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The British Battalion (1936–1938; officially the Saklatvala Battalion) was the 16th battalion of the XV International Brigade, one of the mixed brigades of the International Brigades, during the Spanish Civil War.
Bill Alexander - Political commissar of British Anti-Tank Battery, British Battalion. [3] Became commander of British Battalion in December 1937 [4] Took part in the Battle of Belchite (1937) and was promoted to captain after the Battle of Teruel. [5] Celestino Alfonso - Machine-gunner and political commissar. Todor Angelov - Served in the ...
Royal Gibraltar Regiment - 1 + 0 battalion [42] Royal Bermuda Regiment - 0 + 1 battalion [43] Royal Montserrat Defence Force - 0 + 1 platoon [44] Cayman Islands Regiment - 0 + 1 company [44] Turks and Caicos Regiment - 0 + 1 platoon [44] Falkland Islands Defence Force - 0 + 1 company [45]
Spearhead is a British television drama series. [1] Produced by Southern Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of three series and 19 episodes from 18 July 1978 to 3 September 1981. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional British Army infantry ...
Naming conventions of units differ for traditional British historical reasons, creating a significant opportunity for confusion; an infantry battalion is equivalent to a cavalry regiment. An infantry regiment is an administrative and ceremonial organisation only, and may include several battalions.
The first armoured regiments - known at the time as "tank battalions" - were formed in the First World War, first in the Machine Gun Corps and later as the Tank Corps.Each battalion had three companies, each of three sections of four tanks, for a combat strength of thirty-six tanks; a further twelve were kept in reserve for training and replacement purposes. [2]
It is 1813. The First Battalion of the South Essex Regiment has suffered terrible losses in the fighting in Spain and the entire regiment is in danger of being disbanded as a result. Major Sharpe and Sergeant Major Harper (Daragh O'Malley) are sent back to England to find out why replacements have not been sent. Sharpe is told that the Second ...
Battalions of the British Army in World War II (1 C, 8 P) Battalions of the Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom) (8 P) Battalions of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (17 P)