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RRD may refer to * Rejimen Renjer DiRaja, the Malaysian Army Royal Ranger Regiment * Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali * Rolls-Royce Deutschland * Round-Robin Database * RR Donnelley, a printing and communications company based in Chicago, Illinois See also * RRDtool, Unix / free software "round-robin database" ** RRD Editor, GUI based / free software RRDtool data editor * SEPTA Regional Rail Division {{disambig ru:RRD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rejimen Renjer DiRaja
The Royal Ranger Regiment ( ms, Rejimen Renjer Diraja; RRD) is an infantry regiment of the Malaysian Army. Although it is second in seniority to the Royal Malay Regiment (''; RAMD''), the RRD can trace its origins back to the mid 19th century and the establishment of The Sarawak Rangers, the peacekeeping force in the Sarawak region. This force was absorbed by the Sarawak Constabulary in 1932, but the name was revived in 1941 as a British Colonial unit; this unit commanded by British Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Lane was captured by the Japanese in 1942. History In 1948, at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency, groups of Iban trackers were recruited to help in the defence against the Communist Party of Malaya. These Iban trackers were organised into a regimental formation as the Sarawak Rangers in 1953. Prior to 1963, they were attached as scouts to many British units serving in Malaya. One of the trackers, Awang anak Rawang was awarded the George Cross on 20 November 1951, during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
