United States Saudi Arabia Qatar United Kingdom Iraq Commanders and leaders Khalid bin Sultan Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz Norman Schwartzkopf Salah Aboud Mahmoud Saddam Hussein Strength 1st Marine Division 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion‚ 2nd Marine Division 2nd Saudi Arabian National Guard Brigade U.S. Special Forces 1st Mechanized Division 3rd Armored Division 5th Mechanized Division Casualties and losses 43 dead 52 wounded 2 captured[1][2] 60–300 dead 400 captured[1][2]
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2nd Battle of Fallujah (Phantom Fury)‚ LTG Natonski An Assignment Submitted by MME 2nd Battle of Fallujah (Phantom Fury)‚ LTG Natonski Operation Al-Fajr in Arabic‚ Operation Phantom Fury was the code name given to the second battle of Fallujah‚ considered the hottest point of conflict of all the military campaign in Iraq. Led by the US Marine Corp against the Iraqi combatants‚ who had held the city under their control‚ some consider it was the most difficult battle
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of the Order Police in the massacre of Soviet Jews. There were orders from the higher ups in Hitler’s Germany that authorized the wholesale slaughter of civilians in the Eastern Front. There were two orders handed down from Major Weis of Police Battalion 309. The first order‚ the “commissar order” (Browning 11)‚ “all Communist functionaries in the army as well as those in the civil administration suspected
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Patrick’s Battalion‚ was a Mexican army unit made up primarily of Catholic Irish and German immigrants‚ even though some also came from Canada‚ England‚ France‚ Italy and Mexico. When Irish immigrants came to the US‚ many joined the Army. Conditions in the Army were harsh‚ but more so for many Irish and other immigrants. Facing discrimination many soldiers made the decision to defect. Led by John Riley‚ those soldiers that defected joined the Mexican Army‚ creating the St. Patrick’s Battalion. Los
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campaigns in Italy‚ France‚ and Germany. With their motto‚ “Go for Broke‚” the 442nd often times encountered especially dangerous situations. An example of this would be their rescue of the “Lost Battalion” in southern France‚ where the 442nd lost more than 800 men as they saved 211 men from the Texan Battalion. Subsequently‚ the 442nd received many awards. In fact‚ the 442nd became the most decorated unit in American history with over 18‚000 awards. “These awards include 9‚500 purple hearts‚ 5‚200 bronze
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little ground for the amount of lives lost. This essay is going to explore; 1st Day of the Battle of the Somme‚ the Pals Battalions used during the Battle and the tactics developed after the Battle of the Somme was over. Each of these key areas contribute because the first day of the Battle of the Somme had the highest casualty rate the British Army had ever suffered‚ Pals Battalions were inexperienced in the art of battle‚ and the tactic used before the battle were inconclusive in helping with the
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Staff Sergeant Yang has served the United States Army Ordnance Corps with demonstrated integrity‚ moral character‚ and professional competence over a period of 16 years. Throughout his career‚ Staff Sergeant Yang made extensive contributions to the Ordnance Corps. Staff Sergeant Yang’s exemplary career includes positions as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic‚ Recovery Vehicle Operator and Supervisor‚ Platoon Sergeant‚ Field Maintenance Team Motor Sergeant. Motor Sergeant‚ Maintenance Control Sergeant and
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Service/branch: * Special Service Group (SSG)‚ Pakistan Army Years of Service: * 1960-1989 Rank: * Brigadier Unit: * Baloch Regimet‚ * Special Service Group Commands held: * 3rd Commando Powinda Battalion * Shaheen Company 1st commando battalion Special Service Group Battles/Wars: * Operation PAN-AM * Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 * Operation Gibraltar * Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 * East Pakistan Air Operations 1971 * Siachen Operations of 1984
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UNITED STATES ARMY SH 21-76 RANGER HANDBOOK Not for the weak or fainthearted RANGER TRAINING BRIGADE UNITED STATES ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL FORT BENNING‚ GEORGIA JULY 2006 RANGER CREED Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger‚ fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession‚ I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige‚ honor‚ and high esprit de corps of the Rangers. Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land
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Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5‚000 Chinese soldiers. The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a
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