Chain of Command of the British Army
Here is a description of the Command structure of the British Army. Our thanks to the contributors of Wikipedia:
Unit | Soldiers | Commander |
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Fireteam | 4 | NCO |
Squad/Section | 8–13 | Squad leader |
Platoon | 26–55 | Platoon leader |
Company | 80–225 | Captain/Major |
Battalion | 300–1,300 | (Lieutenant) Colonel |
Regiment/Brigade | 3,000–5,000 | (Lieutenant) Colonel/ Brigadier (General) |
Division | 10,000–15,000 | Major General |
Corps | 20,000–45,000 | Lieutenant General |
Field army | 80,000–200,000 | General |
Army group | 400,000–1,000,000 | Field Marshal |
Army Region | 1,000,000–3,000,000 | Field Marshal |
Army theater | 3,000,000–10,000,000 | Field Marshal |