- The
Pentropic organisation was a
military organisation used by the
Australian Army
between 1960 and 1965. It was
based on the
United States Army's pentomic...
- year to 20,000 men.
Further changes came with the
introduction of the
pentropic (five
battle group)
division into the
Australian Army in 1960. This proved...
-
forerunner to the
Australian Army
Reserve that
exists today. In 1960, the
Pentropic division was
introduced into the
Australian Army and many of the old CMF...
- 1960, all
battalions and
their members were
absorbed into the new-style
pentropic 1st Battalion, The
Royal Victoria Regiment (RVR). The
Korean War, coupled...
-
around Canberra. In 1960, when the
Australian Army was
reorganised along Pentropic lines, the
battalion was
reduced to a company-sized unit and
formed 'C'...
- that state-based
regiments were introduced, the Army also
adopted the
Pentropic establishment. This
required larger battalions,
formed with five companies...
-
element in the
Pentropic 1st Battalion,
Royal New
South Wales Regiment. In 1965, the
battalion was
reformed as the non-
Pentropically established "1st...
-
headquarters was
reformed in Sydney,
following the
implementation of the
Pentropic divisional structure,
commanding all Army units –
Regular and CMF – in...
- reorganisation,
initiating the Army's short-lived
restructure into a "
pentropic" formation. He was
knighted in 1959.
After retiring from the military...
- the
First and
Second World Wars. In 1960, with the
introduction of the
Pentropic organisation into the
Australian Army and the
subsequent formation of...
