7th Signal Group

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7th Signal Group
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ActiveAfter 2012–Present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
TypeMilitary Communications Headquarters
Size Group
Part of 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands
Group HQ Beacon Barracks, Stafford

7 Signal Group (7 Sig Gp) is a military communications formation of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals, currently subordinated to 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands. The group oversees the close-support signal units of the corps tasked with supporting 3 (UK) Division.

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History

Sometime after the announcement of Army 2020 in 2010, the 7th Signal Group was formed as part of the expanded 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands. Along with the formation of the new group, the 2nd Signal Group was also formed. 7th Signal Group's mission was to control all the multi-role signal regiments. [1] [2]

Following the disbandment of the 2nd Signal Group in 2018, 7th Signal Group now commands all close-support signal units. [3] [4]

Current structure

The current structure of the group, as of March 2021 is: [3] [4]

Footnotes

  1. Regular Army Basing Matrix by Formation and Unit . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. Royal Signals Institution, Royal Signals Journal Volume 32 Issue I., March 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 British Army, HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 Royal Signals Interactive Map.
  5. 1 2 British Army, HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 Royal Signals Interactive Map.
  7. "Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Information" (PDF). British Army. November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Information" (PDF). British Army. November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. at 11:11am, Sian Grzeszczyk 7th September 2018. "Military Base Says 'Thank You' With Beating Retreat Performance". Forces Network. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  10. 1 2 3 "Current Orbat of the Royal Corps of Signals" . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. "HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Army, Question for Ministry of Defence — current Order of Battle by manpower and basing locations for the corps". United Kingdom Parliament — Written questions, answers, and statements. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. "FOI(A) regarding Combat Service Support unit pairings" (PDF). What do they know?. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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