March battalion

 ( Ad Hoc Units And Formations ) 

A march battalion (, , or ) is a military unit comprising replacement and support personnel. As the name suggests, they were only formed for the time of the march, i.e. the transfer from the deployment rooms to the troops.

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History In the French Army, in which they originated, Bataillons de Marche derived their name from the fact that they were initially temporary units that followed the main body of a parent infantry regiment, on foot, in a rapid marching.

During World War two, several Bataillons de Marche have been created to support the French Liberation Army. http://www.leconfident.net/QU-ATTEND-LE-GOUVERNEMENT-CENTRAFRICAIN-POUR-DEMANDER-LE-RAPATRIEMENT-DES-RESTES-DU-SOUS-LIEUTENANT-KOUDOUKOU_a2820.html/...

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See also

• Marching regiment

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