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A company is part of a battalion and usually consists of between 100 and 150 soldiers. They are usually lettered A through to D, and made up of at least two platoons. But sometimes they have names such as ‘Grenadier Company’ or ‘Fire Support Company’.
- The Regimental System
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- The Regimental System
Headquarter Company commanded four Platoons (Signal, Anti-aircraft, 3-inch Mortar and Administrative) while in each Rifle Company there were four Platoons, each of three Rifle Sections.
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The command structure is hierarchical with divisions and brigades responsible for administering groupings of smaller units. Major Units are regiment or battalion-sized with minor units being smaller, either company sized sub-units or platoons.
Each company or squadron comprised three platoons; each platoon consisting of a headquarters and four sections commanded by a subaltern. Each section had a corporal or lance serjeant as the commander, and eleven other sappers.
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Corps, Regiments and Units. The command structure is hierarchical with divisions and brigades responsible for administering groupings of smaller units. Major Units are regiment or battalion-sized with minor units being smaller, either company sized sub-units or platoons.
A company has anywhere from a few dozen to 200 soldiers. It’s a tactical-sized unit that can perform a battlefield function on its own. A company consists of three or four platoons and is ...
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Three Platoons formed a Company, or three Troops formed a Squadron in armoured regiments or a Battery in an artillery regiment. A Company or Squadron was usually commanded by a Major, or sometimes a Captain. Most infantry battalions comprised FOUR rifle companies, as well as a support company (by 1944) and headquarter company.
