engineers
1344:Artillery
1313:Commandos
1217:Air Force
1129:Air Force
1059:Air Force
716:Alliances
637:– Former
495:Volunteer
216:Brigadier
125:"Ubique"
47:Sri Lanka
1042:Commands
791:See also
708:RSP, USP
659:, SLE –
599:General
576:General
565:General
551:General
122:Motto(s)
655:, VSV,
633:†
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511:Colonel
390:Sappers
257:History
206:General
200:Notable
35:Country
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747:India
404:Units
128:Latin
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1207:Army
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1077:Army
1054:Navy
1049:Army
592:and
493:4th(
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298:The
229:The
94:Size
79:Role
71:Type
678:USP
668:RWP
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653:RSP
639:GOC
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609:RSP
605:RWP
586:USP
582:RWP
556:VSV
319:GOC
212:VSV
117:SLE
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