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Operation Granby order of battle

This is the order of battle for Operation Granby, the name given to the British Armed Forces deployment to the Middle East after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and subsequent operations during the 1991 Gulf War.

British Forces Middle East (BFME) – Lieutenant-General Sir Peter de la Billière

British Army

Supporting units

  • 1 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 1 Armoured Division Signal Regiment
  • 30 Signal Regiment
  • 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
  • 1st Battalion Scots Guards
  • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
  • 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers
  • 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
  • Elements of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Highlanders
  • 1 Armoured Division Transport Regiment Royal Corps of Transport
  • 4 Armoured Division Transport Regiment Royal Corps of Transport
  • 7 Tank Transporter Regiment Royal Corps of Transport
  • 10 Regiment Royal Corps of Transport
  • 27 Regiment Royal Corps of Transport
  • 28 Ambulance Squadron Gurkha Transport Regiment
  • 52 Port Squadron Royal Corps of Transport
  • 1 Armoured Field Ambulance
  • 5 Armoured Field Ambulance
  • 22 Field Hospital
  • 23 Parachute Field Ambulance
  • 24 Airmobile Field Ambulance
  • 32 Field Hospital
  • 33 General Hospital
  • 60 Field Psychiatric Team
  • 205 General Hospital
  • 3 Ordnance Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps
  • 6 Ordnance Battalion RAOC
  • 6 Armoured Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 7 Armoured Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 11 Armoured Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 71 Aircraft Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 174 Provost Company Royal Military Police
  • 203 Provost Company Royal Military Police
  • 27 Group Royal Pioneer Corps
  • 187 Company Royal Pioneer Corps
  • 221 EOD Coy RAOC
  • 598 Company Royal Pioneer Corps
  • 54 Squadron Engineer Support and Ambulance Squadron Royal Corps of Transport
  • Elements of the Royal Army Pay Corps

Royal Air Force

18 Panavia Tornado F.3s
Panavia Tornado GR.1
Panavia Tornado GR.1a
12 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1s
Blackburn Buccaneer
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Handley Page Victor
Lockheed TriStar K.1
Boeing Chinook
Westland Puma HC.1

RAF Regiment

Members of 4001 Flt RAF Regiment became NBC team attached to the 4th Armoured Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Desert Sabre.

1 Squadron RAF Regiment were flown into Al Qaysumah to reinforce the base from RAF Germany. Equipped with Scorpion and Spartan armoured vehicles, they reinforced Muharraq and crossed into Iraq with 1 (BR) Armoured Division as the reconnaissance screen for the Division, ending the war astride the Kuwait-Basra highway.

20 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed to Cyprus August 1990. One flight deployed to Muharraq late August 1990, second flight joined first in the middle of October 1990, relieved by 66 Squadron in November 1990, and returned to UK after setting up airbase defence of Muharraq.

26 Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Laarbruch Commander Sqn Ldr Dipper. Deployed 28 November 1990 to 14 February 1991. Used to defend the airfield before Patriot was even conceived. In the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia and detachments saw service at Dharan, Muharraq, and Tabuk during the war. Successfully deployed all equipment within 10 days of arrival

34 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed to Bahrain and Dahrhan in August 1990.

In aftermath of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the squadron deployed to Saudi Arabia, and detachments saw service at Dharan, Muharraq, and Tabuk during the war.

58 Squadron RAF Regiment deployed from RAF Catterick in January 1991 to Bahrain to allow 1 Squadron RAF Regiment to deploy to the front. With only three days notice, those three days included all kitting and ANTHRAX jabs.

Other RAF units

  • 4626 Aeromed Evac Squadron (Co-located with 205 Fd Hosp RAMC and in Cyprus)
  • United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron deployed on the first Hercules and served throughout the Gulf at all air heads and landing strips.
  • Joint Helicopter Support Unit deployed with the Chinook Squadrons
  • Tactical Communications Wing
  • Tactical Supply Wing

Royal Navy

Aircraft carrier
  • (deployed to the Mediterranean Sea)
Frigates
Destroyers
  • Sheffield class
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.2
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Lynx HAS.3
Command ships
Mine countermeasure vessels
Submarines
  • s
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • HM Royal Marines Band Commander in Chief Fleet
  • 846 Naval Air Squadron with 4 x Westland Sea King HC Mk4
  • 21 (AD) Bty RA with Javelin Air Defence System
  • RFA Fort Grange
  • 826 with the Westland Sea King HC.5 & 846 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Sea King HC.4
  • 846 Naval Air Squadron with the Westland Sea King HC.4

Fleet Air Arm

Deployed to land bases

Fleet Diving Group

Embarked on RFA Sir Galahad
  • members of FDU1 Maritime Counter terrorist Unit and members of FDU2 Worldwide Operations Unit.
  • Fleet Diving Group C
Embarked on RFA Argus
  • Members of Fleet Diving Unit 3, deep diving and Trials Team

See also

Notes

References

Further reading