GHQ Liaison Regiment

GHQ Liaison Regiment
Active1939–1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeSpecial reconnaissance unit
RoleAirborne force
Direct action
Forward observer
Long-range penetration
Special reconnaissance
Garrison/HQPembroke Lodge, Richmond Park
Nickname(s)"Phantom"
EngagementsDunkirk 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]

  1. ^ Osborne, Mike (2011). Defending London: A Military History from Conquest to Cold War. The History Press. ISBN 9780752479316.
  2. ^ Guide to Richmond Park. Friends of Richmond Park. 2011. p. 91.