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A '''regiment''' is the primary organisational unit of the [[Imperial Guard]], and of the [[Imperial Army]] ground forces before that. The size and composition of Imperial Guard regiments is not standardised across the [[Imperium]]; the number of individual [[Guardsmen]] alone can vary enormously between regiments, with some only a few hundred strong at founding-strength, whilst others possess tens of thousands of fighting troops.<sup>1</sup> The root of this non-standardisation is the fact that every world that produces Imperial Guard regiments has its own martial traditions, practices and experiences which all combine to dictate the manner in which it's its inhabitants choose to wage war. Despite this, it is possible to classify Imperial Guard regiments into different types by the nature of their equipment, training or battlefield role. An important point of similarity between regiments is also present in their organisation; each different regiment type is divided in a fairly similar manner within that classification.
A regiment is divided into a number of fighting units notionally called [[Imperial Guard Company|companies]], each with a command staff of its own. Each company can consist of a number of further sub-units again notionally called [[Platoon|platoons]], each platoon in turn being made of a number of individual [[Guardsman|squads]] of Guardsmen. The actual terms used for these fighting units, their numbers and equipment typically varies somewhat between regiments.
