No 5131(Bomb Disposal) Squadron, as part of the Joint Force EOD Group
27 helicopters were also sent to the area, a mixture of Pumas, Chinooks and Merlins, although the breakdown of types within that number is yet to be determined. Beyond the Hercules aircraft that were based in theatre, virtually the whole of the rest of the Hercules fleet, the C-17 fleet, and those Tristars and VC10s that had remained based in the UK were involved in transport operations to and from the Persian Gulf.
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) battlegroup, including elements of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment- 28 Challenger 2s, 42 Warriors
1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers battlegroup, including elements of Queen's Royal Lancers - 14 Challenger 2s, 42 Warriors
When a battalion is referred to as a battlegroup, it is not purely made up of units from the parent unit, but is an integrated team, combining armoured units with tanks, and mechanised infantry with infantry fighting vehicles.
Also, whilst 16 Air Assault Brigade is apparently the only fighting brigade listed with its own organic helicopter support in this order of battle, 3 Commando Brigade had the helicopters on board Ocean and Ark Royal to call upon, and 7 Armoured Brigade wasn't really air mobile as a formation. There were also the RAF Pumas and Chinooks mentioned above for transport purposes.
Special Forces elements of the British Army (Special Air Service) and Royal Marines (Special Boat Service) were also deployed but as the British government policy is not to comment on special forces activity, the exact details or elements deployed are officially unconfirmed.
The contribution of reservists to the deployment (some 9,500 of the 46,000 personnel involved in the warfighting phase and its immediate aftermath, the vast majority from the Territorial Army, and in significant number in the subsequent roulements) is understated by the order of battle, as the only units to deploy in their entirety were 202 Field Hospital (with augmentees from the other TA Field Hospitals), 131 Independent Commando Squadron of the Royal Engineers as well as A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry and two platoons from 710 (Bath and Laundry) Squadron of 166 Supply Regiment RLC(v). The remainder were augmentees, called up individually from their units (which therefore do not feature in the order of battle) and employed to bring many of the units listed above up to their war-fighting strength.
Finally, 3 Commando Brigade had a United States Marine Corps unit, 15th MEU under its command in the initial stages of the war. This went back to American command around 25 March.
Roulementsedit
1st Armoured Division remained in theatre, controlling UK ground forces until June 2003, when 3rd Mechanised Division's HQ arrived in theatre to take command of British forces. From December 2003 a series of composite HQs were established.
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Major-General Freddie Viggers (July 2003 to September 2003)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Major-General Andrew Figgures (September 2003 to November 2003)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Major-General Andrew Figgures (November 2003 to March 2004)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John McColl (March 2004 to April 2004)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John McColl (April 2004 to October 2004)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John Kiszely (October 2004 to November 2004)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Andrew Stewart (April 2004 to July 2004)[1]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Bill Rollo (July 2004 to November 2004)[1]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John Kiszely (November 2004 to April 2005)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Bill Rollo (November 2004 to January 2005)[1]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Jonathon Riley (January 2005 to April 2005)[1]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Robin Brims (April 2005 to October 2005)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General James Dutton (April 2005 to October 2005)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Nick Houghton (November 2005 to March 2006)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Robert Fry (March 2006 to May 2006)[2]
GOC - Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General John Cooper (November 2005 to May 2006)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Robert Fry (May 2006 to September 2006)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Graeme Lamb (September 2006 to November 2006)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General John Cooper (May 2006 to July 2006)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Richard Shirreff (July 2006 to November 2006)[6]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Graeme Lamb (November 2006 to June 2007)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Richard Shirreff (November 2006 to January 2007)[6]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Jonathan Shaw (January 2007 to June 2007)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Graeme Lamb (June 2007 to July 2007)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Bill Rollo (July 2007 to December 2007)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Jonathan Shaw (June 2007 to August 2007)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Graham Binns (August 2007 to December 2007)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Bill Rollo (December 2007 to March 2008)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John Cooper (March 2008 to June 2008)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Graham Binns (December 2007 to February 2008)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Barney White-Spunner (February 2008 to June 2008)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John Cooper (June 2008 to December 2008)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Barney White-Spunner (June 2008 to August 2008)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Andy Salmon (August 2008 to December 2008)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General John Cooper (December 2008 to March 2009)[2]
Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Lieutenant-General Chris Brown (March 2009 to April 2009)[2]
GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Andy Salmon (December 2008 to March 2009)[2]
^ abcd"The Operational Emergency Department Attendance Register (Opedar): A New Epidemiological Tool" (PDF). Royal Army Medical Corps RAMC Journal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"4 Mechanised Brigade to take over as the lead formation in southern Iraq". Ministry of Defence. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007.
^ abcBack to Iraq - Op Telic 13 - 20 Armoured Brigade Defence Viewpoints
^"UK combat operations end in Iraq". Retrieved 25 March 2011 "BBC"
^"British campaign in Iraq comes to official end". The Daily Telegraph. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
External linksedit
"Operations in Iraq". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 4 February 2006.
"Operation Telic - Archived Pages". Archived from the original on 9 December 2006.