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British military history is the source of some of the earliest orders of battle in the English language, and due to the British Empire's involvement in global conflicts over several centuries the records of historical orders of battle provide a valuable source of study for understanding not only of the composition, but also of tactics and doctrines of the forces through their depiction in the ...
Battle or campaign Order of battle Date Finnish Civil War; Finnish Civil War Finnish whites and reds: January 1918 - May 1918 Polish-Soviet War; Polish-Soviet War Polish Armed Forces and Soviet Armed Forces February 1919 – March 1921 Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Battle of Sakarya: Greek Army of Asia Minor and Turkish Western Front
Despite the name, an order of battle is not limited to single battle situations, but can also represent the involvement of armed forces in larger campaigns or theatres of war. Orders of battle are structured depending on the units involved. For example, an army will normally consist of a command unit plus infantry, cavalry and artillery formations.
American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front (World War I) order of battle; American order of battle Meuse–Argonne offensive; Battle of Amiens order of battle; Army of Alsace (1914) Australian occupation of German New Guinea order of battle
A military operation plan (commonly called a war plan before World War II) is a formal plan for military armed forces, their military organizations and units to conduct operations, as drawn up by commanders within the combat operations process in achieving objectives before or during a conflict. [1]
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation order of battle: Commonwealth; Iran–Iraq War order of battle; Western Libya campaign order of battle; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) order of battle: Ottoman Navy
Expanded-age conscription was common during the Second World War: in Britain, it was commonly known as "call-up" and extended to age 51. Nazi Germany termed it Volkssturm ("People's Storm") and included boys as young as 16 and men as old as 60. [26] During the Second World War, both Britain and the Soviet Union conscripted women.
German order of battle in the Balkans campaign (1941) Battle in Berlin order of battle; Battle of Alam el Halfa order of battle; Battle of Buna–Gona: Allied forces and order of battle; Battle of Buna–Gona: Japanese forces and order of battle; Battle of Guadalcanal order of battle; Battle of Hong Kong order of battle; Battle of Iwo Jima ...