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48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
The Lincolnshire Poachers – Lincolnshire Regiment [ 56 ](from a traditional folk song) Linseed Lancers – Royal Army Medical Corps [ 56 ][ 4 ] The Lions – The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [ 1 ][ 56 ](from their cap badge) The Lions of England – Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The Liverpool Blues.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
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2nd Military Region. 19th Commando Battalion at Phú Thọ [296] 3nd Military Region. 41st Commando Battalion at Hải Phòng [297] 4th Military Region. 31st Commando Battalion at Hà Tĩnh [298] 5th Military Region. 409th Commando Battalion at Đà Nẵng [299] 7th Military Region. 60th Commando Battalion at Bình Dương [300] 9th Military Region
In some cases the nickname actually replaced it: in 1881, the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot became officially known by its nickname, The Black Watch. What follows is a list of nicknames of Canadian regiments, arranged alphabetically by regimental title. A brief explanation of the origin of the nickname, where known, is included.
Republic of China Air Force. 無空防即無國防 (wu-kong-fang-ji-wu-guo-fang): without air defense there is no national defense. Republic of China Military Police. 忠貞憲兵 (zhong-zheng-xian-bing): loyal military police. Military Academy. 親愛精誠: Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity.