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GHQ Liaison Regiment | |
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Active | 1939–1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Special reconnaissance unit |
Role | Airborne force Direct action Forward observer Long-range penetration Special reconnaissance |
Garrison/HQ | Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park |
Nickname(s) | "Phantom" |
Engagements | Dunkirk evacuation Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | George Frederick Hopkinson Alexander (Sandy) McIntosh |
GHQ Liaison Regiment (known as Phantom) was a special reconnaissance unit of the British Army first formed in 1939 during the early stages of World War II. The regiment's headquarters were at The Richmond Hill Hotel in Richmond, Surrey (now in London); its base (including the officers' mess and billet) was at Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian house in Richmond Park, London.[1][2]