battalion headquarters
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battalion
noun[C]
uk/bəˈtæl.i.ən/us/bəˈtæl.i.ən/
a military unit consisting of three or ...
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headquarters
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌhedˈkwɔː.təz/us/ˈhedˌkwɔːr.t̬ɚz/
the main offices of an organization such as the army, the police, or a ...
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The remainingbattalionheadquarterswill be in existing accommodation which is to be adapted.
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Thebattalionheadquarterswere in a ruined chateau.
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It is equivalent tobattalionheadquarters, where the orders are issued and instructions are received and reissued to deal with the situation.
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He therefore decided to bring them tobattalionheadquarterswhere they would be under closer supervision.
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Let it be remembered that, particularly in rural areas, companies are far removed frombattalionheadquarters and platoons and sections from company headquarters.
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We now have corps headquarters, divisional headquarters, brigade group headquarters, regimental headquarters andbattalionheadquarters.
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I may add, from my own experience, that such ladies as we had to help us at ourbattalionheadquarterswere invaluable.
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All the platoons and squadrons sent in forms tobattalionheadquarters.
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One of the sixbattalionheadquartershas had air-conditioning installed, so far.
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That order was put on the notice board inbattalionheadquarters.
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This is a great burden on section leaders, and entails an enormous amount of work atbattalionheadquarters.
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Company commanders are in a precisely similar predicament in contactingbattalionheadquarters.
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Is this new kind of mini-regiment to be commanded by a lieutenant-colonel, with all the paraphernalia ofbattalionheadquarters, the regimental colours, the mess and the silver on guest nights?
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This set of rooms would be considered entirely adequate for abattalionheadquartersin any garrison town, and this would mean the administration of some 800 people.
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The buildings are to emergency scales of accommodation for abattalionheadquartersand two companies, and for this purpose no further extensions or improvements are planned.
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Anyone who was found behind thebattalionheadquarterswas driven into a cage and had to account on the following day for not having been sufficiently near the line.
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But a thirdbattalionheadquarterswould also be an enormous help, both to administer those companies and perhaps to command others which could and should be formed.
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Battalionheadquarterswould usually be located in the county town, but not always as some counties had two battalions.
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Runners were sent out to take a message through to thebattalionheadquarters.
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Battalionheadquarterswas located at a technical school on the west side of the city.
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