Ulster Defence Regiment

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The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
infantry regiment
abbreviation UDR
allegation collusion with loyalist paramilitaries
sectarian violence
areaOfOperations Ulster
border areas with the Republic of Ireland
associatedWith loyalist paramilitary infiltration allegations
branch British Army
casualties suffered significant fatalities from republican paramilitary attacks
commandStructure Headquarters Northern Ireland
conflict Northern Ireland conflict
linked to: The Troubles

The Troubles
controversy discriminatory recruitment
human rights abuses
country United Kingdom
criticizedBy Irish government
human rights organizations
dateDissolved 1992-06-30
dateFounded 1970-04-01
disbandedBy Options for Change defence review
engagedWith Irish National Liberation Army
Irish Republican Army
Official Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army
establishedBy Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969
followedBy Royal Irish Regiment
Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
garrison Northern Ireland
language English
location Northern Ireland
mergedInto Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service battalions)
motto Quis Separabit
notableFor high casualty rate among part-time soldiers
largest infantry regiment in the British Army at its peak
oversight Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
partOf British Army
precededBy Ulster Special Constabulary
primaryTask counter-insurgency operations
support to Royal Ulster Constabulary
recruitedFrom Ulster nationalist community
Ulster unionist community
local population of Northern Ireland
religiousComposition minority Catholic membership
predominantly Protestant
role internal security
light infantry
size battalion-based regiment
type locally recruited home service regiment
uniform British Army standard infantry uniform with distinctive UDR insignia

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Miami Showband killings involvedOrganization Ulster Defence Regiment
Operation Banner participant Ulster Defence Regiment
Ulster Defence Regiment establishedBy Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969
linked to: Ulster Defence Regiment
British Army overseas deployments hasLocation Northern Ireland Support to Operation Banner overseas elements
linked to: Ulster Defence Regiment
Ulster Special Constabulary replacedBy Ulster Defence Regiment