the land. The Marines is a Department of the Navy. An inside joke amongst the soldiers is that The Marines are the Men’s Department of the Navy. Some careers along the Marines branch are Army Judge‚ Band Officer‚ Financial Manager‚ and Air Defense Artillery
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crew still had confidence in Nelson’s plan. When the ships had first started firing‚ Nelson had positioned me firing cannons on the right side of the ship. I have to say‚ it wasn’t an easy job at all. As French troops were moving in on us‚ the artillery crew had to work twice as fast. It was a truly terrible sight mother as a soldier because you couldn’t tell whether or not you would get hit. Bracing ourselves for the worst‚ we continued to fight on according to Admiral Nelson’s plan. During
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and swords were not always used as a primary weapon‚ but they often came in handy for hand to hand combat and low ammunition situations. Some of the popular swords used in the Civil War include the Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword‚ Model 1832 Dragoon Saber‚ Model 1840 Light Artillery Saber‚ and the Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers’ Sword. The second largest technological advance in the Civil War was the Minie Ball which was used through the entire war. The bullets technology advances lead
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officials‚ civilians‚ families‚ and students the field was scattered with fighting positions‚ self propelled artillery‚ tanks‚ howitzers‚ and other tactical vehicles. The re-enactment portrayed the intentional demolition of the Waegwan railway bridge‚ ground battles between North Korean forces against ROK‚ UN and U.S. forces‚ gun battles‚ hand-to-hand combat‚ air strikes‚ field artillery fire‚ casualty evacuations‚ resupply operations‚ and lastly the victory for the stronghold of the Nakdong River
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The second major difference in Sturmtruppen equipment was their general uniform. Rohr realized that the metal armor commonly used by soldiers was heavy and hindering the ability of soldiers to cross "no man’s land" and only had soldiers use the Stahlhelm or "coal scuttle" helmet. While the unit did carry some steel breastplates and shields‚ they were only used in specific situations (Gudmundsson 49). Standard uniforms were also partially modified with leather patches on the knees and elbows in response
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By the time the 1930s had arrived and East Africa faced a financial depression‚ Britain’s former enemy Germany began to see a change in the government. In the year 1933‚ former World War I German soldier and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Hitler‚ who still harbored hatred against the Allied Powers for punishing Germany after the first World War in the Versailles Treaty‚ hoped to not only gain back German pride‚ but he hoped to complete a sinister plot in which he would become
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Turkey and the [Ottoman Empire].1 For the British Allied Forces‚ General Edmund Allenby entered the battle with 57‚000 infantry‚ 12‚000 cavalry and 540 artillery pieces and 1‚000-3000 irregulars (numbers vary). For the Turkish Ottoman Empire‚ General Otto Liman Von Sanders entered the battle with 32‚000 infantry‚ 3‚000 cavalry and 402 artillery pieces.2 History Five years into what would be known as World War I‚ British forces were fighting the Turkish armies of the Ottoman
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continued by another salvo from the naval guns. On the first night‚ the Marine line spanned across the base of Mount Suribachi and continued northeast along the coast line and ended near the East Boat Basin. The Marines continued to take Japanese artillery shelling. The second day of the battle‚ tanks had finally
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This battle was a lesser nevertheless crucial battle within the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Trenton was fought throughout the American Revolutionary war and it passed off close to Trenton‚ New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops when the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. The battle began on December twenty five‚ 1776 and finished on December twenty six‚ 1776. In the battle of Trenton‚ the
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much of an intricate role the Blitzkrieg played in the Second World War‚ and how it could have completely succeeded. Blitzkrieg was a fast and open style of warfare‚ heavily reliant on new technologies. First aircraft were used as long-range artillery to destroy enemy strongholds‚ attack troop concentrations‚ and spread panic. Then combined arms forces of tanks and motorized infantry coordinated by two-way radio destroyed tactical targets before moving on‚ deep into enemy territory. A key difference
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