1st Devonshire Engineers
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1st Devonshire Engineers
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The 1st Devonshire Engineer Volunteer Corps, later the Devonshire Fortress Royal Engineers, was a volunteer unit of Britain's Royal Engineers whose history dated back to 1862. The unit helped to defend the vital naval base of Plymouth, and supplied detachments for service in the field in both World Wars. During the North African campaign in the Second World War, the unit's sappers distinguished themselves in bridging the Nile and clearing minefields during and after the Second Battle of El Alame
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Devonshire_Engineers
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2023-09-04T19:46:32Z
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