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	Insignia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Insignia (the plural of Latin insigne: emblem, symbol) is a symbol or token of personal power, status or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
		Insignia are especially used as an emblem of a specific or general authority.
		Official insignia are often protected by law as to allow their use only by people holding a specific office or staff members action on behalf of such a person.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Insignia (120 words)

	Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Polish Armed Forces consist of the Army (Wojsko Lądowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna) and Air Force (Siły Powietrzne) branches and are under the command of the Ministry of Defense (Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej).
		Polish Armed Forces took part in the 2003 Liberation of Iraq, deploying 2,500 soldiers in the south of that country and commanding the 17-nation Multinational force in Iraq.
		Polish military forces are the origin of the two-fingers salute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_Army (753 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> sergeant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Colour Sergeant in the Canadian Forces is not a rank of Sergeant, but a Warrant Officer of a Foot Guards regiment â” specifically, the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards.
		In the Polish Navy, the equivalent is Bosman (literally Boatswain), and in the artillery it is Bombardier or Ogniomistrz (literally Firemaster).
		In the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), there are five different grades of sergeant: 3rd Sergeant (3SG), 2nd Sergeant (2SG), 1st Sergeant (1SG), Staff Sergeant (SSG), and Master Sergeant (MSG).
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/sergeant (1856 words)

	General - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		These ranks may be considered to be equivalent to a full General or to a Field Marshal, depending on the army in question.
		The rank of General began appearing around the time of the organization of professional armies in the 17th century.
		The rank of General may also be found commonly in fiction sources especially war dramas or science fiction settings.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/General (625 words)

	Sergeant - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It is senior to the rank of Master Corporal (MCpl) and its equivalent naval rank, Master Seaman (MS), and junior to Warrant Officer (WO) and its naval equivalent, Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1).
		The Household Cavalry use the rank of Corporal of Horse instead, the only regiments to preserve the old cavalry tradition of having corporals but not sergeants.The official spelling was Serjeant (Sjt) until after the Second World War, although the modern spelling had already been in common use for many years.
		These ranks, Staff Sergeant through Sergeant Major, are always referred to by their full rank and never merely as "Sergeant" although Gunnery Sergeants are commonly addressed as "Gunny Sergeant" or simply "Gunny".
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sergeant (1495 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> rotmistrz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		regiment.]] Rotmistrz was a military rank in Poland from the 15th century to the mid-20th century.
		In earlier times it was a field-grade rank, with the Rotmistrz serving as the commander of an infantry (rota piechoty) or cavalry regiment (chorÄgiew jazdy).
		In the cavalry the rank continued until 1945 as a company-grade title.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/rotmistrz (124 words)

	Falerystyka, phaleristics, ordery, odznacznia, oznaki, odznaki
		The main elements of military uniforms - besides the crest and rank insignia -are the insignia, which specify the attachment to a personnel corps as well as the specialty, but also those insignia, which render information about the identification as well as education and training.
		The identification insignia were introduced to the Polish Armed Forces during the period of the Duchy of Warsaw, at a time when particular branch colours were selected with meticulous care.
		While new identification insignia are being designed, the specifications of the service, type of armament, and history of the region, to which the unit is attached, are being taken into consideration.
	falerystyka-odznaki.republika.pl /katalog_3_an.html (1390 words)

	General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The different ranks of general are identified by the number of stars worn; a General of the Army wears five stars, a General four stars, a Lieutenant General three stars, a Major General two stars, and a Brigadier General one star.
		The insignia for the highest rank of Field Marshal, equivalent to an American five-star general, consists of crossed batons within a wreath and surmounted by a crown.
		The six star insignia is reserved for the local commander of the Paris defense sector regardless of his actual rank.
	www.lookitup.co.za /g/e/n/General.html (893 words)

	Military Rank, Operations, & Feudal Hierarchy
		This level of rank, although once familiar in the much smaller European armies of the 18th and 19th century, has been used by the United States only as an honorary rank, not as a practical field rank, for the most celebrated Generals and Admirals.
		This, of course, both cheapens the meaning of the rank and implies a disturbing militarization of police forces, which originally in both England and America were forbidden to carry arms.
		In Czech it is král, in Polish król, and in Hungarian király.
	www.friesian.com /rank.htm (11818 words)

	Polish Military Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		By 1943, Polish army personnel that were fighting together with the Red Army wore typically Russian uniforms, but with the addition of Polish insignia and the distinctive "czapka", but by 1945 apart from minor details they were wearing the same uniforms as before the war.
		By comparison, those members of the Polish Army who had escaped to freedom in the West, were wearing standard British battle-dress, but with Polish insignia and the "czapka".
		Together with the Army, Air Force and Navy, the Military Gendarmeie are part of the Polish Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/poland.htm (1221 words)

	polish history, geneology polish, family history poland, medals, military history - The Order of the Virtuti Militari ...
		In cases where decorations were issued at the expense of the government, the Polish military accepted bids from the lowest bidder to produce the decorations for the Polish Armed Forces.
		Polish breast badges were awarded to officers and enlisted personnel for exemplary service and required a specific period of time of service in each regiment.
		Polish decorations are considerably undervalued because few people are familiar with their true value and historical importance.
	www.virtuti.com /order/articles/virtuti.html (2432 words)

	AllRefer.com - Czechoslovakia - "Normalization" \| Czech Republic Information Resource
		The Bulgarian, East German, Hungarian, and Polish troops were ordered to leave the country, but Soviet units were to remain in what was referred to as "temporary stationing." In the agreement, Czechoslovakia retained responsibility for defense of its western borders, but Soviet troops were to be garrisoned in the interior of the country.
		In the post-Dubcek era, the armed forces suffered from the apathy that seemed to infect the entire society after the Stalin-like crushing of the Prague Spring.
		Other outside analysts, however, believed that the Czechoslovak armed forces were well trained, well equipped, and well motivated and that they were capable of carrying their share of Warsaw Pact operations, particularly in defense of their homeland (see Soviet Influence, this ch.).
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/czechoslovakia/czechoslovakia128.html (901 words)

	Us Military Rank Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		the Branch Insignia, Qualification Badges, and Rank Insignia on a varety of...
		British Military Rank Commercial challenge The problems encountered in the distribution of Turn of the Tide were addressed when J. Arthur Rank discovered that the people who controlled the British film industry had ties to the American movie industry and that for all practical purposes he was shut out of his own domestic market.
		Baron Rank In 1957 J. Arthur Rank was raised to the Peerage, being created Baron Rank, of Sutton Scotney in the County of Southampton.
	www.rank-area.com /us-military-rank-insignia_11.html (888 words)

	COMPARATIVE MILITARY RANKS FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another.
		Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Flyers Corps
		Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps
	www.malloyinternetmarketing.com /Comparative_military_ranks (75 words)

	[Polish Armed Forces] \| [All the best Polish Armed Forces resources at onlinetradingcoach.net] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The army is the core of the Polish Armed Forces.
		Two thirds of soldiers are the soldiers of the land forces.
		Polish Army History a claim on being members of the "Polish Armed Forces" an immediate problem presented itself to the British as being part of the Polish Armed Forces.
	www.onlinetradingcoach.net /Polish_Armed_Forces (846 words)

	aKrieg
		Uniforms and rank insignia were the same as the blue or field-gray navy uniform of German marines.
		Theoretically for all European volunteers the ranks were listed all the way up to the rank of the admiral, even such rank would never be bestoved.
		For auxiliaries, they could be promoted to Obergefreiter and by exemption to Aaat if their employment as an auxiliary in a duty position of Maat would replace a German NCO for the front-line duties.
	www.geocities.com /unavy/aKrieg.html (685 words)

	Units & Organizations: Polish
		An interesting aspect of the Polish units is that they were allowed to recruit replacement troops from Poles who had served in the German Army.
		The Polish troops were outfitted by the British and sent to the 8th Army.
		The Polish command was able to convince the Allies to recruit from soldiers who had been forced to serve in the German Army.
	www.custermen.com /ItalyWW2/ArmyOrg/PolishOrg.htm (735 words)

	LATVIAN BATTALION IN POLAND AND
		The battalion soldiers were found always in continuous movement in wide areas and continuous actions against terrorist bands, only at the end of September a transfer to Stolbciem did the battalion situations calm down.
		Armed at the start with only Russian rifles with bayonets, 3 Czech automatic weapons, 2 heavy Maksima grenade throwers and the officers with German Parabellum pistols.
		They were armed with 416 rifles, 36 automatic weapons, 8 grenade throwers, 2 grenade launchers and 8 machine guns.
	www.lacplesis.com /570_latvian_battalion_in_poland_and.htm (6360 words)

	Subject Listing for Armed Forces (Joint Forces)
		Armed forces reunion site based on units in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand for members of the armed forces.
		The report looks at Chinese armed forces reorganisation and defence policy; it assesses and predicts the future growth and expenditure of the People's Republic of China on military forces and compares likely future expenditure levels with recent expenditures by the United States and the US Air Force.
		The aim of the report is to propose an alternative United States armed forces structure which is capable of meeting the international security challenges of the twenty-first century.
	aerade.cranfield.ac.uk /subject-listing/devise/joint.html (6270 words)

	☞ military - list military rank - list military rank online guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Comparative military ranks for detailed rank listing Military unit Polish Armed Forces rank insignia Russian military ranks List of U.S. military leaders by rank Ranks in the French Navy Ranks in the French...
		The code in parentheses indicates the relative rank across all military...
		The United States Constitution names the President of the United States the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces.
	www.all-military.info /militaryrank/list-military-rank.html (743 words)

	Insignia Collectors
		(army, navy, air force, police etc.) from all countries.
		Insignia from the elite forces of the world.
		Special Forces insignia and US Flashes and Ovals.
	militaryinsignia.adr.dk /lectors.htm (567 words)

	United Kingdom (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
		The Armed Forces in Kent by Peter Blanche.
		Deployment of the Armed Forces, April 1996, by MoD.
		Badges of Rank in the Guards Division, by Bryn Taylor.
	www.regiments.org /nations/europe/uk.htm (2347 words)

	Petrified Truth: March 2003 Archives
		Or they were obsessed with an equally dangerous notion, a belief -- against all evidence and common sense -- that by disarmament and through frequent calls for world peace they could persuade the aggressive powers to forget their ambitions, sheathe their swords and make war no more.
		US forces attacked the main Iranian armed opposition group based in Iraq on Monday and destroyed two of its military bases, a senior Iranian official said yesterday.
		But the most lethal force is the air wing - about 75 warplanes including F/A-18 Hornet and F-14 Tomcat fighters armed with a variety of missiles and several Seahawk helicopters that can carry MK-46 anti-submarine torpedoes and Hellfire missiles.
	www.petrifiedtruth.com /archives/2003_03.html (11427 words)

	Customer Support -- What's New
		Otto Skorzeny only rose to the rank of Colonel in the SS, yet is one of the best known and colorful figures of the Third Reich, in large part because of the faith Hitler had in the tall Austrian engineer.
		Slovakia's armed forces took part in the invasion of Poland, and briefly fought the Hungarians before participating in their largest and most dangerous endeavor - the invasion of the Soviet Union.
		The authoritative text is complemented by maps that explain the movement of forces and photographs of key battles and encounters during the German attacks.
	www.aberdeenbookstore.com /whatsnew.htm (16097 words)

	Links to Other Decoration Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Polish Medals and Militaria - pictures and some information on certain Polish historical and current decorations.
		Not US, but also ribbon bars of many other countries (including Star Trek), and US Armed Forces Rank Insignia are displayed.
		Orders and Medals Society of America - a nonprofit corporation, whose purpose is to foster and promote the research, recording and dissemination of information and knowledge of orders, decoration, medals and other honors.
	www.medals.lava.pl /pl/links.htm (695 words)

	Wackipedia [ebonics] - Comparative_military_ranks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The military rank system iz uh means o' categorizin' da hierarchy o' an armed force.
		U an' all that shiznit.S. Air Force enlisted rank insignia
		Military rank fo' details on da history o' da rank system.
	ebonics.wackipedia.com /article/Comparative_military_ranks.html (60 words)

	ZEITGESCHICHTE
		Art.nr.: 1800005 Euro: 19.80 ARMS AND ARMOUR ANNUAL Auteur : HELD R PB Formaat: Pag.'s: 320 Thirty outstanding articles on weaponry from the origins of the wheellock to the body armour in the Civil War.
		In a skil- full combination of social and military history /George Mark- ham adds a broad description of life on the Western Fron- tier as well as discussing the weapons and outlining many of the fallacies which surround them.
		1 OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION Auteur : HOYEM GEORGE GB Formaat: Pag.'s: 230 Covers two centuries of primitive military small arms and their ammunition - inclu- ding British-made cartridges for flintlock musket and for the percussion muzzle-loader and breechloader.
	www.b-bit.nl /zeitgeschichte.htm (5082 words)

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