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File: a single column of soldiers. Fire in the hole; Flanking maneuver: to attack an enemy or an enemy unit from the side, or to maneuver to do so. Forlorn hope: a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the leading part in a military operation, such as an assault on a defended position, where the risk of casualties is high. [3]
Army Talk: A Familiar Dictionary of Soldier Speech. Princeton University Press. ASIN B00725XTA4. Dickson, Paul (2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486797168. Hakim, Joy (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace and all that Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509514-6.
173rd Airborne Brigade – "Sky Soldiers"; "The Herd". They received their official nickname (Tien Bing translates to Sky Soldiers) from the Taiwanese locals during exercises when they were parachuting in Taiwan. The 173rd was part of the only major conventional airborne operation (Operation Junction City) during the Vietnam War. The unit's ...
The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. [citation needed]In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a ministry of defence or department of defense.
Vietnam People's Navy: Island is home, Sea is country (Đảo là nhà, Biển cả là quê hương) Vietnam People's Air Force : Vietnam Border Defense Force : Post is home, Border is country, Ethnic people are brothers (Đồn là nhà, Biên giới là quê hương, Đồng bào các dân tộc là anh em ruột thịt)
Many units of the United States Armed Forces have distinctive mottoes.Such mottoes are used in order to "reflect and reinforce" each unit's values and traditions. Mottoes are used by both military branches and smaller units.
The AP identified calls made in March 2022 by soldiers in a military division that Ukrainian prosecutors say committed war crimes in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv that became an early symbol of ...
Frontgemeinschaft – front-line comradeship or community; group of front-line combat soldiers. Frontkämpfer – front line soldier; Frontschwein – (slang) "front pig" soldier serving long at the front, often used as an ironic accolade for a soldier with the will to fight. Compare with Etappenschwein.