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Originally Posted by Louied
Rainbow, IIRC correctly there were the following special tasked bn's
Royal Duties- an Inf. Bn. & Ard. Recce Sqd. For the Queen & Royal Family escort/protection
A Bn. To secure art treausres & gold reserves
A Bn. To support HM's customs & border security (rounding up suspected Soviet agents & persons deemed to threaten security)
A Bn. For escort/protection of HM's govt.
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Thanks Louie...sounds to me like that would take care of four Guards Bns at the start of the War...I guess one could argue that one of those Bns could perhaps be sent to Europe sometime in the spring of 97 if it was felt there was a greater need for them there...or could stay in the UK.