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Originally Posted by Itse
Wikipedia is your friend here.
The exact number of people can vary wildy, especially in wartime. A battalion is a battalion no matter how many casualties it takes, and a brigade is still a brigade no matter how many men are in the supportive elements.
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There is also a Battle Group (Task Force if American).
It is a combination of the above and incorporates Infantry and Armour elements, depending on the size of the Battle Group.
Edit: Regiments are made up of Battalions.
For example:
PPCLI (a regiment) has 3 regular force battalions & 1 Reserve force battalions, but in wartime the 4th (which is the LER in Edmonton) would be active.
There are also Support Elements as well, Anti Armour, Motors, Machine Gun Det, then there is the Admin Coy