Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)
The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a brigadier.
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Badge of the Intelligence Corps | |
| Active | 1914–1929 19 July 1940 – present |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Role | Military intelligence |
| Size | 7 Battalions |
| HQ Directorate Intelligence Corps | Chicksands |
| Nickname(s) | Int Corps |
| Motto(s) | Manui Dat Cognitio Vires Knowledge gives strength to the arm |
| Beret | Cypress green |
| March | "Rose & Laurel" (quick) Purcell’s "Trumpet Tune and Ayre" (slow) |
| Website | army.mod.uk/intelligence/intelligence.aspx |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | The Princess Royal |
| Colonel Commandant | General Sir Nicholas Houghton |
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| Tactical Recognition Flash | |
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