1. (Law) a group of people authorized by law to act as a legal personality and having its own powers, duties, and liabilities 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: municipal corporation the municipal authorities of a city or town 3. a group of people acting as one body 4...
The Army of the Potomac lost a large number of brigade and regimental commanders including Strong Vincent, the young and gallant brigade commander who helped save Little Round Top; George Willard who brought redemption to his Harper’s Ferry brigade on Cemetery Ridge stopping Barksdale’s charge on...
CarDiv27,Gilbert Islandsincluded, then appeared off Japanese-occupied Formosa on 15 October to have their planes as a “show of force” over the island and covering the landings of the Chinese KMT 70th Army at Kiirun on 16-17 October. “Observation over Formosa indicated enemy activity was no...
I also brought up my understanding of leadership which included my devotion to theWest PointmottoDuty, Honor, Country.I received my commission as an Army ROTC cadet, and I was not an Academy graduate. However those words have served as a compass to my career. For me the first duty has a...
United States of America (1962-1963) Main Battle Tank – None Built By 1962, the 105 mm Gun Tank M60 was still a new tank in service with the US Army but, just like any current system, was already being considered for future replacement, redevelopment, and upgrading. The latest ...
United States of America vs Grenada Grenada, the southernmost island nation in the Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a tropic island known as the spice island thanks to the harvesting of nutmeg. It had been a British colony since 1763, but in 1967, it was granted home rule on the road to...
Company “C”– Cp. “Twenty-Grand”, near Duclair, France; in charge of running a 120-bed tent hospital , with duties similar to those of Company “B”. Effective28 January 1945, the261st Amphibious Medical Battalionwas disbanded (its former parent unit, the 1st ESB was shipped from ...
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Mingus, a former 82nd Airborne Division commander who currently directs the Joint Staff, has been nominated to become the next Army vice chief of staff. (Photo by Sgt. Michelle U. Blesam/U.S. Army)
e. Strong points.-A strong point is composed of several com- bat groups disposed laterally and in depth and commanded geln- erally by a company commander. The garrison of a strong point is usually a company, but it may be held by a force varying from two platoons to two companies, ...
United States of America/Kingdom of the Netherlands (1941) Light Tank – 194 Built After years of neglect, the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger, abbreviated to ‘KNIL’) tried to re-equip itself with new material starting in 1936. Four Vickers tanks, ...