Guards ignored the call or mustered in battalions more often seen to shield demonstrators from army regulars than to hold back the unruly. |
In 1922 the regimental pattern was introduced in the infantry and all the battalions were renumbered. |
Army logistics had become so strained that in December horse battalions were reintroduced. |
The logistics of moving the battalions was complicated, and the benefits on readiness problematic. |
Thus, several motorized rifle regiments were in fact comprised of two motorized rifle battalions. |
Lightly equipped parachute engineer battalions were also formed to build emergency airstrips after an amphibious landing. |