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Encyclopedia > Black Army

Black Army can refer to several different groups and affiliations:

  • Black Guards
  • Matthias Corvinus' Black Army
  • Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine
  • a term used for several anarchist fractions of the Russian Civil War
  • the supporter club of the Swedish sports association Allmänna idrottsklubben (AIK)

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The Army Black Beret (5760 words)
The fl beret was being worn by formations Army-wide, when it was approved by the Army for wear by the Ranger Regiment in 1975.
Tilley said fl was chosen for the beret because it's a standard color that has been worn in the past by soldiers in several types of units.
Prior to the US Army Rangers adopting the fl beret in the mid-1970s, it was worn by armor troops at Fort Knox, Ky., and by those in armored cavalry units.
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