Sapper - Wikipedia Sappers facilitate and support the movement, defence, and survival of superordinate and allied forces, and impede those of enemies The term "sapper" is used in the British Army and Commonwealth nations, the U S military, and the militaries of other countries
U. S. Army Sapper Microsite | The United States Army In the American Army the Sapper is a combat engineer that supports the front-line infantry Sappers install portable bridges, tank traps and other construction that provides tactical support
What is a Sapper? 250 Years of “Badass” Engineers For 250 years, sappers have served as elite combat engineers, supporting frontline infantry in every war throughout American history “A sapper, in a historic sense, goes back to the 17th century
Home | Sapper Association The Sapper Association, Inc is a 501 (c) non-profit organization that supports U S Army Sappers and their families of past, present, and future We strive to preserve the legacy of the Sapper Leader Course and Best Sapper Competition
Sapper Leader Course :: FORT LEONARD WOOD - U. S. Army Garrisons The Sapper Leader Course is a demanding 28 day leadership development course for combat engineers that reinforces critical skills and teaches advanced techniques needed across the Army This course is also designed to build esprit de corps by training Soldiers in troop leading procedures, demolitions (conventional and expedient), and mountaineering operations The course culminates in an
Sapper | Military - Museum In the context of the Vietnam War, sappers were specialized combat engineers primarily from North Vietnam These sapper units were part of the Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
Sapper History | Sapper Association Many great Sappers have fought and died alongside our maneuver brethren, we owe it to them to capture and secure our history, while preserving our Legacy! We are Sappers past and present looking to preserve our Legacy, by supporting current Sapper Instructors and their mission
Sappers: Engineer commandos on the front lines The trenches and tunnels they dug were called 'saps' and the troops who dug them became known as 'sappers ' Even with the covered trenches, sappers could not approach an enemy fortification