The 13th Signals Group was a military communications brigade sized formation of the British Army. The group was established in 1967 to control the territorial signals regiments with national communication duties in the United Kingdom. It was later disbanded in 1974, when it merged with the 2nd Signal Group.
History The group was formed in 1967 for the overall command of the territorial signal regiments with "National Communication" duties. Its units were specifically tasked with helping local and national signals with helping governmental and military major organizations; I.e. Ministry of Defence and 2nd Infantry Division. Because of cuts later on, It was later absorbed into the 2nd Signal Group, in 1972.
Structure The structure of the group stayed the same its entire history. Upon formation, it included the following units:
HQ 13th Signal Group 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) Headquarters Squadron 51 (Highland) Signal Squadron 52 (Lowland) Signal Squadron 61 (City of Edinburgh) Signal Squadron 82 (Army Emergency Reserve) Signal Squadron 37th (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) Headquarters Squadron 43 (Wessex) Signal Squadron 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron 57 (City and County of Bristol) Signal Squadron 38 (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) 64 (City of Sheffield) Headquarters Squadron 46 (Derbyshire) Signal Squadron 87 (City of Nottingham) Signal Squadron 93 (East Lancashire) Signal Squadron
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