army units
Brigades and regiments
Army units are the organizational divisions of a military force, from small groups to massive formations.
The hierarchy typically runs from squad (fewer than a dozen soldiers) through platoon, company, battalion, regiment, brigade, division, and corps, each larger than the last: The army units moved into position at dawn.
Usage varies by country and era.
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- corpsMilitary unit or group
- combat unitOrganized military fighting group
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
formation · squad · rifle company · brigade · medical corps · rapid deployment · cavalry · detachment · legion · cohort · division · company · artillery · echelon · garrison · forward operating base · regiment · phalanx
- Chinese Militaryground force, military bases, military leaders, generals, soldiers