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Clive Caldwell, Australian fighter ace of World War II (a name he detested) Liu Zhennian, Chinese officer and warlord [69] "Kindly Old Gentleman" or "KOG" – Hyman Rickover, father of the United States nuclear navy [70] "Kipper" – Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, Indian Army field marshal "King Billy" – King William III of England
Causarius – A soldier discharged for wounds or other medical reasons. Celeres - A royal guard created by Romulus to guard the King of Rome. Centurion – Officer rank, generally one per 80 soldiers, in charge of a centuria. Clinicus – A medic. Cohors amicorum – Military staff company functioning as suite and bodyguard of a high Roman ...
173rd Airborne Brigade – "Sky Soldiers"; "The Herd". They received their official nickname (Tien Bing translates to Sky Soldiers) from the Taiwanese locals during exercises when they were parachuting in Taiwan. The 173rd was part of the only major conventional airborne operation (Operation Junction City) during the Vietnam War. The unit's ...
File: a single column of soldiers. Fire in the hole; Flanking maneuver: to attack an enemy or an enemy unit from the side, or to maneuver to do so. Forlorn hope: a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the leading part in a military operation, such as an assault on a defended position, where the risk of casualties is high. [3]
The rank and file of the military in most of the Greek city states was composed of ordinary citizens. Heavily armed foot soldiers were called hoplitès or hoplites and a hoplomachos was a drill or weapons instructor. Once Athens became a naval power, the top generals of the land armies had authority over the naval fleets as well.
Monkeys – Royal Military Police; The Moonrakers – The Wiltshire Regiment [1] [58] [10] (from an old story about Wiltshiremen trying to rescue the reflection of the moon, thinking it had fallen in the village pond) The Mounted Micks – 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [1] [58] (mildly derogatory name for Irishmen) The Mudlarks – Royal ...
Military personnel or military service members are members of the state's armed forces.Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, coast guard, air force, and space force), rank (officer, non-commissioned officer, or enlisted recruit), and their military task when deployed on operations and on exercise.
Filipino Australian Army soldiers in Victoria, Australia during World War II, 1941. In most armies, the word "soldier" has a general meaning that refers to all members of an army, distinct from more specialized military occupations that require different areas of knowledge and skill sets.