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Many Army divisions have over the years earned nicknames; some laudatory, some derogatory, but mostly colorful. Sometimes, the nicknames themselves have overshadowed the actual name of the division, e.g. the "Screaming Eagles" for the 101st Airborne Division.
"The Bear" – Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., United States Army general (the nickname he preferred over "Stormin' Norman") "The Bearded Man" – Frank Messervy, British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle) "Beauty" – Harold M. Martin, U.S. Navy admiral [14] "Benny" – Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander [4]
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies - 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [25]; The Death or Glory Boys - 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
Pages in category "Nicknames of military personnel" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Operation Ivory Coast – On 21 November 1970, a joint United States Air Force/United States Army force commanded by Air Force Brigadier General LeRoy J. Manor and Army Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons landed 56 U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers [153] by helicopter at the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp located only 23 miles (37 km) west of Hanoi ...
Currently active military equipment by country; Vehicle registration plates of the United States Army in Germany; M-numbers; List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
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