Summer
02-05-2009, 4:32 PM
Hi all,
Would some kind soul please list and define the hierarchy of military groups (E.g. battalion, regiment, company, how many soldiers, etc) and also ranks? I'm just about to start reading a book on Kokoda which my great, great grandfather fought in as a 53 year old, and I've already finished one on Gallipoli which he also fought at! (He fought in France too - MC awarded there - amazing). I found the detail wooshed over my head a bit with the Gallipoli book, as I couldn't visualise size of groups - how many men were involved against how many men, "another battalion was sent in", etc. I think I will get a lot more from this Kokoda book if I know the groupings and ranks of soldiers.
Thanks heaps!
Summer.
Would some kind soul please list and define the hierarchy of military groups (E.g. battalion, regiment, company, how many soldiers, etc) and also ranks? I'm just about to start reading a book on Kokoda which my great, great grandfather fought in as a 53 year old, and I've already finished one on Gallipoli which he also fought at! (He fought in France too - MC awarded there - amazing). I found the detail wooshed over my head a bit with the Gallipoli book, as I couldn't visualise size of groups - how many men were involved against how many men, "another battalion was sent in", etc. I think I will get a lot more from this Kokoda book if I know the groupings and ranks of soldiers.
Thanks heaps!
Summer.