Military units and formations by size

needed the security and support of alliances in order to achieve military domination within Europe (Foner 733). Alliances offered flexibility, increased security, defensive support, along with the allowance of political input and restraint if diplomatic partners ever proposed acting in extreme measures. The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria was formed in 1879, while France and Russia allied in 1894 with the later entente formation with Britain in 1904 and 1907 respectively (Mulligan).…

1939, Germany invaded Poland after long-term political crises. German invasion began with an air raid on undefended city of Wielun at 4:40am” (Parada). After five weeks of fighting, the Germans were able to defeat the Polish armies by using their military tactic Blitzkrieg. Poland surrendered on October 6, 1939, after fighting the Germans for only a month. Blitzkrieg was a German tactic created by Colonel Guderian Heinz, who studied the mobile warfare tactics from one British officer who was…

De-Constructing Complexity for Subordinates: Promoting Leader Engagement in a Complex Military Environment Gene T. Roach Jr. University of Charleston Abstract: Leader behaviors have a direct impact on followers, especially subordinate leaders. Leader dialogue, solicitation of feedback, and responsiveness to it are imperative to encouraging innovation and workforce engagement through transparency and the building of trust. Among the elements critical for subordinates is the leader…

The F-4 Phantom was the creation of some forward thinking individuals with-in the McDonnell Aircraft Company. In 1952, the company set out to conduct internal studies to determine which branch of the military would be the next, looking for a new airplane; their studies concluded that it would be the United States Navy (Hickman, Vietnam War: F-4 Phantom II, 2015). The predecessor to the F-4 Phantom II was the F-3H Demon. In 1953, McDonnell took the Demon and set out to improve on it to create…

General J.F.C. Fuller ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). Fuller was the one who studied the Blitzkrieg tactic first, but the British didn’t really care about this tactic. Only German leaders like Heinz studied this tactic (Simkin, "Blitzkrieg"). The German military used the Blitzkrieg tactic by launching bombing raids upon the enemy, before they sent in their tanks and infantry to finish what was left of the enemy. Nazi Germany tested this tactic in the Spanish Civil War, they…

carry the heavy body armor of Greek infantry which made them extremely manoeuvrable on the battlefield. They were largely equipped with leather jackets, leather helmets and a small shield which was worn around the shoulder and they stood in close formation the first six ranks their spears pointed out and the back ten ranks held their spears at an angle to deflect any arrows, slings, or javelins that were hurled their way. This force would then pin the enemy front and the cvalry would encircle…

South Korea South Korea’s official name is Republic of Korea. Located on the northeastern region of asia, South Korea takes up about 45% of the Korean Peninsula. The population is 50,462,127, which makes up 0.68% of the total world population. 49.8% of the population is male and 50.2% is female. South Korea’s rank is #27 in the list of population. The median age is about 41 years of age and life expectancy is about 80 years of age. The infant mortality rate of children under 5 was last measured…

As how long the operator will be in force to maintain and operate the equipment. For NSF, they will be operation ready after the two year training in military, then a 10 year cycle with three high keys and seven low keys training. NSF only come back a year for short training, they more possible forgotten how to operate the equipment or the equipment being face out and they have to start to learn new equipment…

1. According to Chickering, and Empires and Citizens, there were multiple reasons for the outbreak of the war of 1914. Some were long and some were short term causes. Such as the effects of Militarism and Imperialism. However, in Chickering, the assassination of Archduke Fran Ferdindad in June 1914, contributed greatly to the outbreak when a Serbian student shot him and his wife to death. This event created extreme tension between the main powers in Europe and probably the most important…

Greek strategy overcame the sheer size of the Persian Army; utilizing the terrain around them and their men, the Greeks experienced great success in places like Marathon, the Straits of Salamis, and Mycale. However, the Persian’s over reliance on the size of their forces and some crucial battlefield mistakes, like the order to assault at Plataea, greatly aided the Greeks in their…