Re: Force sizes

--- Allan Goodall <agoodall@att.net> wrote:

> In horse and musket periods brigades were made up of
> regiments. You forgot
> regiment, which is still used -- if I remember
> correctly -- in Britain, and
> elsewhere. Am I right that the regimental level
> doesn't mean much in modern
> conflicts?

Regiment. . . depends on the army and the time period
and even then there are some exceptions.  In US
practice, regiment is a purely ceremonial designations
except in the case of the 3rd Inf Reg't, and the ACRs.
 In French practice, regiment means batallion, and the
British are so screwed up I won't attempt to explain
them.
 
> Squad, Company, Battalion, Regiment, Brigade. That's
> about right. Next size up
> is Division, then Corps.

Division
Corps
Army
Army Group

Now, the Ruskies are wierd.  Their Brigades make up
Corps, but if the brigades don't have supporting
elements they are called regiments and make up
divisions.  Both Corps and Divisions make up an Army,
and Armies make up Fronts.

John

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