Intelligence & Security Group (Germany)
Intelligence and Security Group (Germany) (abbreviated as Int & Sy Gp (G)) was an Intelligence Corps unit grouping of a number of intelligence and security companies based throughout the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). There were other similar units located in Mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Intelligence & Security Group (Germany) | |
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Badge of the Intelligence Corps | |
Active | 1965-1993 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army Intelligence Corps |
Role | Intelligence and Security |
Size | Battalion structure with HQ and six companies |
Garrison/HQ | JHQ Rheindahlen and elsewhere in BAOR |
Motto(s) | Manui Dat Cognitio Vires (Knowledge Gives Strength to the Arm) (Latin) |
Colors | Cypress Green, French Grey and Scarlet |
March | The Rose and Laurel |
Engagements | 71 Intelligence Section and other Group personnel deployed on Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Group personnel also deployed to the Former Republic of Yugoslavia on Operation Grapple (UNPROFOR) missions. |
Commanders | |
Ceremonial chief | The Duke of Edinburgh |
Originally formed in 1965 Int & Sy Gp (G) would be re-titled 1 Military Intelligence Battalion in November 1993, but it remained headquartered in JHQ Rheindahlen but with a lesser number of intelligence and security-roled companies. Prior to the formation of the Group HQ Intelligence Corps Germany HQ was located at 52 Gnisenau Strasse in Mönchengladbach. In 1964 the headquarters was relocated to the BSSO (G) Block inside the JHQ secure compound at the Rheindahlen Military Complex.