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Encyclopedia > List of armies by name

This is a list of armies arranged by name. Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ...

Alfs Imperial Army presents for a photo during the PISS campaign, 1989-04 Alfs Imperial Army was the creation of The Wizard of New Zealand in 1972 at Melbourne University in Australia. ... There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). ... The British Dardanelles Army was formed in late 1916 and comprised the three army corps operating at Gallipoli. ... The British Reserve Army was a field army of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. ... The British Salonika Army was formed in Salonika in October 1915 to oppose Bulgarian advances in the region. ... The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War in the eastern theater. ... Positions of the different units of the Army of the Isthmus at the beginning of the Winter War. ... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 180,000 450,000 Casualties 22,830 dead 43,600 wounded 1,000 captured 127,000+ dead or missing 265,000 wounded 3,100 captured, 2000+ tanks The Winter War (also known as the Soviet... The Karelian Army (Finnish: Karjalan armeija) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. ... The Continuation War was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II, from the Soviet bombing attacks on June 25, 1941, to cease-fire September 4, 1944 (on the Finnish side) and September 5 (on the Soviet side). ... The Indian Army (भारतीय सेना Hindi: Bhartiya Sena) is the land force of the Military of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting land-based warfare. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל ▶ (help· info) ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli army, Israeli air force and Israeli navy. ... McGillicuddy Highland Army vs. ... Union army in the west during the American Civil War, commanded at various times by Generals Robert Anderson, Don Carlos Buell, William S. Rosecrans, and George Thomas. ... Generals Burnside, Hancock, Couch, Ferro, Patrick, Wilcox, Cochrane, Buford and others. ... The Beiyang Army (北洋軍 běiyáng-jūn) was a powerful and Western-appearing Chinese military force created by the Qing dynasty government in the late 19th century. ... La Grande Armér (in English, the Big, Great or Grand Army) is the French military term for the main force in a military campaign. ... The Australian Army Emblem The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... The military of Serbia and Montenegro, VSCG, is the Army of Serbia and Montenegro (Војска Србије и Црне Горе - ВСЦГ), which includes ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces, and civil defense. ... It has been suggested that Military of Singapore be merged into this article or section. ... Polish Army (Polish Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... The Portuguese Army (Exército Português) is the ground branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces, charged, in cooperation with the other branches, of the military defense of the Portuguese Nation. ... The Zimbabwe National Army or ZNA was created in 1980 from elements of the Rhodesian Army, integrated to a greater or lesser extent with combatants from the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrilla movements (the armed wings of, respectively, ZANU and ZAPU. Following majority rule in early 1980, British Army trainers oversaw...

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Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (341 words)
A national army is usually the arm of the military service which conducts land-based warfare (for example, the United States Army, or the French Armée de Terre).
A particular army is named or numbered to distinguish it from military land forces in general—for example, the U.S. First Army and the Army of Northern Virginia.
Armies (as well as army groups and theaters) are large formations which vary significantly between armed forces in size, composition, and scope of responsibility.
TIBET - LoveToKnow Article on TIBET (18154 words)
The army is under the command of the senior Chinese amban, a Tibetan generalissimo or mag-pon, and six Tibetan generals (dah-pon or de-pOn).
The gynaecratic habits of the race are manifested in the names of all these kings, which were formed by a combination of those of their parents, the mothers generally preceding that of the father The ide kings were followed by four rulers simply called btsan (mighty).
Their name was derived from the Sakya monastery, which was their cradle and abode, and their authority for temporal matters was exercised by specially appointed regents.
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