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| unit_name = Queen's Own Rangers<br> | | unit_name = Queen's Own Rangers<br> | ||
<small>66th (Queen's Own) Light Foot</small> | <small>66th (Queen's Own) Light Foot (1874-1880)</small> | ||
| native_name = ''Part of '''[[6th Airborne Brigade]]''''' | | native_name = ''Part of '''[[6th Airborne Brigade]]''''' | ||
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Revision as of 21:49, 19 November 2022
| Queen's Own Rangers 66th (Queen's Own) Light Foot (1874-1880) | |
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| Part of 6th Airborne Brigade | |
| Active | 1874- Present |
| Country |  Vionna-Frankenlisch |
| Branch |  Imperial Army Imperial Airborne Corps |
| Type | Air-Assault Infantry |
| Size | 2 battalions 1,220 troops |
| Garrison/HQ | Teutonberg Fortress, Teutonberg |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | Jane, Queen Consort |
| Colonel, 1st Battalion | Colonel Enoch de Bardinet |
| Colonel, 2nd Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel George William Travers |
The Queen's Own Rangers is an infantry regiment of the Vionna-Frankenlischian Imperial Army formed in 1874. Originally a light infantry regiment, the QOR was converted to an air-assault role in 1987 and its two battalions make up part of the 6th Airborne Brigade.
History
Current Structure
The Queen's Own Rangers comprises two full-strength battalions. A third battalion temporarily existed between 1964 and the end of the Imperial Civil War.
- 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Rangers
Commanded by Colonel Enoch de Bardinet, 1st Battalion is part of 6th Airborne Brigade.
- 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Rangers
Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George William Travers, 2nd Battalion is part of 6th Airborne Brigade.