The Engineer Special Brigades were brigade-sized amphibious forces of the United States Army developed during World War II and active from 1942 to 1955. Initially designated engineer amphibian brigades, they were redesignated engineer special brigades in 1943. The 1st, 5th, and 6th Engineer Special Brigades were assigned to the European Theater of Operations. The 1st Engineer Special Brigade participated in the landings in Sicily and Italy before joining the 5th and 6th Engineer Special Brigades for the invasion of Normandy.
Engineer special brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
Amphibian engineers land 45th Division troops at Cape Cod using the old LCPs
Left to right: Brigadier Generals David Ogden, Clarence Sturdevant, Daniel Noce and Colonel Arthur Trudeau at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts in October 1942.
Camp Edwards is a United States military training installation located in western Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It was named after Major General Clarence Edwards, commander of the 26th Division in World War I. The base is currently the home of portions of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Tactical Training Base Kelley, Camp Edwards, 2018
Training at Camp Edwards, c. 1942. Soldiers climb a 5-foot-tall (1.5 m) fence in an obstacle course.
Barracks being built in 1940
Early aerial image of Camp Edwards, notice the beginnings of Otis Field in the foreground
