History
The 32nd Field Artillery Regiment was in the British Expeditionary Force in France at the start of the Second World War.
In 1947 the 32nd Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) was retitled as the 45th Field Regiment. and the 7th Medium Regiment RHQ was retitled as the 32nd.
In 1965, the regiment became a Heavy Regiment with the M107 self-propelled 203 mm howitzer. In the 1970s it became first a light Regiment with the 105mm Light Gun, then a Guided Missile Regiment with Swingfire
In 1985 it became a heavy regiment again. During the first Gulf War the regiment, equipped with 203 mm Howitzers, was part of the Divisional Artillery Group supporting the British 1st Armoured Division.
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