UDR

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UDR is the abbreviation for the Ulster Defence Regiment, a former infantry regiment of the British Army that operated in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

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UDR canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former military unit
infantry regiment
abbreviation UDR
allegiance Crown
United Kingdom
areaOfOperations Northern Ireland
branch British Army
conflict The Troubles
controversy allegations of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries
country United Kingdom
dateDisbanded 1992
dateFounded 1970
engagedAgainst Irish Republican Army
Provisional IRA
followedBy Royal Irish Regiment
foundedBy Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
garrison Northern Ireland
governedBy Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
linked to: Ministry of Defence
headquartersLocation Lisburn
insignia UDR cap badge
language English
legalBasis Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969
mergedInto Royal Irish Regiment
nickname UDR
notableFor high casualty rate during the Troubles
largest infantry regiment in the British Army at its peak
operatedIn Counties of Northern Ireland
parentOrganization Security forces in Northern Ireland
partOf British Army
precededBy Ulster Special Constabulary
primaryTask counter-insurgency operations
support the Royal Ulster Constabulary
recruitmentBase predominantly Protestant community
some Catholic members
region Ulster
replaced B Specials
role internal security
light infantry
serviceBranch Army Reserve
sizeAtPeak over 7,000 personnel
status disbanded
subjectOf Stevens Inquiries
multiple historical and academic studies
successor Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service) battalions
theatre Northern Ireland
type locally recruited regiment
part-time military unit
uniform British Army standard combat dress with UDR insignia

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Ulster Defence Regiment abbreviation UDR
subject linked to: UDR
Ulster Defence Regiment nickname UDR
subject linked to: UDR