Harman Lines

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Harman Lines
Part of Warminster Garrison
Warminster, Wiltshire in England
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A tank on display at the entrance to Harman Lines
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Harman Lines
Location within Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°13′01.9″N2°08′41.9″W / 51.217194°N 2.144972°W / 51.217194; -2.144972
TypeArmy barracks
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres) [1]
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Controlled by Royal Armoured Corps
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1975 (1975) [2]
In use1975 – present
Garrison information
GarrisonFalcon Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment

Harman Lines is a military installation of the British Army, which is part of Warminster Garrison on the Salisbury Plain. Harman Lines is on Sack Road in Warminster, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. [3]

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History

In 1965, Warminster saw a large expansion, and the 1966 Defence White Paper expanded its role. The nearby Land Warfare Centre gained 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 the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, a new Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regiment was formed based at RAF Honington and saw the 1st Royal Tank Regiment dispersed. 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

The current garrison includes:

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A40. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Leisure Time: Warminster Garrison" (PDF). British Army. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Warminster Garrison (Harman Lines, Sack Road, Warminster)". www.list.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "Westbury army cadets say tanks for the memories". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. "British Army units from 1945 on - 1st Royal Tank Regiment". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. "Spire FM - News - Tank parade at Carter Barracks, Bulford". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. "News Article - The Royal Tank Regiment Association". royaltankregiment.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. The Sapper August 2015, 12–13.
  9. "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. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. "28 Engineer Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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