Other uses File JapaneseArmy1900.jpg thumb 300px Japanese Imperial Army c.1900 File Conscription map of the world.svg thumb 300px Map of the world of the army forms legend 8cd19d No armed forces legend ... legend b9b9b9 No information An army from Latin arma arms, weapons via Old French arm e , armed ... force via means of aviation corps. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army an army composed of full time career soldier s who stand over , in other words, who do not disband during times of peace. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters . In several countries, the army is officially called the Land Army to differentiate it from an air force called the Air Army , notably French Air Force France . In such countries, the word army on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage. The current largest army in the world, by number of active troops, is the People s Liberation Army ... reserve personnel followed by the Indian Army with 1,325,000 active troops and 2,142,821 reserve personnel. By definition, irregular military is understood in contrast to regular army regular armies ... June 2011 Main Army history Sparta The Spartan Army was one of the earliest known professional armies ... labor. This allowed the Spartans to field a full time army with a campaign season that lasted all year. The Spartan Army was largely composed of hoplite s, equipped with arms and armor nearly ... thumb The Roman army laid the foundation of military organisation and Military tactics tactic s The Roman Army had its origins in the citizen army of the Roman Republic Republic , which was staffed by citizens serving mandatory duty for Rome. Reforms around 115 BC turned the army into a professional ... effectively, such as light skirmish troops and heavy cavalry . After their service in the army ... mercenaries, became the core of the Roman Army moreover, by the time of the Late Roman Empire tribes ... more details
Infobox Musical name This Is the Army subtitle image ThisIsTheArmy CastRecording.jpg caption Original ... Please do not include production specific acting, directing, etc. awards awards Infobox Film name This Is the Army ... by This Is the Army is a 1943 in film 1943 United States American wartime motion picture produced by Hal ... of the United States Army U.S. Army that were actors and performers in civilian life. Basis In May 1941, ex Sergeant Irving Berlin was on tour at Camp Upton , his old Army base in Yaphank , New York ... Rankin of Special Services, about restaging his original 1917 Army play, Yip Yip Yaphank Yip Yip Yaphank ... production of a wartime musical for the army, allowing Berlin to conduct the arrangements and rehearsals ... not be unconventional for Berlin, but it would be for the United States Army no whites and African ... 26, 1942. ref name This Is the Army Production Credits Internet Broadway Database. This Is the Army ... bin cpicalc.pl . ref for the Army Emergency Relief Fund. ref name Irving Berlin This Is the Army, Part ... 2.html 1996. ref The company of men that staged the play were the only Army outfit to be fully ... States Army during World War I. At the request of his commanding officer, and against the grudging ... url http www.listal.com movie this is the army cast title Cast and Credits of This Is the Army publisher ... Army Air Corps Air Corps . The movie can be viewed in many ways as a forerunner of the 1954 movie ... and scenes, including songs praising Army life and the dramatic marching of soldiers through a theater ... Johnny enlists in the Army shortly after Pearl Harbor is attacked. He tells his sweetheart that they cannot .... After the curtain File ThisIsTheArmy Earle.jpg thumb This is the Army premiere The movie premiered ... 9,555,586.44, which was donated to Army Emergency Relief . ref http blogs.archives.gov prologue ?p .... The Army Emergency Relief Fund collected millions of dollars, but the total amount was never ... If Washington, D.C. officials did not like the idea of a musical revue about the Army, playwright Irving ... more details
Army Council may refer to Army Council 1647 , of the New Model ArmyArmy Council 1904 , of the British Army, renamed as the Army Board in 1967 IRA Army Council , of the Provisional Irish Republican Army Ulster Army Council , set up in 1973 as an umbrella group by the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force to co ordinate joint paramilitary operations. Continuity Army Council of the Continuity Irish Republican ArmyArmy Council RIRA of the Real Irish Republican Army disambig ... more details
Army of One may refer to Army of One film Army of One film , a film released in 1993 Army of One song Army of One song , a song by Cass Fox Army of One Phish song Army of One Phish song on Undermind , an album released by Phish Army of One Recruiting Slogan , the former U.S. Army recruiting slogan Army of One The Sopranos episode Army of One album Army of One album , an album by Riot band Riot disambig ... more details
Nationalist army may refer The Nationalist Army of Africa in Spain under Franco The National Revolutionary Army in the Republic of China disambig ... more details
Liberation Army may refer to General Earth Liberation Army National Liberation Army Africa Army for the Liberation of Rwanda Azanian People s Liberation Army Caprivi Liberation Army Moroccan Army of Liberation Sudan People s Liberation Army Asia Arab Liberation Army Balochistan Liberation Army Palestinian Liberation Army Karen National Liberation Army Korean Liberation Army Malayan Peoples Liberation Army Malayan Races Liberation Army People s Liberation Army Russian Liberation Army Viet Cong Europe Bavarian Liberation Army Cornish National Liberation Army Greek People s Liberation Army Irish National Liberation Army Kosovo Liberation Army Liberation Army of Chameria National Liberation Army Albanians of Macedonia People s Liberation Army of Macedonia Scottish National Liberation Army Ukrainian Liberation Army America Black Liberation Army National Liberation Army Colombia Liberation Army of the South Popular Liberation Army Symbionese Liberation Army Zapatista Army of National Liberation mil unit dis Category National liberation armies National liberation armies Category National liberation movements ... more details
mil unit dis People s Army is was the title of the armed forces of several different countries. Czechoslovak People s Army People s Army of Poland Vietnam People s Army National People s Army Yugoslav People s Army Korean People s Army New People s Army de Volksarmee ko ja zh ... more details
The Territorial Army is a volunteer reserve force and may refer to Territorial Army Germany , German Army Recreation of an army in West Germany part of the West German Army during the Cold War Territorial Army India Territorial Army United Kingdom Rejimen Askar Wataniah Malaysia mil unit dis sv Territorial Army ... more details
Second Army may refer to Germany 2nd Army German Empire , a World War I field army 2nd Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 2nd Panzer Army Others Second Army Australia British Second Army Second Army France Japanese Second Army Second Army Ottoman Empire Polish Second Army Second Army Russian Empire , fought at Tannenberg Soviet Second Army Turkish Second Army Second United States Army 2nd Army Italy mil unit dis de 2. Armee fr 2e arm e ko 2 nl 2e Leger ja 2 no Annen arm pl 2 Armia ru 2 tr 2. Ordu uk 2 ... more details
First Army may refer to Germany 1st Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 1st Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 1st Panzer Army 1st Parachute Army Germany Others First Army Australia First Army Austria Hungary First Army United Kingdom First Army Bulgaria First Canadian Army Republic of China New First Army First Army France First Army Greece First Army Hungary First Army Italy Japanese First Army First Army Ottoman Empire First Polish Army 1920 First Polish Army 1944 1945 First Army Romania First Army Russian Empire First Army Serbia 1st Red Banner Army Soviet Union First Army Turkey First United States Army First Army Yugoslavia mil unit dis de 1. Armee fr 1re arm e ko 1 nl 1e Leger ja 1 no F rste arm pl 1 Armia ru 1 tr 1. Ordu uk 1 ... more details
In the Army Now may refer to In the Army Now song In the Army Now song , a song by Rob and Ferdi Bolland, covered by Status Quo In the Army Now film In the Army Now film , 1994 war comedy film In the Army Now album In the Army Now album , a 1986 album by Status Quo disambiguation ... more details
Fifth Army may refer to Germany 5th Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 5th Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 5th Panzer Army Russia USSR 5th Army Soviet Union Fifth Army Russian Empire Others Fifth Army Nationalist China , see 88th Division National Revolutionary Army Fifth Army France Fifth Army Japan Fifth Army Ottoman Empire Fifth Army United Kingdom Fifth United States Army mil unit dis de 5. Armee fr 5e arm e ja 5 no Femte arm pl 5 Armia ru 5 tr 5. Ordu uk 5 ... more details
Fourteenth Army or 14th Army may refer to Germany 14th Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 14th Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army Others Fourteenth Army United Kingdom Italian Fourteenth Army Fourteenth United States Army , a World War II phantom force Soviet 14th Guards Army in Moldovia see 14th Army involvement in Transnistria Soviet 14th Army Soviet Union 14th Army Japanese Fourteenth Army during World War II see List of Armies of the Japanese Army mil unit dis de 14. Armee et 14. armee nl 14e Leger ja 14 pl 14 Armia ... more details
An Imperial Army is literally an army of any empire. However, only some empires in history and in fiction have actually referred to their armies as The Imperial Army. Former Imperial Armies In Europe The Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 The German Army German Empire Imperial German Army 1871 1918 the Austro Hungarian Army 1804 1918 Armies of the Russian Czar s and the French Emperor , e.g. in the Battle of the three emperors at Austerlitz Elsewhere The Imperial Japanese Army The Imperial Chinese Army The Manchukuo Imperial Army The Imperial Iranian Army Fictional The Imperial Army Star Wars of the fictional Galactic Empire in Star Wars The Imperial Army of the Archadian Empire in the video game Final Fantasy XII The Imperial Army of the Imperium of Man in Warhammer 40000 disambig de Kaiserliche Armee it Esercito imperiale ... more details
Army of the West may refer to Army of the West 1793 , a French Revolutionary unit during the French Revolutionary Wars Army of the West 1846 , a United States army during the Mexican American War Army of the West 1862 , a Confederate States army during the American Civil War Army of Mississippi , also known as Army of the West, Confederate States army during the American Civil War mil unit dis ... more details
Black Army can refer to several different groups and affiliations Several anarchist factions of the Russian Civil War , also known as the Black Guards Black Army of Hungary was the name of the royal army of Matthias Corvinus , a 15th century king of Hungary The Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine see the article on Nestor Makhno Black Flag Army , a splinter remnant of the Taiping rebels Black Army, Bessarabia , an anti Soviet group in Bessarabia. Crna Legija or Black Army, Usta e Brigades during World War II. Black Army , the biggest supporter group of AIK See also Blue Army disambiguation Brown Army Green armies Green Army Red Army White movement White Army disambig sv Black Army ... more details
A number of nations have had a Fourth Army Germany 4th Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 4th Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 4th Panzer Army Others Fourth Army United Kingdom Republic of China Fourth Army National Revolutionary Army and New Fourth Army Fourth Army France Fourth Army Ottoman Empire 4th Infantry Division Romania 4th Army Soviet Union Soviet and later Russian 4th Air Army 4th Guards Army Soviet Union 20th Guards Army , Soviet Fourth Tank Army Fourth United States Army mil unit dis de 4. Armee fr 4e arm e nl 4e Leger ja 4 no Fjerde arm pl 4 Armia ru 4 tr 4. Ordu uk 4 ... more details
Army Ranger can refer to Canadian Rangers , a component of the army of the Canadian Forces Irish Army Rangers Pakistan Rangers Pakistan Army Rangers United States Army Rangers Vietnamese Rangers , part of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam mil unit dis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Republican Army can refer to Irish Republican Army , a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers Baloch Republican Army , a Baloch nationalist guerilla army in Baluchistan region Balochistan Spanish Republican Army , the army of the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War mil unit dis ... more details
A number of nations have had a Ninth Army Germany 9th Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 9th Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army Others Ninth Army United Kingdom , a formation of the British Army during World War II Ninth Army France , a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II Ninth Army Ottoman Empire , one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army formed during World War I Ninth United States Army , one of the main U.S. Army combat commands used during the campaign in Northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. 9th Army Soviet Union , of the Soviet Union s Red Army was a Soviet field army, active from 1939 43, and then after the war from 1966 to 1989 disambiguation de 9. Armee fr 9e arm e nl 9e Leger ja 9 no Niende arm pl 9 Armia ru 9 tr 9. Ordu uk 9 ... more details
Third Army may refer to Germany 3rd Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 3rd Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army 3rd Panzer Army Others Third Army United Kingdom Third Army France Third Army Ottoman Empire Third Army Romania 3rd Army Soviet Union Third Army Turkey United States Army Central disambig de 3. Armee fr 3e arm e ko 3 nl 3e Leger ja 3 no Tredje arm pl 3 Armia ru 3 tr 3. Ordu uk 3 ... more details
Tenth Army or 10th Army may refer to Germany 10th Army German Empire , a World War I field Army 10th Army Wehrmacht , a World War II field army Others Tenth Army France Tenth Army Italy Tenth Army Japan 10th Army Soviet Union Tenth Army United Kingdom 10th Guards Army Soviet Union Tenth United States Army See also 10th Corps disambiguation 10th Division disambiguation 10th Wing disambiguation 10th Brigade disambiguation 10th Regiment disambiguation 10 Squadron disambiguation 10th Battalion disambiguation disambig de 10. Armee fr 10e arm e nl 10e Leger ja 10 no Tiende arm pl 10 Armia ru 10 uk 10 ... more details
Army of the Republic may refer to Army of the Republic, an alternative name of the British New Model Army 1645&ndash 1660 Army of the Republic, a fictional army and aerospace force of clone troopers in the Star Wars franchise The Army of the Republic , a novel by Stuart Archer Cohen . The army of the Roman Republic Grand Army of the Republic , a US Civil War veterans organization mil unit dis ... more details
A regular army is the official army of a state or country the official Armed Forces contrasting with irregulars irregular forces so as volunteeer militias , private armies , mercenary mercenaries , etc. A regular army usually consists on a standing army , the permanent force of the regular army that is maintained under arms during peacetime. a military reserve force that can be mobilized when needed to expand the effectives of the regular army by complementing the standing army. A regular army may be a conscript army , including professionals, volunteers and also conscript s presence of enforced conscription , including recruits for the standing army and also a compulsory reserve . a professional army , with no conscripts absence of compulsory service, and presence of a voluntary reserve . It is not exactly the same as a standing army , as there exist standing armies both in the conscript and the professional models. Nonetheless, in the United Kingdom and in the United States regular army is the name usually given to the professional standing army, as different from reserves, National Guard, etc. Countries that use the term regular army include Australian Army British Army Formation and structure British Army Canadian Forces , specifically Regular Force Egyptian army Indian Army Nepalese Army New Zealand Army Regular Army New Zealand Army Singapore Army Sri Lanka Army Regular Army United States United States Army Chinese Army Pakistan Army Pakistan Army 12th Regular Regiment Bibliography Woodward, David. Armies of the world, 1854 1914 . London Sidgwick & Jackson, cop. 1978. ISBN 0 283 98243 8 See also Military reserve force Standing army Irregulars Category Types of military forces mil unit stub ca Ex rcit regular de Konstitutionelle Armee tr D zenli ordu zh ... more details
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