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29-445: The settlement specified four conditions: The Home Guard initially consisted of 8 squadrons , garrisoned in 6 town: Following a reform, it was reorganized into 8 battalions each garrisoned in a different town: Following a second reform, it was reorganized into 5 regiments , each in 5 major cities: In August 1914, the 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division consisting of the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Home Guard Infantry regiment under

58-465: A battalion and is commanded by a lieutenant colonel . Prior to the revisions in the US Army structure in the 1880s, US Cavalry regiments were divided into companies , and the battalion was an administrative designation used only in garrison . The reorganizations converted companies to troops and battalions to squadrons, and made squadrons tactical formations as well as administrative ones. In

87-496: A Squadron consisting of two Mechanized Infantry Platoons, mounted on CV90's, one Armoured Platoon with Leopard 2's and a Combat Service Support Unit. Its soldiers were referred to as dragoons and consisted mostly of conscripted troops. Used as OPFOR in exercise operations with other parts of the Norwegian Army. Squadron ( szwadron ) was used exclusively for companies of cavalry and armoured cavalry before 1948. After 1948,

116-593: A command and recce squadron and three Sabre Squadrons; which will initially be equipped with Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) , and then with Future Rapid Effect System Scout vehicles. Jackal regiments will be part of the Adaptable Force, comprising three Sabre Squadrons (each with 16 vehicles). These regiments will be paired with a Yeomanry regiment. The new structure of the Reaction Force will see three armoured regiments, each assigned to

145-401: A company-equivalent unit called kavalerieskadronen , or "the cavalry squadron". It serves as the main reconnaissance unit in the battalion. Like the mechanized infantry units, it wears the distinct khaki-coloured beret of the battalion instead of the normal black for cavalry units. The Armoured Battalion ( Panserbataljonen ) has the majority of its constituents labeled eskadroner . Including

174-402: A new "Armoured Infantry Brigade", alongside a formation reconnaissance regiment (renamed as "armoured cavalry"), two armoured infantry battalions and a heavy protected mobility battalion. These six regiments will fall operationally under what will become known as the "reaction forces", which will be the army's high readiness force. The remaining three regiments will be located with the remainder of

203-661: A reorganisation of the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. 1st (UK) Division is planned as the UK's primary land element for operations outside the European theatre, as well as operations supporting NATO's flanks. It consists of four infantry-centered brigades - two of these will contain regular light cavalry regiments, while a third serves as a parent formation for units of the Army Reserve. 3rd (UK) Division

232-450: A shift with one third of its regiments operating as armoured regiments with main battle tanks , another third as formation reconnaissance regiments and a final third as light cavalry using Jackal vehicles. Armoured regiments would consist of Type 56 regiments, each with three Sabre Squadrons (comprising 18 Challenger 2 Tanks each) and a command and recce squadron. Armoured Cavalry or formation reconnaissance regiments would also have

261-413: Is still used to refer to modern cavalry units , and is also used by other arms and services (frequently aviation , also naval ). In some countries, including Italy , the name of the battalion-level cavalry unit translates as " Squadron Group ". In the modern United States Army , a squadron is an armored cavalry , air cavalry, or other reconnaissance unit whose organizational role parallels that of

290-656: Is the Royal Tank Regiment . In the regular army, there are three armoured regiments, three armoured cavalry regiments and three light cavalry regiments. In the army reserve, there is one armoured regiment and three light cavalry regiments. Being a corps, the RAC is made up of several independent regiments, but the corps does control a few separate units which include: A Royal Tank Regiment CBRN reconnaissance and survey squadron forms part of 28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN), Royal Engineers A system of pairing exists in

319-737: Is the armoured arm of the British Army , that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 and the Warrior tracked armoured vehicle . It includes most of the Army's armoured regiments, both the Royal Tank Regiment and those converted from old horse cavalry regiments . In September 2024, it comprised fourteen regiments: ten Regular Regiments; four Army Reserve . Although

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348-648: The British Army and many other Commonwealth armies, a squadron is the Royal Armoured Corps counterpart of an infantry company or artillery battery . A squadron is a sub-unit of a battalion-sized formation (usually a regiment), and is usually made up of two or more troops. The designation is also used for company-sized units in the Special Air Service , Special Reconnaissance Regiment , Honourable Artillery Company , Royal Engineers , Royal Corps of Signals , Royal Army Medical Corps ,

377-555: The Royal Air Force Regiment and Royal Logistic Corps and in the defunct Royal Corps of Transport . Squadrons are commonly designated using letters or numbers (e.g. No. 1 Squadron or A Squadron), sometimes with alphabetical names (Ajax, Badger, ...) They are also designated according to their role: "519 Signal Squadron", "Tank Delivery Squadron". In some British Army units it is a tradition for squadrons to also be named after an important historical battle in which

406-756: The corps was enlarged. A significant number of infantry battalions also converted to the armoured role as RAC regiments. In addition, the RAC created its own training and support regiments. Finally, in 1944, the RAC absorbed the regiments of the Reconnaissance Corps . The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into regiments which operate main battle tanks ( Armour ), those in reconnaissance vehicles ( Armoured Cavalry ), and those in Weapons Mount vehicles (Light Cavalry). Of these, three regiments are designated Dragoon Guards , two as Hussars , one as Lancers and one as Dragoons . The remaining regiment

435-544: The " Croatian Home Guard ". It existed from April 1941 to May 1945. On 24 December 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence , a part of the Croatian Army was formed that was also called the " Home Guard " ("Domobranstvo"). It ceased to exist in a 2003 reorganization. Squadron (army) A squadron was historically a cavalry subunit , a company - or battalion -sized military formation. The term

464-451: The "mounted arms" a captain (three galons , or braids) in charge of an escadron is thus called a chef d'escadron (which is a title, not a rank). However, his superior in the hierarchy (four galons ) has the rank of chef d'escadrons (the equivalent rank in infantry units being chef de bataillon ). After 1815 (in fact around 1826), the army began to write chef d'escadrons with an s in cavalry units to reflect

493-522: The British Army of Regular to Reserve unit. Through this, operational and training cycles are aligned, resources shared and strategic depth enabled. In the Royal Armoured Corps this manifests with each yeomanry unit being paired with a regular unit of the same role. The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps was the single band representing the RAC provided by of the Royal Corps of Army Music . This

522-764: The Cavalry Squadron, the Armoured Squadron and the Assault Squadrons. It also includes the battalion's Support element, the Combat Support Squadron. Its members are also referred to as dragoons, reflecting the nature of the unit. The Telemark Battalion also has a number of units labelled eskadroner . This includes the Armoured Squadron, the Cavalry Squadron and the Combat Support Squadron. Kampeskadronen ( Kampeskadronen ) (roughly translated to "The Battle Squadron"),

551-708: The Household Cavalry Regiment (the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals ) provide an armoured regiment, they are not part of the RAC. The RAC was created on 4 April 1939, just before World War II started, by combining regiments from the cavalry of the line which had mechanised with the Royal Tank Corps (renamed Royal Tank Regiment ). As the war went on and other regular cavalry and Territorial Army Yeomanry units became mechanised,

580-866: The Leuchars area, the Queen's Royal Hussars to Tidworth, the Royal Lancers settling in Catterick, the Light Dragoons in Catterick, and the Royal Tank Regiment to Tidworth. The expected Army 2020 layout for the RAC is to be: The Royal Dragoon Guards In November 2021, the UK Government published Future Soldier , the planned reform of the British Army following its integrated defence and security review . Part of this would see

609-495: The UK, with one re-roled as an FR regiment. In addition, three Challenger 2 squadrons will be converted to Interim Medium Armour Squadrons , while each FR regiment will gain a Command and Support Squadron. As part of the reorganisation, postings will be realigned: In 2012, following the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010 , specific proposals about the make up of the future British Army were announced under

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638-529: The command of Stjepan Sarkotić took part in the Serbian campaign , together with the 104th Landsturm (pučko-ustaška) Brigade under the command of Theodor Bekić  [ hr ] . In late 1918, elements of various Royal Croatian Home Guard regiments took part in occupation of Međimurje . During World War II , the Independent State of Croatia was formed and its regular army was also called

667-487: The fact that this officer who used to be in charge of one squadron (several companies before 1815) was now in charge of several squadrons (i.e., companies). In other mounted branches (such as gendarmerie and artillerie ), chef d'escadron is still spelled without s . The Norwegian army operates with units called eskadroner (pl.), typically a company-equivalent unit, generally in armoured cavalry units although not always. The 2nd Battalion , Brigade Nord, has

696-501: The name has been used for armored formations of various sizes. In Russian cavalry a squadron was named эскадрон , eskadron , and was a company-size unit, with 120–150 horses. In the Swedish cavalry a skvadron means a unit with the same size as a kompani in the rest of the army (about a hundred men). Also Jägar and military police units may have squadrons. Royal Armoured Corps The Royal Armoured Corps

725-716: The regiment has taken part. For example, the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment assigns trainees to " Waterloo " Squadron, named in honour of the significance the cavalry played in the Allied forces' victory over Napoleon. In some special cases, squadrons can also be named after a unique honour which has been bestowed on the unit. The modern French Army is composed of troupes à pied (foot soldiers including infantry and combat engineers) and troupes à cheval (mounted soldiers such as armored cavalry units, and transportation units). Nowadays,

754-400: The regular army under what has been term the "adaptable forces", which will provide a pool of resources to back up operations conducted by the "reaction forces". This new basing plan on 5 March 2013 gave an overview of where the regiments will be based. All RAC regiments will be UK based, with the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards moving to Swanton Morley, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards moving to

783-468: The term escadron (squadron) is used to describe a company ( compagnie ) of mounted soldiers but, for a long time, a cavalry escadron corresponded to an infantry battalion, both units grouping several companies (battalion and escadrons were tactical units while the companies were administrative units). The term compagnie has been discontinued and replaced by escadron in cavalry units since 1815 and in transportation units since 1968. In

812-491: The title Army 2020 . These proposals were intended to reduce the size of the army to around 82,000. The Royal Armoured Corps was to be reduced by a total of two regiments, with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers amalgamated with the Queen's Royal Lancers to form a single lancer regiment, the Royal Lancers, and the 1st and 2nd Royal Tank Regiments joined to form a single Royal Tank Regiment . The Royal Armoured Corps will also see

841-674: Was formed in 2014 by the amalgamation of the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, and the Light Cavalry Band. The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps is stationed at Catterick . However, as part of the 2019 reorganisation of the CAMUS, the band was merged into British Army Band Catterick. The reorganisation of the Army announced in 2004 led to significant changes to the Royal Armoured Corps. Reorganisation that began in 2003 would see three armoured regiments removed from Germany to

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