A clone battalion commander was a lower-ranking clone trooper commander in the Grand Army of the Republic. The position denoted leadership of a battalion-level formation, a unit of the Grand Army during the Clone Wars. In the GAR, a battalion consisted of 660 clone troopers subdivided into four companies, and a battalion commander was supported by a major. The battalion commander and major were supported by four clone trooper captains, each of whom led a company.
CRC-09/571 served as battalion commander in the Battle of Geonosis and Battle of Teyr. He was later promoted to the rank of regimental commander.
Behind the scenes[]
The clone battalion commander CRC-09/571 appears in the 2003 novel Shatterpoint. The rank is also mentioned in Del Rey's 2012 reference book, The Essential Guide to Warfare
Appearances[]
- Shatterpoint (First appearance)
- Shatterpoint unabridged audiobook (First appearance)