Wikipedia / Signal corps
Wikipedia / Signal corps
A signal corps is a military branch, responsible for military communications (signals). Many countries maintain a signal corps, which is typically subordinate to a country's army.
Military communication usually consists of radio, telephone, and digital communications.
The first dedicated signal corps of any nation was the United States Army Signal Corps, established in 1860.
Asia
Rejimen Semboyan Diraja, Malaysian Royal Signals Regiment
Indian Army Corps of Signals, raised in 1911.
Pakistan Army Corps of Signals, raised in 1947.
Australia
Europe
Arma delle Trasmissioni, corps of Italian Army founded in 1953, see List of units of the Italian Army.
Royal Corps of Signals, founded in the United Kingdom (under the name Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers) in 1884.
Communications and Information Services Corps (CIS), the signals corps of Ireland's Defence Forces.
Communication and Information Systems Groups (CIS) of the Belgian Armed Forces, before: Transmission Troops
Signal Brigade, a unit of the Serbian Armed Forces.
Telegrafregimentet, Royal Danish Signal Regiment.
Sambandsbataljonen in the Brigade Nord of the Norwegian Army
Regiment Verbindingstroepen, a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army.
Fernmeldetruppe of Bundeswehr, before: Signal Corps of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS.
Viestirykmentti, Signal Regiment of the Finnish Army.
North America
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, formed in 1903 as the Canadian Signalling Corps
United States Army Signal Corps, founded in 1860 by Major Albert J. Myer
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