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The Soviet Union as well as its forerunners and successors have mostly used "regiment" instead of brigade, and this was common in much of Europe until after World War II. A brigade's commander is commonly a major general, [note 1] brigadier general, brigadier or colonel. In some armies, the commander is rated as a general officer.
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn (Army Reserve Light Infantry) 3rd Battalion , Royal Anglian Regiment, in Bury St Edmunds (Army Reserve Light Infantry) — paired with 2 R ANGLIAN
The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. [citation needed]In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a ministry of defence or department of defense.
Rather, battalions and squadrons maintain regimental affiliations in that they are called (for example), 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (Regiment is implied) and is written 1–8 Inf. In this case, there is no regimental commander, and the battalion is organized as part of a brigade for combat.
The battalion is a part of a regiment or brigade, larger formations within the military hierarchy. A battalion's role is generally focused on operational tasks that range from offensive actions to defensive positions, depending on the situation.
A brigade, on the other hand, is a flexible organization; it has no permanent elements. A brigade may have several different kinds of units assigned to it, such as: three light infantry battalions or two mechanized infantry and an armor battalion or one light, one mechanized and one armor battalion; plus support units. The usual number of ...
A regiment may consequently be a variety of sizes: smaller than a standard battalion, e.g. Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment; a battalion equivalent, e.g. 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment; a brigade equivalent, e.g. 8th Marine Regiment (United States); several battalions, e.g. 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and; Royal Regiment of ...
Confusingly, the terms "regiment" and "battalion" were used interchangeably at this time; it was not until later that a battalion was defined as a sub-unit of a regiment. The regiment fulfilled both administrative and tactical functions and was the principal maneuver unit of the US Army until being superseded in the 20th century by the division ...