page_title: VIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
hierarchical_section_title: VIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
caption_attribution_description: English: Badge, regimental. Royal Engineers cap badge The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. It is highly regarded throughout the military, and especially the Army.
context_page_description: VIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers was a battalion-sized unit of Royal Engineers attached to the British Army's VIII Corps Headquarters in World War II. It served with 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe 1944–45. It built the first British bridges across the Rhine and the Elbe after the assault crossings in March and April 1945 and continued in British Army of the Rhine after the end of the war.
context_section_description: VIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers (VIII CTRE) was a battalion-sized unit of Royal Engineers (RE) attached to the British Army's VIII Corps Headquarters in World War II. It served with 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe 1944–45. It built the first British bridges across the Rhine and the Elbe after the assault crossings in March and April 1945 and continued in British Army of the Rhine after the end of the war.
caption: Royal Engineers' Cap badge
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