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Revision as of 11:41, 29 July 2008
A Field Force in British parlance is a combined arms ground force operating under actual or assumed combat circumstances.[1]
A Field Force would be created from the various units in an area of military operations. Examples would be
- Kurram Filed Force 1878
- Natal Field Force 1881
- Zhob Field Force 1890
- Mashonaland Field Force 1896
- Malakind Field Force 1896
- Tirah Filed Force 1897
- Yukon Field Force 1898
In Australia a Field Force comprises the units required to meet operational commitments.[2]
In the United States, during the Vietnam War the term "Corps" was used for various parts of South Vietnam. To avoid confusion the military command that controlled U.S. Army Divisions and other units was called a "Field Force" such as I Field Force and II Field Force.
The US Army refers to task forces as temporary organisations of military units for a specific mission though they usually may be of battalion size. Similar temporary military formations in British, Imperial, or Commonwealth units were formerly known by the name of the Commander i.e. Layforce for Colonel Laycock's Command.
Notes
- ^ p.88 Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt and Hayes, Grace P. Dictionary of Military Terms: A Guide to the Language of Warfare and Military Institutions 1986 The H.W. Wilson Company
- ^ http://www.diggerhistory3.info/handbook/page/01-army-today.htm