ARMY ORGANISATION
PRINCIPLE OF DECENTRALISATION The principle adopted in the organisation of the British Army is that of decentralisation, each large formation being subdivided into smaller ones. The smallest tactical unit is the section, composed of seven or eight men under the command of a non-commissioned officer. Thereafter the organisation is as follows: Three sections in a platoon. Four platoons in a company. Four companies in a battalion. Three battalions in a brigade. Three brigades in a division. Two or three divisions in an army corps.
Two or more army corps in an army. A division includes units of all branches, including infantry, cavalry, artillery, signals, engineers, Army Service Corps, medical, postal, and provost services.
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Evening Star, Issue 23369, 12 September 1939, Page 6
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115ARMY ORGANISATION Evening Star, Issue 23369, 12 September 1939, Page 6
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