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  Operation Telic
Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations against Iraq in 2003 are being conducted.
Operation Telic is one of the largest deployments of British forces since WWII It is only approached in size by the 1991 Operation Granby[?] deployment for the Gulf War and the 1956 Operation Musketeer[?] Suez Crisis deployment.
Some 120 Challenger 2[?] main battle tanks, 150 Warrior[?] infantry fighting vehicles, 32 AS-90 self propelled 155mm howitzers, and 36 105mm towed howitzers were deployed with the land forces, along with reconnaisance vehicles, and everything else that makes a modern mechanised and armoured force function.
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 Operation Telic order of battle
This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Beyond the Hercules aircraft that were based in theatre, virtually the whole of the rest of the Hercules fleet, the C-17 fleet, and those Tristars and VC10's that had remained based in the UK were involved in transport operations to and from the Persian Gulf.
It should be noted that when a battalion is referred to as a battlegroup, it is not purely made up of units from the parent unit, but is an integrated team, combining armoured units with tanks, and mechanised infantry with infantry fighting vehicles.
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 Operation Telic order of battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in Operation Telic, including
subsequent operations during the occupation and military government of the country, and
The remainder were augmentees, called up individually from their units (which therefore do not feature in the order of battle) and employed to bring many of the units listed above up to their war-fighting strength.
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 Operation Telic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Armed Forces personnel have died serving on Operation TELIC since the start of the campaign in March 2003.
^ BBC News 24/11/06 - Soldier dies in Basra operation [5]
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