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The Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) is the largest
regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted ...
in the
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. It is a volunteer regiment currently made up of 20
battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...
s coming under the
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Army. The SLAVF is separate from the Regular Force (known as the ''regular army'') which consists of personal who are professional soldiers an ...
.


History

The number of battalions was gradually increased to 16 and named the "Sri Lanka National Guard". They were under the command of then-lieutenant colonel D. W. Hapuarachchi (who was also a
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) SLSR as Commandant SLNG, thus becoming the largest Regiment in the
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at the time.


Units


Order of precedence


See also

*
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*
Ceylon National Guard The Ceylon National Guard (CNG) was a former Volunteer regiment of the Sri Lanka Army that existed from 1963 to 1980. The CNG was formed in 1962 as part of the reforms to the Ceylon Volunteer Force in the Ceylon Army following the 1962 Ceylonese c ...
*
Colombo Town Guard Colombo Town Guard was a regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force which was the predecessor to the Sri Lanka Army prior to 1949 when the Ceylon Army was formed. It was a volunteer (Military reserve force, reserve) regiment was based in Colo ...
* Sri Lanka Home Guard *''''


References


External links and sources


Sri Lanka Army

Sri Lanka National Guard
{{Sri Lanka Army Regiments Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force 1991 establishments in Sri Lanka N Military units and formations established in 1991 Reserve forces of Sri Lanka