Harman Lines
| Harman Lines | |
|---|---|
| Part ofWarminster Garrison | |
| Warminster,Wiltshirein England | |
 A tank on display at the entrance to Harman Lines | |
  Harman Lines Location withinWiltshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°13′01.9″N2°08′41.9″W/ 51.217194°N 2.144972°W |
| Type | Army barracks |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres)[1] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Controlled by | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Condition | Operational |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1975[2] |
| In use | 1975 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Falcon Squadron,Royal Tank Regiment |
Harman Linesis amilitary installationof theBritish Army,which is part ofWarminster Garrisonon theSalisbury Plain.Harman Lines is on Sack Road inWarminster,Wiltshire,United Kingdom.[3]
History
[edit]In 1965, Warminster saw a large expansion, and the1966 Defence White Paperexpanded its role. The nearbyLand Warfare Centregained a 'Tank Demonstration Squadron', later 'Armoured', which was a detached armoured unit from its regiment. In 1975, the custom-built Harman Lines was opened on Sack Hill.[2]
As part of the1998 Strategic Defence Review,a newJoint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regimentwas formed based atRAF Honingtonand saw the1st Royal Tank Regimentdispersed. As part of this change, A Squadron moved to Harman Lines[4]as part of the new unit under the Combined Arms Training Centre.[5]The site remained the home of the Armoured Demonstration Squadron until 2014, when it became the permanent home of, Falcon Squadron, RTR, part of the Defence CBRN Wing.[6][7][8]
Current garrison
[edit]The current garrison includes:
- Falcon Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron,Royal Tank Regiment[9](28 Engineer Regiment)[10]
- Close Support Troop,Royal Engineers[11](detached from 28 Engineer Regiment, supporting Falcon Squadron)
- Land Warfare Centre Battlegroup Light Aid Detachment,Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[11]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^"Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A".GOV.UK.Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A40.Retrieved15 October2024.
- ^ab"Leisure Time: Warminster Garrison"(PDF).British Army.8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008.Retrieved15 April2021.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Warminster Garrison (Harman Lines, Sack Road, Warminster)".www.list.co.uk.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^"Westbury army cadets say tanks for the memories".Wiltshire Times.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^"British Army units from 1945 on - 1st Royal Tank Regiment".british-army-units1945on.co.uk.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^"Spire FM - News - Tank parade at Carter Barracks, Bulford".Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2014.Retrieved2 August2014.
- ^"News Article - The Royal Tank Regiment Association".royaltankregiment.com.Retrieved19 March2018.
- ^The Sapper August 2015, 12–13.
- ^"The FUCHS Simulator is alive once more. Rhinemetall prove all systems work ready for its move south to Harman Lines, in perpetration [sic] for it's [sic] refurbishment with FALCON ".The Royal Tank Regiment – Facebook.29 January 2015.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^"28 Engineer Regiment".www.army.mod.uk.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^ab"Google Maps".Google Maps.Retrieved15 April2021.
References
[edit]- The Sapper: August 2015(PDF).Headquarters, Corps of Royal Engineers. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.Retrieved15 April2021.
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