Intelligence Corps | |
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Active | 1914–1929 19 July 1940 – present |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Military intelligence |
Size | 7 Battalions |
HQ Directorate Intelligence Corps | Chicksands |
Nickname(s) | Int Corps |
Motto(s) | Manui Dat Cognitio Vires Knowledge gives strength to the arm |
Beret | Cypress green |
March | "Rose & Laurel" (quick) Purcell's "Trumpet Tune and Ayre" (slow) |
Website | army.mod.uk/intelligence/intelligence.aspx |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | Anne, Princess Royal |
Colonel Commandant | General The Lord Houghton of Richmond |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash |
Arms of the British Army |
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Combat Support Arms |
Combat Services |
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The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a brigadier.