Troop

The term squadron (from the French word for squadron ) described the smallest tactical unit of cavalry. In many modern armies he will continue to be used primarily in the area of Armoured Corps.

As in most countries in Germany was their war power in the 19th century about 150 horses and 5 officers. The once common classification of squadrons in two companies has been maintained in Prussia in 1890 still in the regiment of the Gardes du Corps, but had no tactical significance. Five squadrons ( six in Russia ) formed a regiment. The squadrons were divided into four equal tactically strong zweigliederige trains, each train in back next to each other in Abmärsche with three for the march formation. For internal administration was divided into Beritte that met the corporal machinations of the infantry. At the top of the squadrons was a Eskadronschef, Captain, or, occasionally major. In the French army there was a German "Major" appropriate degree of chef d' squadron. This commanding in the cavalry division of two squadrons. Leader of the squadron was there a capitaine commandant.

In the 16th century designated squadron (from the Latin exquadra square pile ) a position form of the infantry and the cavalry, from which in the 17th century emerged the battalion for the latter squadron, for the former. Squadrons were also used to quell domestic unrest. So rode in 1830 in the Berlin Schneider revolution a squadron in the strongest gallop into a crowd of people inside. An infantry company then took the low- ridden and dragged them to the police station.

Today, a squadron (French squadron ) is an association in battalion strength in the Air Force and Army Aviation.