Echelon

Echelon (formation). Line or group of a formation disposed in depth. Hchelon (unit or part of unit; especially in the French army of ammunition and ordnance units). Echelon of elevations, deflections or fuze lengths. Rung, round, step (of ladder). Grade, step (of the hierarchy of an organisation). mchelon de combat (échelon). Artillery wagon line (excluding limbers of firing battery; and almost equivalent to a section of the British brigade ammunition column.). Wagon line or ammunition reserve of machine gun section.—Echelon de reconnai ance. Heavy field artillery, observing party.— Echelon sur route du Grand Pare d’artillerie. Echelon of Grand Park equipped with road transport.—Echelon de gare régulatrice du Grand Pare. Ordnance depdt at regulating station (portion of Grand Park).—Echelon avancé de gare régulatrice. A portion of the ’“ echelon de gare régulatrice ” kept at “annexe de gare régulatrice.”—mchelon de station mag as in du Grand Pare. Ordnance depdt on L. of C. (under Grand Park).—Echelon d’arsenal du Grand Parc. Section of arsenal told off to supply a Grand Park. (393/3069)w a2 Echelon de l’avant des services admin is trat ifs. Administrative services with the Army.—Echelon des étapes des services admin is trat ifs. Administrative services on L. of C.—Echelon volant. The flying portion of an aviation unit. i.a! En échelon. In echelon.— En échelon débordant. Echeloned forward on the flank.—Echelon of fens if. Forward, offensive, echelon.—Echelon défens if. Rearward, defensive, echelon.—En échelon vers la droite, centre en avant. Double echelon from the left centre (viz.,-of 4 units No. 3 in advance of 2, 2 in advance of 1, and 4 level with 1, No. 1 being the right.)—En échelon, la droite en avant. Echelon from the right. A l’échelon supérieur. To the next higher authority. At the stage next above. [p.199]