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  2. Shock troops - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Sturmabteilung - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany) - Wikipedia

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    Stormtroopers (German: Sturmtruppen [2] or Stoßtruppen [3]) were the only elite shock troops of the Imperial German Army (Deutsches Heer) that specialized in commando style raids, infiltrating the trenches and wiping out the enemy quickly, maneuver warfare, reconnaissance, and shock tactics.

  5. Arditi - Wikipedia

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    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".

  6. Shock troop - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. 3rd Shock Army - Wikipedia

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    The 3rd Shock Army (Russian: Третья ударная армия) was a field army of the Red Army formed during the Second World War. The "Shock" armies were created with the specific structure to engage and destroy significant enemy forces, and were reinforced with more armoured and artillery assets than other combined arms armies.

  8. Kornilov Shock Regiment - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of police tactical units - Wikipedia

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    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