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  British Second Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the failure of the operation, Second Army spent the rest of the year exploiting the salient that it had created to close up to the Rhine and Meuse rivers in the Netherlands.
Whilst it pinned down the German forces facing it, the Canadian First Army and US Ninth Army made a pincer movement from north and south which piered the Siegfried Line in that area and cleared the remaining German forces west of the Rhine in conjunction with further American offensives in the south of the Rhineland.
Second Army reached the Weser on 4 April, the Elbe on 19 April on by 7 May the Soviet Army had met up with the British forces and the shore of the Baltic Sea had been reached.
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 British Second Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
During World War I the army was formed on December 26 1914 when the British Expeditionary Force was split in two due to too big to control its subordinate formations.
Second Army's XXX Corps was then to push up a single road and the parachute troops.
Second Army reached the Weser on 4 April the Elbe on 19 April on by 7 the Soviet Army had met up with the British and the shore of the Baltic Sea had been reached.
www.freeglossary.com /British_Second_Army   (762 words)

  
 British Second Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Second Army then commenced a dash across France in tandem with the Americans on itsright, and the Canadians on its left.
Whilst it pinned down the German forces facing it, the Canadian First Army and US Ninth Army made a pincer movement from north and south which piered the Siegfried Line in that area and cleared the remaining German forces west of the Rhine in conjunctionwith further American offensives in the south of the Rhineland.
Second Army reached the Weser on 4 April, the Elbe on 19 April on by 7 May the Soviet Army had met up with theBritish forces and the shore of the Baltic Sea had been reached.
www.therfcc.org /british-second-army-200076.html   (684 words)

  
 Australian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army (CA), who is responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).
The army has been involved in many peacekeeping operations, usually under the auspices of the United Nations.
The army contribution is primarily concentrated in Afghanistan and consists of a Special Operations Task Group of personnel from the Special Air Service Regiment, 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Incident Response Regiment.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Army   (500 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: German Second Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The German Second Army (German: 2.Armee Oberkommando) was a World War II field army.
The Second Army was activated on October 20, 1939 with General Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs in command.
First seeing service in France, the army was involved in the invasion of the Balkans, before offensive operations in the Ukraine as part of Operation Barbarossa.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/German-Second-Army   (612 words)

  
 British Second Army -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The army was originally commanded by General (Click link for more info and facts about Horace Smith-Dorrien) Horace Smith-Dorrien and later by General (Click link for more info and facts about Herbert Plumer) Herbert Plumer.
Second Army entered (A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Belgium quickly, and cleared much of the country.
Second Army's most high profile operation in 1944, apart from Overlord was (Click link for more info and facts about Operation Market Garden) Operation Market Garden.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_second_army.htm   (601 words)

  
 Second Army Operations
At first this army was made up from divisions which were worn out and in most instances decimated in the fighting on the Meuse-Argonne front.
Regular Army unit which was under fire for the first time, two companies of the Fifty-sixth Infantry took by assault the formidable Preny Ridge, a key position.
Troops of this outfit which was operating with the Second Colonial Corps (French) made a strong raid to clear two small woods in the Plain of the Woevre.
www.worldwar1.com /dbc/2ndarmy.htm   (1723 words)

  
 Alexander Samsonov
Alexander Samsonov commanded the Russian Army at the Battle of Tannenburg.
Samsonov served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and in 1914, was given the command of the Russian Second Army when World War One broke out in 1914.
The Russian Second Army, along with the First Army, was given the task of invading East Prussia.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /alexander_samsonov.htm   (202 words)

  
 Army Prepares for Patriot League Championship Series :: Black Knights Two Wins Away from Second Straight NCAA ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He also becomes Army's second consecutive dual-position standout to be named Patriot League "Rookie of the Year," garnering an honor bestowed upon Milan Dinga last spring.
White is the second Army player to cop the conference's top rookie honor (first presented in 2002) and the first Black Knight to earn all-league laurels at two positions since Arthur O'Neal in 1995.
Army also ranks 62nd in batting average (.304), 54th in fielding percentage (.967), 54th in triples (0.7), 42nd in stolen bases (1.7), 26th in double-plays (1.3) and sixth in winning percentage (.761).
goarmysports.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051305aaa.html   (6037 words)

  
 Stonewall Jackson: Title
The Second Army Corps was entrusted with the destruction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, a duty carried out by Jackson with characteristic thoroughness.
Although two army corps were at hand, and the remainder were rapidly closing up, Burnside refused, for the bridges had been broken, and he was unwilling to expose part of his forces on the right bank with no means of retreat except a difficult and uncertain ford.
The Army of Northern Virginia, 78,500 strong, although, in order to induce the Federals to attack, it was not yet closely concentrated, was ready to oppose in full force the passage of the Rappahannock, and all thought of retiring to the North Anna had been abandoned.
www.gutenberg.net /1/2/2/3/12233/12233-h/chap20.html   (13893 words)

  
 92D DIVISION
The organization of this army was further deferred by the critical situation created by the German offensives launched in the spring and early summer of 1918.
The mission of the Second Army was to occupy and defend its zone, cooperate with the French Eighth Army to the east in defending the fortified areas of Frouard and Nancy, and to make preparations for eventual offensive action.
On the left of the Second Army, the French II Colonial Corps was to develop any weakness in the German defenses, and hold the bulk of its troops in readiness to push the enemy's withdrawal upon receipt of orders.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/topics/afam/92div.htm   (11199 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Finally, the Second Army Unprepared Rule (14.81) is still in effect during the next Austrian player turn.
Units of the Second Army may not receive replacements while in a state of collapse (panic).
Once the requirements for the state of collapse are not met, the Italian Second Army may no longer be put into this state.
www.grognard.com /variants1/carpor.txt   (779 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Egypt - Army | Egyptian Information Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After the 1967 debacle, the army was reorganized into two field armies--the Second Army and the Third Army, both of which were stationed in the eastern part of the country.
The army's principal tactical formations in 1988 were believed to include four armored divisions (each with two armored brigades and one mechanized brigade); six mechanized infantry divisions (each with two mechanized brigades and one armored brigade); and two infantry divisions (each with two infantry brigades and one mechanized brigade).
The Second Army was responsible for the area from the Mediterranean Sea to a point south of Ismailia; the Third Army was responsible from that point southward to the Red Sea.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/egypt/egypt157.html   (1271 words)

  
 Second Army knowledge memo near   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The second Army Knowledge Management guidance memorandum — which includes goals for server and application reductions — is in the Office of the Chief of Staff, and top technology officials hope it will be signed within days.
Peter Cuviello, the Army's chief information officer, said the memo has been in the chief's office for about six weeks, which is about the same amount of time it took to get the first guidance document approved last summer.
William Dates, deputy principal director for enterprise integration in the Army's CIO office, echoed those sentiments and said the service had already drafted implementation plans that were being shared across the Army in anticipation of the guidance's approval.
www.fcw.com:8443 /article76807   (383 words)

  
 ROTK Note   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The second army from Shangyong led by the rebel Meng Da is planning to attack Hanzhong.
The fourth army under King Kebi Neng of the Qiang tribes is marching to Xiping Pass.
And the fifth army by Meng Huo of the Mang nations is approaching the southern border near Yizhou, Yongchang, Zangge, and Yuesui.
www.threekingdoms.com /note.php?p=11860   (176 words)

  
 Russian First Army
The First Army, commanded by General Paul Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Russian Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov.
However, the First and Second Armies were stopped by the German Eighth Army, led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his Chief of Staff, General Erich Ludendorff.
The First Army was put under the command of General Litvinov, but by 1915 the First and Second Armies had suffered so many casualties that they were disbanded.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Russian_First_Army   (929 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Stepa Stepanovic
Stepa Stepanovic (1856-1929) was the commander of the Second Serbian army in World War I. He is renowned for achieving the first Allied victory during the First World War.
As commander of Second Army Stepanovic defeated the Austrian Fifth Army in the Battle of Mount Cer which ran from 12-20 August 1914.
The Serbian First Army was also successful in the west, but the Third Army was unable to stop the advance of the German Eleventh army in the north, and there were not enough troops to prevent the Bulgarians from capturing Macedonia.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/stepanovic.htm   (270 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Japanese Thirty-Second Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Japanese Thirty-Second Army of the Imperial Japanese Army was formed in April 1943 and was activated on 1 April 1944 for the defense of Okinawa.
The Imperial Japanese Army (大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was in existence from the Meiji Reformation to the end of World War II.
The 32d Army had 77,000(39,000 infantry in 31 battalions and 38,000 artillery, armor and combat service troops) plus the 10,000 strong Okinawa Naval Base Force and 20,000 boeitai, laboreres.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Japanese-Thirty_Second-Army   (408 words)

  
 The Battle of Tannenburg
At the start of the war, Alexander Samsonov was appointed commander of the Russian Second Army.
Prittwitz had feared that his army would be encircled after Rennenkampf’s army had defeated the Germans at the Battle of Gumbinnen.
It also gave detailed plans for the routes the Russian Second Army was planning to use to advance on the Germans.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /battle_of_tannenburg.htm   (726 words)

  
 AGF Study No. 23: TRAINING FOR MOUNTAIN AND WINTER WARFARE
Its small regular army had neither the men nor the appropriations for the specialized units which might be required if and when the nation engaged in war with one or more of its potential enemies in one of the many possible theaters of operation.
An army which may have to fight anywhere in the world must have an important part of its major units especially organized, trained and equipped for fighting in the mountains and in winter.
The four Regular Army officers assigned to his command had each had some training in winter operations or with pack animals but none was a skilled or trained mountaineer The enlisted men, recruited by the National Ski Association, had considerable knowledge of civilian ski and mountain techniques but no military knowledge.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/agf/agf23.htm   (8826 words)

  
 Army fielding second black berets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The fielding of second berets to reserve-component units not mobilized will be complete by September 2003, Geringer said.
A date, however, when Army and Air Force Exchange Services will be stocking the berets is still unknown, he said.
Last May when berets were scheduled to reach the troops in time for Army's 226th birthday, delivery was delayed when three contracts were cancelled with U.S. companies that had beret factories in Romania, South Africa and India due to quality issues and an inability to meet delivery schedules.
www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/7_15/national_news/16002-1.html   (531 words)

  
 SROKA (Second ROK Army)
SROKA (Second ROK Army) is responsible for defending the rear area extending from the rear of the front area to the coastline, and consists of an army command, several corps commands, divisions and brigades.
The Second ROK Army serves as the combined rear area coordinator for the communications zone.
However, the Second ROK Army is a reserve force that may not be available at the beginning of a contingency.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rok/sroka.htm   (520 words)

  
 "The Fifty-Second Army Anniversary" by Michel Aoun (1 August 1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We wanted an army for the people of Lebanon, an army that believes in the foundation of democracy and safeguards the ongoing changes in Lebanese society.
We want an army that promotes freedom and peace for all Lebanese, and protects the values of interaction that takes place among them.
Is our army still protecting national unity as was the case in older days when each soldier was baptized through the trials of blood and fire, or has it become an assembly of scattered, divided groups with no ties or objectives?
www.10452lccc.com /aoun.elias/fdma970801.html   (501 words)

  
 The Battle of Masurian Lakes
Masurian Lakes was the second defeat for the Russian Army in World War One at the hands of the German army - the previous month had seen the destruction of the Russian Second Army at the Battle of Tannenburg.
With Samsonov's Second Army defeated, Rennenkampf was in a much weaker position in East Prussia.
However, Rennenkampf had the semblance of his army left - unlike the Russian Second Army.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /battle_of_masurian_lakes.htm   (266 words)

  
 Second Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Vanguard of the Crusade: The 101st Airborne Division in World War II by Mark Bando is a truly special chronicle of the 101st Airborne from its time in wait in England prior to the invasion of the Continent to the end of the war and disbanding of the Divis...
Quintard had several good uses in the army: one is that he was a doctor that had practiced medicine, another is...
This work is a splendid example of the new emphasis of the publisher on producing comprehensive works in a handy cheap format compared with the earlier broad brush treatments which covered too much in too little detail.
www.freeglossary.com /2nd_Army   (601 words)

  
 Mc Bride killer promoted during Army Board deliberations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a result a second Army Board was appointed chaired by Armed Forces Minister John Spellar.
A month later, in November 2000 it was announced that the second Army Board had again decided that Wright and Fisher could remain in the British Army.
This promotion was clearly an attempt to subvert a court ruling that had overturned the original Army Board decision in favour of the guardsmen.
www.serve.com /pfc/pmcbride/promotion03.html   (340 words)

  
 HyperWar: The US Army Air Forces in WWII: D-Day 1944
Assuming it was considered legitimate, the Army G-3 and Air A-3 would each approve it, and the Air A-3 would relay it to the Tactical Control Center with a recommended course of action.
Second, these forward strips were perilously close to enemy positions and came under frequent shelling.
The second was an even larger raid by 1,676 heavybombers and 343 light and mediumbombers onJuly 18.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/AAF/AAF-H-DDay/index.html   (12608 words)

  
 Brief introduction
In essence the judge decides that the second army board decision was not illegal since other soldiers, also convicted of murder while on duty in N. Ireland, had also been allowed to remain in the army.
He also consistently refused to answer any questions on his part in the army board decision, claiming that the decision he had made was no longer his responsibility (despite using his role on the board as an excuse to avoid a meeting).
Tony Blair described the retention in the British army of the convicted murderers of Peter as an "internal employment matter" in a letter to SDLP leader Mark Durkan.
www.serve.com /pfc/pmcbride/introaug03.html   (3902 words)

  
 Stripe writer second in Army competition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Officials from the Department of the Army and U.S. Army Medical Command released the competition's results Monday.
He was chosen MEDCOM's Military Journalist of the Year in February and represented the command in the DA competition, which recognizes journalistic excellence in many categories and is named in memory of Maj. Gen.
Ware was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II and was killed while commanding the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1968.
www.dcmilitary.com /army/stripe/7_12/local_news/15313-1.html   (289 words)

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