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The Kent Fortress Royal Engineers (KFRE) was a volunteer Territorial unit of the British Army that saw service in both World Wars. They are notable for their successful actions in May 1940, when they destroyed substantial oil stocks and installations just ahead of the German advance, and in August 1944 during the assault crossing of the River Seine. ==Origin== When the Territorial Force was created in 1908, the 1st Sussex Royal Engineers (Volunteers) were split up to provide the Kent and Sussex Fortress Engineers, as well as the field companies of the Home Counties Division.〔Westlake, p. 13.〕〔(London Gazette, 20 March 1908. )〕 By the outbreak of World War I, the Kent unit had the following organisation:〔(Kent Fortress RE at Kent Fallen. )〕〔(Conrad. )〕〔''Monthly Army List''.〕 * HQ at Drill Hall, Chatham * No 1 Works Company at Tonbridge * No 2 Works Company at Drill Hall, Ashford * No 3 Works Company at Southborough * No 4 Electric Light Company at Submarine Mining School, Gillingham * No 5 Electric Light Company at Gravesend * No 6 Works Company at Southborough * No 7 Works Company at Southborough The Honorary Colonel was Sir David Salomons, 2nd Baronet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kent Fortress Royal Engineers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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