Operation Telic order of battle

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This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in Operation Telic, including

  • the 2003 Invasion of Iraq,
  • subsequent operations during the occupation and military government of the country, and
  • stabilisation operations under the Iraqi Interim Government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.

The Invasion (Operation TELIC I)[]

From January 2003 to 11 July 2003:[1]

  • Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq: Major-General Freddie Viggers (May 2003 to July 2003)[2]

Maritime forces[]

Support vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Air forces[]

  • British Air Forces Component Commander - Air-Vice Marshal Glenn Torpy
    • Tornado GR4 Wing 1 - 18 Tornado GR4s and GR4As at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
    • Tornado GR4 Wing 2 - 12 Tornado GR4s at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
      • Part of No. 12 Squadron
      • Part of No. 617 Squadron
    • Harrier Wing 1 - 10 Harrier GR7s
    • Harrier Wing 2 - 8 Harrier GR7s
    • Leuchars Fighter Wing - 14 Tornado F3s at Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia
      • Part of No. 43 Squadron
      • Part of No. 111 Squadron
    • Nimrod MR2 Wing - 6 Nimrod MR2s
    • Tristar Detachment - 4 Tristars of No. 216 Squadron
    • VC10 Wing - 7 VC-10s at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
    • VC10 (for Aeromedical Evacuation) - 1 VC10 C1K at RAF Akrotiri from No. 10 Squadron
    • Sentry Wing - 4 Sentry AEW1s
      • Part of No. VIII Squadron
      • Part of No. 23 Squadron
    • BAe 125 Detachment - 3 BAe 125s of No. XXXII Squadron
    • Hercules Wing - 6 Hercules
    • Canberra Detachment - 2 Canberra PR9s of No. 39 (1 PRU) Squadron (a photo-reconnaissance unit) Azraq Air Base, Jordan[3]
    • Nimrod R1 Detachment - 1 Nimrod R1 of No. 51 Squadron
    • Tactical Communications Wing.
    • Tactical Supply Wing.
    • Royal Air Force Regiment
      • No 3 RAF Force Protection Wing HQ.
      • No 4 RAF Force Protection Wing HQ.
      • No 1 (Field) Squadron RAF Regiment (Ali Al Salem airbase, then attached to 42 Commando RM).
      • No II (Para) Squadron RAF Regiment.
      • No 16 (GBAD) Squadron RAF Regiment.
      • No 51 (Field) Squadron RAF Regiment (incorporating elements of 63 (Field) Squadron RAF Regiment (the Queen's Colour Squadron)).
      • Elements of 2503 (City of Lincoln), 2622 (Highland), 2625 (County of Cornwall) Squadrons Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment.
      • Joint Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Regiment.
    • 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.

Ground forces[]

  • GOC 1st Armoured Division: Major General Robin Brims (February 2003 to May 2003)[1]
  • GOC 1st Armoured Division: Major General Peter Wall (May 2003 to July 2003)[1]
    • 1st Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
    • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
    • 12th Regiment, Royal Artillery
    • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
    • 28 Regiment Royal Engineers
    • 1 General Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 2 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 2 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    • 3 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    • 1 Close Support Medical Regiment
    • 5 General Support Medical Regiment
    • 1 Regiment Royal Military Police
    • A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron and W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron, Royal Yeomanry
    • Elements of 5 (STA) Royal Regiment of Artillery
    • Elements of 33 (EOD) Regiment Royal Engineers
    • Elements of 32 Regiment Royal Artillery - Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    • Elements of 30 Signal Regiment
    • Elements of 14 Signal Regiment
    • 3 Commando Brigade - Brigadier Jim Dutton
      • Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade
      • 59 Independent (Commando) Squadron Royal Engineers
      • 131 Independent (Commando) Squadron Royal Engineers (Volunteer)
      • 9 (Commando) Assault Squadron
      • 539 (Commando) Assault Squadron
      • 29 (Commando) Regiment Royal Artillery - 18 105 mm howitzers
      • 40 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 42 Commando, Royal Marines
    • 7 Armoured Brigade - Brigadier Graham Binns
      • 7 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron
      • 32 (Armoured) Regiment Royal Engineers (with 25 Armoured Engineer Squadron attached from 38 Engineer Regiment)
      • 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - 32 AS-90 155 mm howitzers
      • Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) battlegroup, 42 Challenger 2s, 28 Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicles (Warriors)
      • 1st Battalion Irish Guards
      • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment battlegroup, including elements of 1st Battalion The Light Infantry - 42 Challenger 2s, 28 Warriors
      • 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
    • 16 Air Assault Brigade - Brigadier 'Jacko' Page
      • 16 Air Assault Brigade Headquarters
      • D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment
      • 216 Parachute Squadron Royal Signals
      • Pathfinder Platoon
      • 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskillings), 83rd, 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment)
      • 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers
      • 23 (Air Assault) Engineer Regiment
      • 7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 16 Close Support Medical Regiment
      • 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

Joint assets[]

  • National Support Element
    • 102 Logistic Brigade - Brigadier Shaun Cowlam
      • Headquarters 102 Logistic Brigade
      • 2 Signal Regiment
      • 39 Engineer Regiment
      • 33 Field Hospital
      • 34 Field Hospital
      • 202 Field Hospital (Volunteer)
      • 4 General Support Medical Regiment
      • 3 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 6 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 7 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 10 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (attached from 101 Logistic Brigade)
      • 17 Port and Maritime Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 168 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (101 Squadron)
      • 24 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
      • 5 Regiment Royal Military Police
      • Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
  • Joint Helicopter Force Headquarters

Notes[]

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 TAVR Field Hospitals), 131 Independent Commando Squadron of the Royal Engineers as well as A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron and W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry. 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.

Roulements[]

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.

1st Roulement (Operation TELIC II)[]

From 11 July 2003 to 4 November 2003:[1]

  • 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]
  • GOC 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division: Major General Graeme Lamb (July 2003 to November 2003)[1]
  • National Support Element
    • 101 Logistic Brigade
      • 101 Logistics Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron
      • 27 Transport Regiment,(attached 236 Squadron RLC(V)Royal Logistic Corps
      • 9 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 168 Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 4 Regiment, Royal Military Police
      • 33 Field Hospital
      • Elements from 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps
      • Elements from 29 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • Elements from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • Elements from 1 Postal & Courier Service Group
      • 15 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers Op Telic 2 & 3
  • Maritime Contribution
    • HMS Cardiff (Handed over to HMS Richmond)
    • HMS Richmond (to July 2003)
    • HMS Sutherland (July 2003-October 2003)
    • HMS Norfolk (October 2003-March 2004)
    • HMS Kent
    • RFA Diligence
    • RFA Brambleleaf

2nd Roulement (Operation TELIC III)[]

From: 4 November 2003 to 25 April 2004:[1]

  • 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]
  • GOC 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division: Major General Graeme Lamb (November 2003 to December 2003)[1]
  • GOC Multi-National Division (South-East): Major General Andrew Stewart (December 2003 to April 2004)[1]
  • National Support Element
    • 4 General Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 22 Field Hospital
    • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
    • Elements of 1 Regiment, Royal Military Police
    • Elements of 10 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 17 Port & Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 23 Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 24 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 5 General Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 15 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers Roulemented by 45 Field Support Squadron January 2004
  • Maritime Contribution

3rd Roulement (Operation TELIC IV)[]

From 25 April 2004 to 1 November 2004:[1]

  • 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]
  • National Support Element
    • 8 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 207 (V) Field Hospital relieved in 2004
    • UK Medical Group
      • 256 (City of London) Field Hospital (V)
      • Close Support Squadron, Royal Army Medical
    • Phoenix Battery, 32 Regiment, Royal Artillery Corps
    • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
    • Elements of 1 Regiment, Military Police
    • Elements of 6 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 24 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of 29 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Elements of Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers)
    • Elements of 1 General Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • Elements of 104 (V) Regiment, Royal Artillery
    • Elements of 6 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Maritime contribution

4th Roulement (Operation TELIC V)[]

From 1 November 2004 to 30 April 2005:[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]
    • 4 Armoured Brigade
  • National Support Element
    • 1 Battalion REME
    • Elements of 7 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Squadron from General Support Medical Regiment
  • Maritime Contribution
    • HMS Somerset (July 2004-?)
    • HMS Cumberland
    • HMS Echo
    • RFA Bayleaf
  • Air Contribution
    • Detachment of No. 10 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 14 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 24 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 30 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 32 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of RAF Kinloss Nimrod MR2 Wing
    • Joint Helicopter Force?Iraq
    • No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment

5th Roulement (Operation TELIC VI)[]

From 30 April 2005 to 31 October 2005:[4]

  • 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]
  • National Support Element
    • 4 Battalion REME
    • 3 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • Squadron from General Support Medical Regiment
  • Maritime Contribution
    • HMS Marlborough (July 2004-March 2005)
    • HMS Argyll (March 2005-August 2005)
    • HMS Echo (to May 2005)
    • HMS Scott
    • RFA Bayleaf
    • RFA Diligence
  • Air Contribution
    • Detachment of No. 10 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 101 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 14 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 24 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 30 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of No. 32 Squadron RAF
    • Detachment of RAF Kinloss Nimrod MR2 Wing
    • Joint Helicopter Force?Iraq
    • No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment

6th Roulement (Operation TELIC VII)[]

From 1 November 2005 to 9 May 2006:[4]

7th Roulement (Operation TELIC VIII)[]

From 10 May 2006 to 14 November 2006:[4]

8th Roulement (Operation TELIC IX)[]

From 14 November 2006[4] to June 2007:[7]

9th Roulement (Operation TELIC X)[]

From June 2007[7] to December 2007:[8]

  • 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]

Land component

  • Headquarters, 1 Mechanised Brigade[7]
  • 215 Signal Squadron, Royal Signals
  • Two squadrons from the Household Cavalry Regiment
  • The King's Royal Hussars[9]
  • Two squadrons from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, Badger and Cyclops
  • 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
  • One company from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh
  • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh
  • 4th Battalion, The Rifles
  • 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
  • 22nd Engineer Regiment
  • One squadron from 23rd Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
  • 3rd Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
  • One company from 6th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 3rd Close Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police
  • 22 Battery, 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 34th Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps

Sea component

  • HMS Cornwall
  • HMS Enterprise
  • RFA Bayleaf
  • Two Mine Countermeasures vessels
  • Contribution to the 60-man joint US-UK 'Naval Transition Team'

Air component

10th Roulement (Operation TELIC XI)[]

From December 2007[8] to June 2008:[10][11]

  • 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]
    • 4 Mechanised Brigade[8]
      • 4 Mechanised Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (204)
      • The Royal Dragoon Guards
      • D Battery, 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
      • K Battery, 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery
      • 21 Engineer Regiment
      • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
      • The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
      • 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshires)
      • 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 115 Provost Company
      • 1 (Close Support) Medical Regiment
      • 12 Logistic Support Regiment

2nd Battalion Royal Welsh I

11th Roulement (Operation TELIC XII)[]

From June 2008[10] to December 2008:[12]

  • 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]
    • 7 Armoured Brigade[10]
      • 7 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (207)
      • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
      • The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
      • 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
      • 32 Engineer Regiment
      • 2 Logistic Support Regiment
      • 3 (Close Support) Medical Regiment
      • 2nd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 111 Provost Company
      • Elements of 25/170 Bty, Royal Artillery

12th Roulement (Operation TELIC XIII)[]

From December 2008[12] to 30 April 2009:[13][14]

Aerial Assets[]

  • 847 Naval Air Squadron between October 2007 and February 2008 with the Lynx AH.9
  • No. 651 Squadron, Army Air Corps between October 2004 and April 2009 with the Defender

See also[]

  • List of United Kingdom Military installations used during Operation Telic

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n UK Stability Operations in Iraq Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Canberra PR.9 by Brett Green (Xtrakit 1/72)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tours of Duty". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 18 April 2006. col. 12–13.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Lieutenant General Sir Richard Shirreff to become Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Op Telic 10 - 1 Mechanised Brigade Defence Viewpoints
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Op Telic 11 - 4 Mechanised Brigade Defence Viewpoints
  9. ^ "Tour of duty - the troops return". The Daily Telegraph. 26 September 2007.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Op Telic 12 - 7 Armoured Brigade Defence Viewpoints
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c Back to Iraq - Op Telic 13 - 20 Armoured Brigade Defence Viewpoints
  13. ^ "UK combat operations end in Iraq". Retrieved 25 March 2011 "BBC"
  14. ^ "British campaign in Iraq comes to official end". The Daily Telegraph. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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