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An armed force is the military extension of: 1) a country (US Navy), 2) a union of countries (ex: UN), or 3) a political, religious, or ethnic group ...
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The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and is one of seven uniformed services. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 332,000 personnel on active duty and 124,000...
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The VNAF (abbreviation for Viet Nam Air Force, Vietnamese is "Không Quân Việt Nam") started off as a few hand picked men chosen to fly alongside French pilots during the State of Vietnam era. It eventually grew into the world's 6th largest air force...
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| United States Army |
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The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities … in support of the National Security and Defense Strategies."
It is the largest and oldest established branch of the armed...
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| Soviet Navy |
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The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally "Naval military forces of the USSR") was the navy arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have been...
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| German Army |
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The German Army (, [IPA: heɐ] ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Navy, and an Air Force after World War I. It was reinstalled...
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The German Navy (Deutsche Marine is the navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces).
The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet (Reichsflotte) of the revolutionary era of 1848-1852 and more directly to the...
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| Royal Navy |
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The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service). From the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century (250 years), it was the largest and most powerful navy in the...
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| Spanish Navy |
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The Spanish Armada (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the maritime arm of the Spanish Military, one of oldest active naval forces in the world.
See also: Structure of the Spanish Navy in the 21st century.
As part of its personnel reorganization, its...
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| Swedish Navy |
The Royal Swedish Navy (Swedish: Marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (Kungliga Flottan) – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).
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| Finnish Navy |
The Finnish Navy (Finnish: Suomen merivoimat, Swedish: Finlands sjöstridskrafter) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscript are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the...
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| French Navy |
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The French Navy, officially the Marine Nationale (National Navy) and often called La Royale (The Royal Navy), is the maritime arm of the French military. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and...
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The Russian Navy or VMFR (Russian: Военно-Морской Флот (ВМФ) России- Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii (VMF) or literally Military Maritime Fleet of the Russian Federation) is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. The international designation of...
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The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP, or unofficially Polska Marynarka Wojenna - PMW) is the branch of Poland's Armed Forces responsible for naval operations. It has 60 ships (including 5 submarine, 2 frigate, 1...
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| Imperial Japanese Navy |
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The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire, also known as the Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved...
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| United States Marine Corps |
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven...
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| United States Navy Reserve |
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The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the reserve component of the United States Navy.
Reservists are called into active duty, or mobilized, as needed and are required to sign paperwork...
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| Japan Self-Defense Forces |
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The , or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of the post-World War II American occupation of Japan. For most of the post-war period the forces were confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be...
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| Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
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The , or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II.
The JMSDF is a large fleet, largely...
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| Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
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The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japan airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network...
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| Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
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The , or JGSDF, is the military ground force (army) of Japan. The largest of the three services of the JSDF, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present...
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| Mexican Navy |
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The Mexican Navy (Armada de México or SEMAR) is a branch of the Mexican Military responsible for conducting naval operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order"....
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The , abbreviated SA, (German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section", usually translated as "stormtroop(er)s"), functioned as a paramilitary organization of the NSDAP — the German Nazi party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to...
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Wehrmacht (literally "defense force") was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The Waffen-SS, an initially small paramilitary...
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| Texas Air National Guard |
The Texas Air National Guard is composed of Airmen and officers assigned to three flying wings and three geographically separated units (GSUs) throughout Texas.
From 2001 through 2007, elements of every Air National Guard unit in Texas were...
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| Imperial Japanese Army |
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The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍, Shinjitai: , Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun), or more officially Army of the Greater Japanese Empire was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1867 to 1945. It was...
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| Finnish Air Force | Aircraft Owner |
The Finnish Air Force (FAF) (Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime...
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The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army —nicknamed “The Big Red One” after its shoulder patch; and also nicknamed "The Fighting First"—is the oldest division in the United States Army, and has seen continuous service since its...
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The Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krest'yanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA, full translation the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army) was the armed force first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918...
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Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Siły Powietrzne RP - Air Forces of the Polish Republic) is the air force branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until 1 July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony...
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| U.S. 101st Airborne Division |
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The 101st Airborne Division — the “Screaming Eagles”— is a U.S. Army modular infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for action during the Normandy Landings and in the Battle of the Bulge. During...
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| U.S. 82nd Airborne Division |
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The 82 Airborne Division of the United States Army is a modular airborne infantry division and was constituted in the National Army as the 82 Division on March 5, 1917, and was organized on March 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of...
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| U.S. 3d Infantry Division |
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The 3rd Infantry Division —nicknamed the Rock of the Marne is a United States Army infantry division based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a direct subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Forces Command, and boasts a storied history of service in World...
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| U.S. 1st Armored Division |
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The 1st Armored Division —nicknamed “Old Ironsides” is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was the first armored division of the U.S. Army to see battle in World War II. The entire...
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| U.S. 2nd Infantry Division |
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The 2nd Infantry Division is a formation of the United States Army. Its current primary mission is the defense of South Korea in the initial stages of an invasion from North Korea until other American units can arrive. There are approximately 17,000...
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| U.S. 4th Armored Division |
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The 4th Armored Division of the United States Army was an armored division that compiled a distinguished career in the European theater of World War II. Unlike many other WW2 US Armored Divisions, the 4th never adopted an official divisional...
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The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division of the United States Army was formed in May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three...
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| U.S. 2nd Armored Division |
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The 2nd Armored Division of the United States Army —nicknamed Hell On Wheels played an important role during World War II in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily and the liberation of France, Belgium, and Holland and the invasion of Germany....
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| U.S. 4th Infantry Division |
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The 4th Infantry Division is a modular division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado, with four brigade combat team. It is a very technically advanced combat division in the U.S. Army.
The division has two nickname, the first, ...
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| U.S. 1st Cavalry Division |
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The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") is a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Hood, Texas. It is the largest division of the U.S. Army with 16,700 soldiers. Currently the 1st Cavalry...
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| U.S. 7th Infantry Division |
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The 7th Infantry Division, nicknamed Lightfighters or Bayonet was an infantry division of the United States Army. It was deactivated on 22 August 2006.
The U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division was created at Camp Wheeler, Georgia on 6 December 1917 and...
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| U.S. 49th Armored Division |
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The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the Lone Star was one of two armored division of the United States Army National Guard, redesignated from the 36th Infantry Division (the "T-Patchers") after World War II, and organised and federally recognized...
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| 10th Mountain Division |
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The 10th Mountain Division is a modular division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. The unit's specialty involves fighting effectively in harsh conditions. Like the rest of the corps, it is designed for rapid...
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| U.S. 5th Armored Division |
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The 5th Armored Division was a unit of the United States Army that consisted of armored fighting vehicles and mechanized infantry which was in active service during World War II.
The 5th Armored Division was activated on October 10, 1941, and...
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| U.S. 6th Armored Division |
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The 6th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II. It was formed with a cadre from the 2nd Armored Division. 6th AD was formed under the 1942 Table of Organization and Equipment.
The division was...
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| U.S. 7th Armored Division |
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The 7th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
The division was activated on 1 March 1942, reorganized on 20 September 1943 and arrived in the United Kingdom in June 1944.
The Division landed on Omaha...
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| U.S. 8th Armored Division |
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The 8th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that served in the European Theater of World War II.
The devastating successes of the German armored units in Poland and France underscored America's need for an effective...
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| U.S. 9th Armored Division |
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The 9th Armored Division (the "Phantom Division") was an armoured division of the United States Army in World War II. In honor of their World War II service, the 9th was officially nicknamed the "Phantom Division."
The division was activated...
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| U.S. 10th Armored Division |
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The 10th Armored Division (nicknamed Tiger Division) was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
The division, which served under General George S. Patton's Third Army, was activated on 15 July 1942, at Fort Benning, Georgia....
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| U.S. 11th Armored Division |
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The 11th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
The division was activated on 15 August 1942. It arrived in England 12 November 1944 and prepared for combat with two months' training on the Salisbury...
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| U.S. 12th Armored Division |
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The 12th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
The division was activated on 15 September 1942.
The 12th Armored Division landed at Liverpool, England, 2 October 1944. It arrived at Le Havre, France,...
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| U.S. 13th Armored Division |
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The 13th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
The division was activated on 15 October 1942 at Camp Beale, California, East of Marysville.
The 13th Armored, known as the Black Cats, landed at Le Havre...
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| U.S. 14th Armored Division |
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The 14th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. It remains on the permanent rolls of the Regular Army as an inactive division, and is eligible for reactivation should the need ever arise. The division is...
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| U.S. 16th Armored Division |
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The 16th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II.
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The division was activated on July 15, 1943 at Camp Chaffee in Arkansas. They performed all of their training at Camp Chaffee until they received...
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