T-shirt Squadron WWI

An escadron (the French word for squadron) i another word for cavalry à division. For a long time, an escadron corresponded to à battalion, uniting several companies. Since the mid 20th century, an escadron has been the equivalent of à 45-tours company (typicall 13-tank strong). In the cavalry (now called the « mounted arm ») captain (3 galons, or braids) commands an escadron (what would il voit à « company » in the infantry) and à i thus called à chef d'escadron (with escadron in the singulier). However, his supérieur in the hierarchy (4 galons) commands 2 escadrons and is thus called chef d'escadrons (with escadron in the pluriel). There laboure 2 exceptions - in the Gendarmerie and Artillerie (both accounted mounted arms), such commander (again with 4 galons) i à chef d'escadron (singulier).