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British Battlegroup UK Battlegroup
Active
1 January 2005 – 30 June 2005[1] 1 July 2008 – 31 December 2008[2][3]
Country
United Kingdom
Allegiance
European Union
Branch
EU Battlegroup
Type
Rapid reaction force
Size
1,500
Part of
European Union Military Staff
Garrison/HQ
London, United Kingdom
Commanders
Current commander
General lieutenant Nick Houghton
Military unit
The British Battlegroup[4] or UK Battlegroup[1] is an EU Battlegroup, consisting entirely of British armed forces. It was on standby from 1 January, until 30 June 2005,[1] and from 1 July, until 31 December 2008.[2][3]
^ abcJohn Reid (27 January 2006). "Lessons Identified from Battlegroups Initial Operational Capability". Hansard. House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ abVolpi, Valerio (2011). Why Europe Will Not Run the 21st Century: Reflections on the Need for a New European Federation. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1443830522. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ abLandstrom, Gustav (February 2007). "Enter the EU Battlegroups" (PDF). Chaillot Paper (97). EUISS: 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^Bonaiuti, Chiara; Lodovisi, Achille (2010). Sicurezza, controllo e finanza. Le nuove dimensioni del mercato degli armamenti (in Italian). Milan: Editoriale Jaca Book. p. 273. ISBN 978-8816409279. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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