102nd Logistic Brigade (United Kingdom)
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The Headquarters Combat Service Support Group (Germany) was established in Gütersloh
Gütersloh
Gütersloh is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 96,320 people.- Geography :...

 in January 1993, which subsequently became 102 Logistic Brigade.

The units of this military formation are based both in the UK and British Forces Germany
British Forces Germany
British Forces Germany , is the name for British Armed Forces service personnel and civilians based in Germany. It was first established following the Second World War as the British Army of the Rhine ....

. It reports to HQ Theatre Troops.

Organisation

102 Logistic Brigade is made up of nine (one being mixed Regular & territorial Army) regular units in peacetime, namely:
  • 102 Logistic Brigade Headquarters and Signal Troop (662) Royal Signals in Gütersloh
    Gütersloh
    Gütersloh is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 96,320 people.- Geography :...

    , Germany
  • 6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corpshttp://www.army.mod.uk/rlc/logistic.aspx in Gütersloh and Dulmen
    Dülmen
    Dülmen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east...

    , Germany
  • 7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps in Bielefeld
    Bielefeld
    Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...

     and Fallingbostel, Germany. One of its component sub-units is 16 Tank Transporter Squadron, one of two tank transporter squadrons in the British Army
    British Army
    The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

    . 16 Squadron of the Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps
    The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army, comprising around 17% of its strength...

     (formerly the Royal Corps of Transport
    Royal Corps of Transport
    The Royal Corps of Transport was a British Army Corps formed in 1965 from the transport elements of the Royal Army Service Corps and the movement control element of the Royal Engineers . The depot was Buller Barracks in Aldershot...

    ) is based on the British Army base in Fallingbostel, Northern Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    . British tank transporter squadrons are currently equipped with the Oshkosh
    Oshkosh
    Oshkosh may refer to:Places in the United States* Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a city and the largest place with the name* Oshkosh , Wisconsin* Oshkosh Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota* Oshkosh, Nebraska...

     Heavy Equipment Transporter.
  • 8 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps in Münster and Gütersloh, Germany
  • 101 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and WAH64 Apache...

     in Wrexham and Prestatyn, Wales, Fallingbostel and Bielefeld
    Bielefeld
    Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...

    , Germany and Coventry and Manchester, England.
  • 5th Regiment Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police
    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK, and whilst service personnel are deployed overseas on operations and exercises.Members of the RMP are generally known as...

     in Gütersloh, Germany
  • 5 General Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
    Royal Army Medical Corps
    The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...

     in Preston
    City of Preston, Lancashire
    The City of Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign...

    , England
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

  • 102 Military Working Dog Support Unit Royal Army Veterinary Corps
    Royal Army Veterinary Corps
    The Royal Army Veterinary Corps is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. It is a small but technically competent corps forming part of the Army Medical Services...

     in Sennelager
    Sennelager
    Sennelager is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable by the presence of a British army barracks, where the 20th Armoured Brigade are currently situated...

    , Germany
  • 103 Military Working Dog Support Unit Royal Army Veterinary Corps
    Royal Army Veterinary Corps
    The Royal Army Veterinary Corps is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. It is a small but technically competent corps forming part of the Army Medical Services...

     in Sennelager
    Sennelager
    Sennelager is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable by the presence of a British army barracks, where the 20th Armoured Brigade are currently situated...

    , Germany


In addition to the Regular Army units it also has Territorial Army units assigned to it within their parent Regular Army formations.

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