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"Shock troop" is a calque, a loose translation of the German word Stoßtrupp (literally "thrust squad" or "push squad"). [ a ] Assault troopers are typically organized for mobility with the intention that they will penetrate enemy defenses and attack into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas .
Shock troop might refer to: Shock troops, troops intended to lead an attack; Shock Troopers, an arcade game; Shock Troops, an album by punk rock band Cock Sparrer, released in 1982; Shock Troop, a 1934 German film; Shock Troops, a 1967 French film; Shock (troupe), an English music/mime/dance/pop group
The Sturmabteilung (German: [ˈʃtʊʁmʔapˌtaɪlʊŋ] ⓘ; SA; lit. ' Storm Division ' or 'Storm Troopers') was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany.
Arditi (from the Italian verb ardire, 'to dare', and translates as "The Daring [Ones]") was the name adopted by a Royal Italian Army elite special force of World War I.They and the opposing German Stormtroopers were the first modern shock troops, and they have been called "the most feared corps by opposing armies".
The state police (state troopers) and highway patrols of the United States have tactical units. Alabama Police Departments, County Sheriff's Department or Office and DPS (ASPD's, CSODO's, DPS) – Special Emergency Response S.W.A.T Team (SERT) Arizona Department of Public Safety – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team
The small size of Celtic horses meant that the Celtic heavy cavalry of north-western and central Europe appear to have been employed as heavy skirmisher cavalry, rather than the shock cavalry of the Middle East and North Africa, the heavy cavalry of Gaul and Celtiberia being widely regarded as some of the finest horsemen of the ancient world ...
The Kornilov Shock Regiment (Russian: Корни́ловский уда́рный полк), previously the 1st Shock Detachment (Russian: 1-й Ударный отряд) and also called Kornilovites (корниловцы), was a shock unit of the Russian Army founded during World War I that later was part of the Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War.
The "shock battalions" were created from soldiers of existing military units, in some cases with entire regiments being designated as shock units, and received additional training with grenades and machine guns. All of the shock unit members were able to wear red and black chevrons and the death's head skull insignia. The volunteers for these ...