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- The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious ...11 KB (1,788 words) - 04:34, 22 November 2023
- vehicle that is protected by armor and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are ... designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use of direct fire ...10 KB (1,555 words) - 03:51, 15 August 2023
- The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" (first ... Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea" (first adopted ...11 KB (1,605 words) - 06:47, 18 April 2024
- to bring harmony and cooperation within the armed forces. ... the British Military and the Canadian armed forces. For members of the United ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 08:45, 10 January 2024
- On July 26, 1953, a group of approximately one hundred poorly armed ... "Che" Guevara, who joined their forces. They were trained by Alberto ...14 KB (2,102 words) - 19:27, 5 June 2020
- The Korean forces, known as "Tiger Hunters," were led by ... ==The armed conflict== On June 10, 1871, the Americans attacked Choji ...15 KB (2,423 words) - 11:56, 3 May 2023
- at Hyphasis. Alexander divided his forces, leading one group campaigning ... Alexander left behind a contingent of Greek forces which established ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 15:30, 28 January 2023
- in the world, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, or ROK Armed Forces ... Although the National Armed Forces Organization Act stipulates that ...22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- was that the local government and police forces were made up mostly of those ... camps on Mt. Hallasan and the government forces held the coastal towns. Farming ...12 KB (1,861 words) - 04:44, 31 July 2022
- had made the journey to the new territory, armed and ready to fight. Kansas, and in November 1854, thousands of armed Southerners known as "border ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 18:13, 31 October 2023
- Whites were combined into the so called Armed Forces of South Russia (Вооружённые ... by General Denikin and named the "Armed Forces of the South of Russia ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 18:55, 31 October 2022
- catch, not worth the trouble of an armed conflict. Ganghwa Island, ... Goryeo took refuge on the island as Mongol forces invaded in 1232. ...8 KB (1,114 words) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- degree and constitute the main bulk of armed forces available for defense ... referred to the land component of the armed forces, both regular (full time ...26 KB (3,981 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- the Indian Military, Pakistan's armed forces had a qualitative edge ... * Iqbal, Pervaiz. The Armed Forces of Pakistan. Allen & Unwin ...17 KB (2,428 words) - 10:35, 11 March 2023
- and the Unified Command of Pact Armed Forces, which had authority over ... Warsaw Pact forces were utilized at times, such as during the 1968 ...11 KB (1,642 words) - 22:57, 3 May 2023
- sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces, John Brown and a band of ... Sovereign proclaiming that proslavery forces "are determined to repel ...7 KB (1,185 words) - 05:55, 30 November 2022
- “generally refer to conflicts with armed forces on either side which are ... additional requirement for identifiable armed forces. The December 1990 version ...23 KB (3,418 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- naval arm of the Weimar Republic’s Armed Forces. He commanded torpedo ... to ensuring the loyalty of the German armed forces and trying to ensure German ...19 KB (2,885 words) - 18:15, 14 May 2024
- The Korean Peninsula had been divided between occupation forces of ... North Korea to withdraw forthwith their armed forces to the 38th parallel; ...16 KB (2,534 words) - 11:49, 3 May 2023
- the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times ... to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during war. ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- The armed forces disposed of a vast arsenal of grenades and bombs ... were quite vocal in blessing the armed forces of their Italian “fatherland ...21 KB (3,220 words) - 17:42, 25 January 2023
- in the Roman civil war between the forces supporting Octavian and those ... of a severe malaria that had struck his forces while he was waiting for ...9 KB (1,410 words) - 05:41, 15 June 2023
- officer-commissioning program for the armed forces. Its founder, Captain ... officers in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces except the U.S. Coast ...25 KB (3,768 words) - 19:43, 16 April 2023
- struggle through the dual process of armed conflict and negotiation ... ZAPU forces committed many acts of violence during their war to overthrow ...18 KB (2,723 words) - 05:07, 7 May 2024
- dissatisfaction among Royal Indian Armed Forces during and after the war ... dissatisfaction among Royal Indian Armed Forces during and after the war ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 15:58, 7 December 2022
- Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821), was an armed conflict between ... However, the rebel army failed to defeat the large and heavily-armed ...15 KB (2,102 words) - 16:30, 9 November 2022
- that is awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces who are wounded by the ... the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who ...23 KB (3,569 words) - 00:25, 3 December 2022
- Military historians classify suicide bombing as a form of armed violence ... installations, armored vehicles, or armed and wary soldiers. The consistent ...11 KB (1,667 words) - 21:41, 26 February 2023
- refers to the combination of the U.S. armed forces, its arms industry, and ... proportion of people serving in the armed forces—was 12.2 percent, which ...14 KB (2,001 words) - 16:24, 13 September 2023
- as the Anti-Sandinista Guerrilla Special Forces, the 15th of September Legion ... with the Nicaraguan Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARN) as its armed wing. ...20 KB (2,936 words) - 02:50, 8 January 2024
- warriors joined Attila the Hun's forces in the Battle of Chalons ... the Alani drawing up a battle-line of heavy-armed and the Heruli of light-armed ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 04:34, 30 November 2022
- workers, and by October most of these armed workers had gone over to ... When Adolf Hitler's forces invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, ...14 KB (1,980 words) - 14:26, 18 July 2023
- of all Conakry and the country's armed forces. According to Guinée ... === Armed forces === Guinea's armed forces numbered about 9,700 ...23 KB (3,314 words) - 23:40, 25 March 2024
- ===Armed Forces Retirement Home=== * President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument--District of Columbia (managed by the non-profit ...19 KB (2,589 words) - 16:14, 11 November 2022
- study of the Confucian classics rather than armed rebellion. In April 1860 ... 1854-1895) defeated the government forces at the Battle of Gobu, after ...15 KB (2,185 words) - 17:23, 30 January 2024
- military skills, taught the Cuban forces what would be their most ... invasion of that country), as Chief of the Armed Forces. ...12 KB (1,919 words) - 05:40, 27 February 2023
- on a colonial project. However, Allied forces eventually captured Italian ... Verlaci was established. The Albanian armed forces were subsumed into Italian ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 06:22, 11 March 2024
- requires the mobilization not only of armed forces but also of whole populations ... Not only were men and women conscripted into the armed forces from ...24 KB (3,815 words) - 17:18, 4 November 2022
- to international borders, since all air forces clearly demarcate training ... the Kargil Conflict, where both nuclear armed countries fought high altitude ...17 KB (2,490 words) - 06:07, 21 August 2023
- his supporters and the new imperial forces, Kaishu negotiated the peaceful ... States Navy led a squadron of heavily armed warships into the bay off ...16 KB (2,496 words) - 17:15, 5 October 2022
- in a guerrilla war between government forces and the National Resistance ... then deputy commander of the Ugandan armed forces. When the Parliament demanded ...20 KB (3,066 words) - 11:05, 10 March 2023
- with Western superior firepower and armed forces. Either adopt Western ... * Grimmett, Richard F. Instances of use of United States Armed Forces ...14 KB (2,195 words) - 06:44, 18 April 2024
- Qi of Qin (state) once defeated the allied forces of Han (state) and Wei (state ... reveal two new figures: A four-headed, four-armed Brahma and a one headed, ...11 KB (1,501 words) - 02:38, 4 November 2022
- the DIA and intelligence groups within the armed services, but other agencies ... the separate intelligence staffs of the armed forces as well as civilian intelligence ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- the Edo period. It was the last major armed conflict in Japan until the ... from the region opposed the Tokugawa forces in the Battle of Sekigahara ...25 KB (3,619 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- the east. Reports claim that the Ethiopian armed presence in the region, which ... then a lull as both sides mobilized huge forces along their common border ...22 KB (3,294 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- The military law of England in early times existed, like the forces ... obligation of every member of the U.S. armed forces, a principle established ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- and was regarded as the beginning of the armed struggle in which some Irish ... In such a case he believed that an armed rebellion would have mass ...29 KB (4,554 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2020
- was subject to constant harassment by Ottoman forces. Upon the sudden ... the Turks with four times the Hungarian forces. Nevertheless, victory was ...19 KB (2,971 words) - 07:01, 8 April 2024
- an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. The first recorded incident ... forest between Paris and Lyon, France. The armed chauffeur and young secretary ...26 KB (3,897 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- Rwanda's armed forces consist of mostly infantry and an air force ... war of 1994 weakened the government armed forces, which could not stop ...25 KB (3,542 words) - 17:40, 28 September 2023
- 1964. In April 1966, the Rhodesian armed forces engaged militants in Sinoia ... Zambia. An operation by the Rhodesian armed forces to destroy a ZIPRA base ...37 KB (5,599 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- large French cities or towns. These police forces were later assisted by inspecteurs ... to the Civil Power is a role of many armed forces). A high-profile example ...30 KB (4,393 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
- a unified militia over several disparate forces and the ability of a federal ... of the states. He uses the British Armed Forces and British militias as ...15 KB (2,183 words) - 01:54, 26 March 2024
- ) was an armed Polish insurrection by the city's populace early ... Although the Russian forces were more numerous and better equipped ...40 KB (6,116 words) - 22:10, 18 November 2022
- tactics to whittle away at the Kuomintang forces, increasing the size of his ... considered founders of China's armed forces, at the Chinese Military ...22 KB (3,630 words) - 04:11, 29 October 2022
- his commission and took command of the armed forces of the state of Virginia ... who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Planning for the memorial ...24 KB (3,687 words) - 03:05, 15 August 2023
- or leather shields; horsemen in cuirasses, armed with iron lances, swords ... winds, though, and was unable to send any forces until spring. Narvaez’s ...39 KB (6,310 words) - 01:38, 26 September 2023
- enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict or war. International ... and New Zealand held by the Japanese armed forces were subject to brutal ...27 KB (4,158 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- and independence of the Philippines through armed force. He quickly rose to ... and independence of the Philippines through armed force. He joined as a lieutenant ...20 KB (2,922 words) - 18:15, 13 February 2024
- in February 1967, and more conservative forces attempted to curb Red Guard ... with Red Guard leaders, criticized their armed struggle, and abolished the ...18 KB (2,779 words) - 02:28, 8 December 2022
- a "people's war" of armed struggle involving guerrilla ... Democracy, and the Theory of Productive Forces as applied to village-level ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 03:00, 6 November 2022
- As ordered by the Stavka (the Soviet Armed Forces Command), the Dukhovshchina ... *Istomin, V.P. Operations of Soviet Armed Forces During the Great ...33 KB (4,843 words) - 19:49, 13 February 2023
- she was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on ... to avoid direct confrontation with government armed forces. ...22 KB (3,388 words) - 22:51, 5 February 2023
- proposed a plan to separate the opposing forces by placing United Nations ... Six Day War. During the war, Israeli armed forces captured the east bank ...23 KB (3,489 words) - 21:32, 26 February 2023
- regime later renamed it 'Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) Day'. ... Army was renamed the Patriotic Burmese Forces (PBF), and then gradually ...17 KB (2,666 words) - 17:51, 22 August 2023
- of China, geographically belonged to China. Armed with that confidence and ... provisions. Constant attacks by Goguryeo forces and illness inflicted heavy ...15 KB (2,307 words) - 08:50, 19 December 2022
- Pegu would augment Toungoo's military forces, strengthening Toungoo to ... region around Bassein and augmenting his forces with military manpower and ...18 KB (2,701 words) - 04:45, 1 May 2023
- surrounded by much larger American militia forces, took place after his retreat ... When, on August 1, 1777, Burgoyne's forces finally reached the Hudson ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- tanks, naval vessels, and planes of modern German forces. ... Since German armed forces began seeing active service again, first ...23 KB (3,657 words) - 13:20, 6 March 2024
- leadership also knew the state of their armed forces and did all they could ... to mobilize the British Empire's armed forces on a war footing. France ...18 KB (2,719 words) - 18:57, 10 November 2022
- then fighting against Nicaraguan government forces. Shapiro was motivated ... fighting against Nicaraguan government forces. It features interviews with ...16 KB (2,347 words) - 23:50, 25 September 2023
- arrangement." Schools and armed forces camps regularly perform ... Schools and armed forces camps regularly perform the national anthem ...17 KB (2,551 words) - 00:16, 22 October 2023
- and larger, impersonal historical forces that are the real cause of ... or is the product of inevitable historical forces. He also introduced the concept ...12 KB (1,826 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- by his Queen Taytu Betul, had led large forces into Tigray, and besieged ... 1, 1896. Almost half of all the Italian forces in East Africa were concentrated ...12 KB (1,835 words) - 17:24, 28 March 2024
- the objection is to any role within armed forces and results in complete ... problem, because the legions and other armed forces were largely composed ...33 KB (4,966 words) - 18:54, 14 January 2023
- D9 Bulldozer used by Israel's armed forces.]] Bulldozers can be ... D9, used by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for detonating explosive ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 18:42, 22 November 2023
- 40 anarchists were killed by Cheka forces, and 500 arrested and jailed ... The Cheka was also used against the armed anarchist Black Army of ...23 KB (3,169 words) - 07:52, 13 January 2023
- The Iran-Iraq War, also called the First Persian Gulf War, or the Imposed War (جنگتحمیلی) in Iran, was a war between the armed forces ...36 KB (5,506 words) - 17:42, 29 January 2024
- Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. The two ... administrative facilities for both guard forces are located within the JSA ...29 KB (4,482 words) - 19:40, 4 May 2024
- a more prominent role in contemporary armed forces. Many countries have historically ... In the American armed forces, the 1994 rules forbidding female involvement ...76 KB (11,315 words) - 23:28, 17 May 2023
- the facility was renamed the "Armed Forces Medical Library." legislation which transformed the “Armed Forces Medical Library” into ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- ally in Africa, and became one of the best-armed nations of the region as ... onslaughts by the northern guerilla forces. ==1990s== The Mengistu ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- of all, or large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical entity ... entity may be termed an invasion if armed forces enter into a well-defined ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- On August 8, Queen Elizabeth went to Tilbury to encourage her forces ... or by execution at the hands of English forces in Ireland. The reports from ...16 KB (2,578 words) - 15:18, 27 April 2023
- but because elements of the Portuguese Armed Forces staged a coup in Lisbon ... In the late 1950s, the Portuguese Armed Forces saw themselves confronted ...54 KB (8,315 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- Japan was unable to reconstitute its naval forces while the American shipbuilding ... of America's remaining carrier forces. This concern was acutely ...42 KB (6,566 words) - 10:16, 22 September 2023
- near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary ... The Hungarian forces chose the battlefield, an open but uneven plain ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 10:17, 22 September 2023
- Upon hearing the news of the landing of the Duke's forces, the ... of the recent Stamford Bridge battle, were armed principally with swords, ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:46, 22 September 2023
- the three movements eventually led to armed conflict, with FNLA and UNITA ... cities previously held by Savimbi's forces. Savimbi returned to guerrilla ...17 KB (2,316 words) - 06:01, 28 July 2023
- politics, with the support of the armed forces whom he, in classical ... the most important interest group, the armed forces led by Defense Minister ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- The strategic nuclear forces niche of the Soviet Union and the United ... which assumed real reductions in strategic forces to 2250 of all categories ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 10:05, 29 January 2024
- appointed inspector-general of auxiliary forces, but had not held the post ... Lord Chelmsford in command of the forces in the Zulu War, and as governor ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- fought on British soil. It was between the forces of the Jacobites, who supported ... Pretender," successfully raised forces, mainly of Scottish Highland ...24 KB (3,671 words) - 11:38, 20 September 2023
- defeated by General Kim Yu-shin's forces. Tang forces withdrew their ... equal to the defeat of the Islamic forces by Charlemagne in France ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:42, 11 November 2022
- latter had a background in the U.S. Army Air Forces). John Ray Skates ... MacArthur was to have total command of all forces, should circumstances made ...36 KB (5,455 words) - 21:51, 17 February 2023
- first two Ugandans to become Officer (armed forces)|Commissioned Officers ... 1970, Obote himself took control of the armed forces, reducing General Amin ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 21:36, 25 July 2021
- The Warsaw Uprising (Powstanie Warszawskie) was an armed struggle ... Tempest, which would link up with British forces, changed in 1943 when it ...33 KB (5,102 words) - 22:58, 3 May 2023
- control-tower operator. His experiences in the armed forces would provide him with the material to write his next major book Little Friend, Little Friend ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 00:34, 8 December 2022
