Platoon
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A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 20–50
Platoon of marines from the United States Marine Corps, 1945
Platoon ("Zug" in German) of the German Bundeswehr
Section (military unit)
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A section is a military sub-subunit. It usually consists of between 6 and 20 personnel. NATO and U.S. doctrine define a section as an organization "larger than a squad, but smaller than a platoon". As
Platoon
…A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 20–50 troops, although specific…
U.S. Army and Indian Army soldiers, numbering roughly the size of a section, during a military exercise