Answer A Battalion of an Infantry Division contained 4 Infantry companies. There were 3 Infantry Regiments within a Division, and each regiment was divided into 3 Battalions---thus the name "Triangular Division". An infantry companycontained about 250 men. One of the 4 companies was a Heavy Weapons company that operated heavy machine guns and mortars. The Battalion was commanded by a Colonel and included a HQ staff. Total was about 1000 men.
Roughly 700 men.
The Mormon Battalion brought a few women along as laundresses and cooks. Many of these women were the wives of men in the battalion.
You'll not always get an accurate answer for those statistical questions, for example a Mechanized Infantry battalion in Vietnam was roughly 900 men, a tank battalion in Vietnam was about 570 men, and a straight leg outfit (regular infantry) averaged about 600 men (some sources will state 700 or 800 men). Airborne battalion's in Vietnam averaged about 600 men (or more) per battalion.
battalion alludes to the number of men therein. battalion commander alludes to the commander of the battalion
For the US Army, during the Vietnam War, a battalion was about 600 men. The US Marine Corps will be similar in organization (during the Vietnam era).
Roughly 700 men.
The Mormon Battalion brought a few women along as laundresses and cooks. Many of these women were the wives of men in the battalion.
You'll not always get an accurate answer for those statistical questions, for example a Mechanized Infantry battalion in Vietnam was roughly 900 men, a tank battalion in Vietnam was about 570 men, and a straight leg outfit (regular infantry) averaged about 600 men (some sources will state 700 or 800 men). Airborne battalion's in Vietnam averaged about 600 men (or more) per battalion.
IF you mean battalion...500-1000
battalion alludes to the number of men therein. battalion commander alludes to the commander of the battalion
1000
The 39th Battalion was a regiment in the Australian Army. The group fought in both World Wars and by the time it was disbanded had, had 1666 men serve in it. There were only 32 men to survive the 39th Battalion, seven officers and 25 others.
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450 ? was 700 when I joined 10% made up of no uk troops
A good estimation would be about 600 men.
About 500 men, women and children.
General George Patton led the tank battalion in World War 2 in Italy, France, Germany, and Belgium. The men in battalion both loved and hated him because of his personality and aggressive fighting methods.