Brigade group
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element
- Fireteam / Crew Ø
- Squad ●
- Section / Patrol ●●
- Platoon / Troop / Flight ●●●
- Staffel / Echelon ●●●●
- Company / Battery / Squadron ❘
- Battalion / Squadron / Cohort ❘ ❘
- Regiment / Group ❘ ❘ ❘
- Field army / Command ☓☓☓☓
- Army group / Front ☓☓☓☓☓
- Region / Theater ☓☓☓☓☓☓
- Detachment
- Chalk
- Patrol
- Field force
- Task force
- Brigade group
- Flying column
- Combat command
- Regimental combat team
- Battalion tactical group
- Battlegroup
- Group army
- Combat team
A brigade group is a term used primarily in armies of the Commonwealth of Nations for an ad hoc arrangement of forces. It can be a temporary or permanent organisation.
It generally refers to a formation which includes three or four battlegroups, or an infantry brigade (three battalions), supported by armoured, artillery, field engineer, aviation and support units, and amounting to about 5,000 soldiers.[1] A brigade group represents the smallest unit able to operate independently for extended periods on the battlefield. It is similar to the concept of a regimental combat team (RCT), which was once used by the United States Army, but which now uses the term brigade combat team (BCT). The United States Marine Corps continues to use the term regimental combat team.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Defence and Security
References
- Reid, Brian (2005). No Holding Back. London: Robin Brass Studio. ISBN 1-896941-40-0.