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
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.
Military communication usually consists of
radio
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,
telephone
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, and digital communications.
The first dedicated signal corps of any nation was the
United States Army Signal Corps, established in 1860.
Asia
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Rejimen Semboyan Diraja, Malaysian Royal Signals Regiment
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Indian Army Corps of Signals, raised in 1911.
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Pakistan Army Corps of Signals, raised in 1947.
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Singapore Armed Forces Signals Formation
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Sri Lanka Signals Corps
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Israeli C4I Corps
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''Korps Perhubungan TNI AD'' (Indonesian Army Signal Corps)
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Armed Forces of the Philippines Signal Corps
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Signal Department, Royal Thai Army
Australia
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Royal Australian Corps of Signals
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Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals
Europe
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Arma delle Trasmissioni, corps of Italian Army founded in 1953, see
List of units of the Italian Army.
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Royal Corps of Signals, founded in the United Kingdom (under the name Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers) in 1884.
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Communications and Information Services Corps (CIS), the signals corps of
Ireland
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's
Defence Forces.
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Communication and Information Systems Groups (CIS) of the
Belgian Armed Forces, before:
Transmission Troops
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Signal Brigade, a unit of the Serbian Armed Forces.
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Telegrafregimentet, Royal Danish Signal Regiment.
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Sambandsbataljonen in the
Brigade Nord of the
Norwegian Army
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Regiment Verbindingstroepen, a regiment of the
Royal Netherlands Army.
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Fernmeldetruppe of
Bundeswehr, before:
Signal Corps of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS.
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Signal Communications Troops of Russia.
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Signal Corps (French Army).
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Viestirykmentti, Signal Regiment of the Finnish Army.
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Swedish Army Signal Troops.
North America
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Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, formed in 1903 as the Canadian Signalling Corps
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United States Army Signal Corps, founded in 1860 by
Major Albert J. Myer
See also
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Military communications
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Telegraph troops
References
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