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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.{{Fn|1}}
The formal term for a collection of Regiments drawn from a single world (e.g. the [[Cadian Shock Troopers]]) is '''Militarum Regimentum''' (pl. '''Militarum Regimentos'''), sometimes spelled '''Militarum Regimento''', while a specific Regiment from that force (e.g. the [[Cadian 8th]]) is referred to as a single '''Regiment'''. However, in practice, even amongst the agents of the [[Departmento Munitorum]], the two terms are used interchangeably.{{Fn|10b}}{{Fn|20}}
==Overview==
===Command and Organization===
A regiment is typically commanded by a [[Colonel]]{{Fn|1010a}} and is divided into a number of fighting units notionally called [[Imperial Guard Company|companies]], each with a command staff of its own typically under a [[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|4a}} Each company can consist of a number of further sub-units again notionally called [[platoon]]s typically under a [[Imperial Guard Lieutenant|Lieutenant]]{{Fn|11}}, each platoon in turn being made of a number of individual [[Imperial Guard Squad|squads]] of Guardsmen under a [[Imperial Guard Sergeant|Sergeant]]. The actual terms used for these fighting units, their numbers and equipment typically varies somewhat between regiments.
==== Regimental Headquarters ====
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer]], pg. 13
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Only War: Core Rulebook]], pgs. 64-65
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (8th Edition)]] (E-Book) - Company organisation **{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 11**{{Endn|10b}}: pg. 16
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]], pg. 67
*{{Endn|12}}: [https://regimental-standard.com/2018/04/11/welcome-to-the-ventrillian-ignobles/ Regimental Standard: Welcome to the Ventrillian Ignobles! (posted on 11/04/2018)] (last accessed on 02/02/2023)
