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  2. List of army units called "guards" - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Grenadier Guards; China (People’s Republic of China) ... made up of personnel from the Republic of China army, air force, and navy, 2017.

  3. List of equipment of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

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    China: It uses the QSZ-92 as the main pistol, and is an equivalent to the Israeli CornerShot. Submachine gun QCQ-171: Submachine gun: 9×19mm Parabellum China: In service as of 2019. [19] CS/LS06: Submachine gun: 9×19mm Parabellum China: 50-round magazine. Used by Special Forces. Limited service. [20] QCW-05: Bullpup personal defense weapon: 5 ...

  4. The Grenadiers - Wikipedia

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    2nd Bombay Grenadiers of the Indian Army in Hampton Court Camp on the occasion of the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902. The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers.

  5. Grenadier - Wikipedia

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    A grenadier (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n ə ˈ d ɪər / GREN-ə-DEER, French: [ɡʁənadje] ⓘ; derived from the word grenade) [1] was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited from ...

  6. C Force - Wikipedia

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    During the course of 1941, Japan's foreign policy assumed an increasingly aggressive posture towards the Western powers. [3] In July 1941, Japan occupied the southern half of French Indochina, leading the United States, Great Britain, and the Dutch government in exile which controlled the oil-rich Netherlands East Indies (modern Indonesia) to impose an oil embargo on Japan. [4]

  7. List of paratrooper forces - Wikipedia

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    26 China (People’s Republic of China) 27 Taiwan. 28 Colombia. 29 Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) ... (11 Infanteriebataljon Garde Grenadiers en Jagers)

  8. List of Chinese military equipment in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of military equipment of the ROC in World War II (1937–1945) [1] which includes aircraft, artillery, small arms, vehicles and vessels. This list covers the equipment of the National Revolutionary Army, various warlords and including the Collaborationist Chinese Army and Manchukuo Imperial Army, as well as Communist guerillas, encompassing the period of the Second ...

  9. People's Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    China's official military budget for 2024 was at 1.67 trillion yuan (US$231 billion), which is an increase of 7.2% over the last year. [257] The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that China's military expenditure was US$296 billion in 2023, the second-largest in the world after the United States and accounting ...