Royal Australian Regiment

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infantry regiment military unit

The Royal Australian Regiment is the principal regular infantry regiment of the Australian Army, known for its combat roles in major conflicts such as Korea, Vietnam, and recent Middle Eastern operations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment → military unit →
abbreviation	RAR →
allegiance	Australian monarch →
conflict	East Timor intervention → Indonesian Confrontation → Iraq War → Korean War → Malayan Emergency → Solomon Islands intervention → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan →
country	Australia →
decorations	battle honours for Korea → battle honours for Vietnam →
formationDate	1948-11-23 →
founded	1948 →
garrisonCountry	Australia →
hasBranchColor	rifle green →
hasUnit	1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment → 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment →
is	principal regular infantry regiment of the Australian Army →
language	English →
militaryBranch	Australian Army →
motto	Duty First →
nickname	The Royals →
notableTheatre	Korea → Middle East → Vietnam →
partOf	Australian Army →
primaryFunction	close combat → land warfare →
role	airborne infantry → infantry → light infantry → mechanised infantry → motorised infantry →
service	Regular Army →
type	line infantry →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Army → Royal Australian Regiment ("1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment") →	hasUnit
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("The Royal Australian Regiment") →	alliance
Irish Guards →	alliedUnit
Royal Berkshire Regiment ("2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment") →	alliedWith