Engineer Combat Groups Histories ?

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At the start of the war non-divisional Engineer units were generally organized as Regiments. In order to add flexibility, regiments were converted to groups; by separating the battalions and converting the regimental HQ into a group. In regiments the regimental headquarters almost always exercised direct command and control over the battalions. Once the Army changed to groups the battalions became the main operational unit of the Engineer Corps. Groups were small planning, command and control elements that managed jobs. Two to five battalions would be assigned to groups for the completion of a certain project. This is why when looking at unit histories, battalion histories are almost always larger than group histories. Several groups did publish small unit histories. PJW which Group are you looking for?