The logistics of moving the battalions was complicated, and the benefits on readiness problematic. |
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Highland Territorial battalions crossed the Grand Ravine and entered Flesquieres, where fierce fighting took place. |
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The BCT, like the divisional brigade, is built around its maneuver battalions and direct support by sappers and artillery. |
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To date the Army has certified and fielded a total of seven Apache Longbow battalions. |
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The role of the reserve battalions was to supply troops to the service battalions as they lost men in combat. |
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At least twice the marauding Anglo-Burgundian battalions had attacked Joan's village before her departure. |
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How can the disbandment of four infantry battalions do anything but worsen the situation? |
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Is this, therefore, a time to reduce any infantry battalions let alone four? |
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It makes great sense to re-role some normal infantry battalions into this role and I hope it happens. |
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Stryker infantry regiments will have three battalions of four companies each. |
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This is routine in most medical companies in forward support battalions across the Army. |
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Then again, clay is not his surface and the battalions of Argentine baseline craftsmen are always out to get him here. |
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In previous winters, the US military has mobilized one or two battalions for sweeps of particular areas, an approach which brought few results. |
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We aren't missing NATO, a few battalions of paras and mech infantry would be nice, but they won't change much. |
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An intelligence staff is organic to the brigade and its subordinate battalions and squadron. |
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Another two Army battalions would be sent to the district to add strength to the existing forces for the operation. |
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It is understood the restructuring will see the creation of nine infantry battalions, one artillery battalion and one cavalry squadron. |
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The Burma Rifles, which normally took recruits only from the Karens, Kachins, and Chins, had formed extra battalions by recruiting Burmans. |
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At the brigade level, logistics organizations, called support battalions, provide additional logistics. |
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Two to five battalions form a brigade, which is commanded by a colonel and has from 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers. |
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A disturbing trend involving named areas of interest continues to recur at the infantry battalions and brigades. |
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This will consist of three infantry battalions and a brigade headquarters that will remain based at An Numaniyah. |
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There are over 1,000 troops occupying the island, including some soldiers from other battalions. |
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Army Aviation upsized, making platoons into companies and companies into battalions. |
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Only the Third Brigade was going home, along with unneeded units, like the artillery battalions and the division's band. |
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En route to their operational area, they mutinied and the battalions were deemed combat ineffective. |
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There were battalions of multinational forces of hired fighters, who went to work for the dictator or guerrilla leader who paid their price. |
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However, during the creation of the German Armored Force, Guderian's request to motorize heavy artillery battalions was turned down. |
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According to sources in Ambon, these battalions have been utilised because the army is short-handed. |
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Gee, I hope all those explosions make up for the battalions of bland, sexless ciphers filling the screen. |
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The fire support battalion will consolidate the two mortar platoons of the original battalions into batteries. |
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It has, however, successfully filled a gap produced by the collapse of the big battalions of the international secular Left. |
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Suddenly, whole battalions of people with weird, rat-like faces were able to partake in a pastime previously denied them. |
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India's specialized technology institutes are turning out battalions of software wizards. |
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Weinstein is expected to enlist the usual battalions of experts on forensic science, jury selection and criminal psychology. |
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Legislation was introduced to control prices, and exports, to requisition cereals, and to organize labour battalions to work the land. |
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Hoon's plan to cut British army infantry battalions from 40 to 36 was announced on Thursday. |
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Throughout World War II, infantry battalions did not even have battalion scouts. |
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A brigade normally consists of about 3,000 to 4,000 troops probably including two to three infantry battalions. |
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National Guard infantry battalions have been integrated into combat operations throughout the theater. |
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These included infantry battalions, land combat support units, the Special Air Service and aircrew personnel. |
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I'm sure that is an apt description of the reaction of the troops in those battalions. |
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From the beginning of the attack, troops of both battalions had displayed a disinclination to engage the enemy. |
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Only one of these battalions, the 36th battalion of the Civil Defence Corps, has been in action. |
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The regiment can be augmented with tank, mechanized, and engineer battalions without any expansion of organizational overhead. |
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It is our tank sections and infantry squads that invariably make contact with hostile forces, not companies or battalions. |
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Tank battalions, which supported infantry divisions, were at times broken up and spread over a whole division. |
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Commanding officers' recommendations are put up to the brigade commander, who receives such recommendations from many of the battalions. |
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The whole 6,000 paraded in their battalions and marched past the Khedive and their country's flag. |
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Lightly equipped parachute engineer battalions were also formed to build emergency airstrips after an amphibious landing. |
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It provides funding for sixty attack helicopters, an array of dubious intelligence activities, and three counternarcotics battalions. |
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After the Second World War, machine guns were no longer consided a specialist weapon, and the battalions were redesignated and retasked. |
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When needed, the marines gather together enough battalions and brigades to form a division and that's that. |
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Each brigade was made up of four small battalions and each battalion was organized into two columns. |
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In December 1942 non-divisional regiments of anti-aircraft artillery and field artillery were converted into separate battalions. |
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Thus, several motorized rifle regiments were in fact comprised of two motorized rifle battalions. |
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Guards ignored the call or mustered in battalions more often seen to shield demonstrators from army regulars than to hold back the unruly. |
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Soldiers will be posted between the battalions, which implies some sort of merger between regiments. |
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Since the beginning of February, entire divisions, corps and battalions from various military bases in Germany have been transferred to the Gulf. |
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In 1922 the regimental pattern was introduced in the infantry and all the battalions were renumbered. |
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With the support of his commander, a battalion master marksman would improve marksmanship proficiency in the light infantry battalions. |
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Under the controversial plan all regiments would have at least two battalions. |
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Gurkha battalions have been stationed there in rotation for the past twenty-five years. |
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Army logistics had become so strained that in December horse battalions were reintroduced. |
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Hoon has signalled that he will not block plans to turn all 19 of the army's oldest free-standing regiments into battalions in regional super-regiments. |
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They will, therefore, continue to recruit officers and soldiers and offer young men the opportunity to serve in one of the best infantry battalions. |
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They served in the volunteer donbass Battalion, one of three specially organized National Guard battalions. |
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The renegades, aptly named the Wolves, were formed when, having deserted their battalions for unknown reasons, they met in a gully off the coast somewhere below Twofold Bay. |
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After Armistice Day, on 11 November 1918, the eight BWIR battalions in France and Italy were concentrated at Taranto in Italy to prepare for demobilisation. |
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The Royal Scots and the Black Watch are among other famous regiments facing the axe, while at least one of the two Gurkha battalions is likely to be wound up. |
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Instead, there is the current system of battalions assigned to brigades. |
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There are no heavy battalions or massed batteries in this picture. |
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As the author rightly acknowledges, it is not a history of the slaughterous campaign, but the story of the experiences of the 1st and 6th battalions. |
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The Army attaches battalions to brigade and for training purposes. |
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Spammers add to their zombie battalions by creating computer worms and viruses that can secretly take control of a computer connected to a DSL or cable modem. |
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Three times the German armor attempted to break through, but, as more battalions of American artillery joined the cannonade, the enemy at last gave way. |
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The divergence in success between the two black artillery battalions at Bastogne, nevertheless, does not detract from the stellar performance of the cannoneers. |
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They finished training in December 1942 and three battalions of 1,000 men each were formed, but they were officered by Germans who gave their orders in German. |
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Infantry battalions would fall from 40 to 36 but with manpower redistributed to boost the hard-pressed Army logisticians, engineers, signallers and intelligence. |
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As well as being a cavalry unit, it has been providing APC lift to infantry battalions in East Timor, returning from operations with 6RAR earlier this year. |
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That alone was easily enough to overwhelm their depleted and dispirited numbers, but the army outside also numbered several battalions of foot soldiers. |
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Six North Vietnamese army battalions were massed around the firebase. |
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Unlike the Stalingrad counteroffensive, the corps, divisions, regiments and battalions in the main sectors were attacking in two and, sometimes, in three echelons. |
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Last month, a brigade with two battalions garrisoned along Haifa Street became the first homegrown unit to take operational responsibility for any combat zone. |
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In the early hours of the morning young officers shut their generals in their quarters and assumed command of four infantry battalions at the camp. |
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The Japanese garrison, which included two infantry battalions and naval detachments, resisted tenaciously and the islands were not declared secure until 18 May. |
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These battalions are then organised into companies, usually one for every municipality. |
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If the column be composed of a considerable number of battalions, the commander can march it at ease, as a column of route. |
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One of the public duties battalions or incremental companies is responsible for providing the guard at Windsor Castle. |
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Microsoft may have its billionaires, but Cisco has battalions of centimillionaires. |
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Title XI personnel are assigned to proponent schools, TRADOC integration elements, and the RC TASS battalions. |
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Wasn't it our lads, during World War II who, in a matter of hours, constructed Bailey bridges strong enough to take battalions of tanks? |
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The ZNA was originally formed into four brigades, composed of a total of 28 battalions. |
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At the outbreak of World War I the mounted Cossacks made up 38 regiments, plus some infantry battalions and 52 horse artillery batteries. |
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The two regular battalions are traditionally stationed overseas on peacekeeping duties. |
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The original militiamen soon disappeared, and the battalions simply became training units. |
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Altogether, 101 infantry battalions, 33 artillery regiments and two engineer regiments of special reservists were formed. |
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Before 1996, only two battalions had served on public duties as part of an operational tour in London District. |
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Numbered Territorial Force battalions, ranking after the Special Reserve, were formed from the volunteer units at the same time. |
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A few battalions have recently set up 'specialized' companies to evaluate the possibility to add new abilities to the Home Guard. |
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The main task of the battalions is to guard vital military and civilian installations throughout the country. |
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An attack was planned on these areas using two battalions from 7th Motor Brigade. |
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As a result, the two infantry battalions had to attack without armour support. |
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In addition, to ease reinforcement, an attempt was made to consolidate as many battalions from the same regiment within the same brigade. |
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Don't be surprised when, once word spreads about its infinite charms, battalions of tourists beat a trail to Olomouc. |
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It would not be the first time in history that a strong will has triumphed over the bigger battalions. |
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On 7 July, the division launched two battalions upon the wood after a brief preliminary bombardment. |
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The Bradford Pals were three First World War Pals battalions of Kitchener's Army raised in the city. |
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Jackson delegated the decision on how the reduction of battalions would be achieved to the Council of Scottish Colonels. |
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Hanover supplied 2,365 men in five battalions, however, the lease agreement permitted them to only be used in Europe. |
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Although six battalions had been trained, the SLA still lacked many combat support functions as well as command and control capabilities. |
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The majority of infantry regiments contains multiple regular and reserve battalions. |
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Utah Beach was in the area defended by two battalions of the 919th Grenadier Regiment. |
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On 17 May three battalions of regulars and eight Highland companies reoccupied Fort Augustus. |
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One, consisting of two battalions of Grenadiers, defeated the Coalition's first line and marched on. |
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Anticipating this, the two battalions of Lord Lewis Gordon's regiment had lined the wall. |
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The government army reached Cullen on 11 April, where it was joined by six battalions and two cavalry regiments. |
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The attack of the Imperial Guards was mounted by five battalions of the Middle Guard, and not by the Grenadiers or Chasseurs of the Old Guard. |
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The escapees also included Syrian civilians and members of extremist battalions opposed to the more hardline ISIL, the Observatory said. |
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Napoleon had dispatched all eight battalions of the Young Guard to reinforce Lobau, who was now seriously pressed by the enemy. |
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Below the generals were four brigades, each containing varying numbers of battalions. |
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Von Hiller's 16th Brigade also pushed forward with six battalions against Plancenoit. |
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They reassured him that they were not one of the battalions looking for revenge. |
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Of the army's 16 infantry battalions present, four were Scottish units and one was Irish. |
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By July, the Jacobites had eight battalions and two companies, almost all Highlanders. |
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However, for some postings, including public duties, light role infantry battalions will continue to rotate. |
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Meanwhile, the Lorried Brigade's two other battalions had moved on Snipe and dug in, only to find out the next day that they were in fact well short of their objective. |
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Both battalions had difficulty finding their way in the dark and dust. |
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On 22 May 1940 during the Battle of France, two British Guards battalions and some pioneers attempted to defend Boulogne against an attack by the German 2nd Panzer Division. |
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By the time of the next planned Allied advance to the island of Biak, the integration of Signal Corps SAW battalions and Air Force FCS was nearly seamless. |
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Michael Glover and Jonathan Riley note that while in reserve, the Royal Welch Fusiliers battalions of the 115th Brigade took part in coastal defence duties. |
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When the three battalions were taken over by the British Army they were officially named the 16th, 18th and 20th Battalions, The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment. |
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The seven British Army Infantry battalions of the Scottish Division, plus the Scots Guards and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards regiments, use the Saltire in a variety of forms. |
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Before they could link up and aid the 13th, German troops infiltrated the gap between the two battalions, got behind the 15th Welsh and almost wiped out a company. |
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Battalions on public duties were part of the regular arms plot, a system where infantry battalions were periodically rotated to various locations and different roles. |
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The British formulated the plan for integrating these forces and began training the NDF, which consists of a small headquarters and five battalions. |
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Let's form some gen-Xer battalions and help the gangsters do their thing. |
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The provision of the Aftercare Service for ex-members of the UDR and home service battalions of the RIR which succeeded it fulfils a Government pledge. |
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From the original plan, thirty-four cadre battalions, with a total of 116 companies, had actually been formed, a total of about 700 officers and another 600 key enlisted men. |
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All battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland, to preserve regional ties and former regimental identities, took the name of their former individual regiments. |
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