A construction battalion is a kind of military battalion that is formally designated to engage in construction, and particularly in the building of structures for military use. Examples of construction battalions include:
The Cameroon Armed Forces are the military of the Republic of Cameroon. The armed forces number 14,200 personnel in ground, air, and naval forces. There are approximately 12,500 troops in the army across three military regions. Approximately 1,300 troops are part of the Cameroonian Navy, which is headquartered at Douala. Under 400 troops are part of the Air Force. There is an additional 9,000 paramilitary troops that serve as a gendarmerie or reconnaissance role.
The Armed Forces of Mauritania is the defence force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, having an army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and presidential guard. Other services include the national guard and national police, though they both are subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior. As of 2018, the Mauritanian armed forces budget was 3.9% of the country's GDP.
A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop distribution and transportation. Paratroopers are often used in surprise attacks, to seize strategic objectives such as airfields or bridges.
Jäger is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units.
A march battalion is a military unit comprising replacement and support personnel, usually for a regiment or brigade-sized formation.
The Marseille Naval Fire Battalion, is the fire and rescue service for the city of Marseille.
The 334th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Originally formed in November 1942, it surrendered to the Allies at the conclusion of the Tunisian Campaign in May 1943. The division was reconstituted on 3 June 1943 in France within the 1st Army, with the staff of the 80th Infantry Division as well as remnants of the old division and replacement units. It spent the remainder of the war serving on the Italian Front.
The 709th Static Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II. It was raised in May 1941 and used for occupation duties during the German occupation of France in World War II until the Allied invasion. It was on the Normandy coast when the invasion occurred and so fought in the Battle of Normandy. The division was trapped in the Cotentin Peninsula and destroyed in the defense of Cherbourg.
The Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle was a German panzer corps that fought on the Eastern Front during the Second World War.
The Turkestan Legion was the name for the military units composed of the Turkic peoples who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Most of these troops were Red Army POWs who formed a common cause with the Germans. Its establishment was spearheaded by Nuri Killigil, a Turkish theorist of Pan-Turkism, which sought to separate territories inhabited by Turkic peoples from their countries and eventually unite them under Turkish rule.
A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering and construction tasks. The term is in principle similar to sapper or combat engineer.
The Ukrainische Hilfspolizei or the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police was the official title of the local police formation set up by Nazi Germany during World War II in Reichskommissariat Ukraine, shortly after the German conquest of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union, Germany's former co-belligerent in the invasion of Poland.
Latvian Auxiliary Police was a paramilitary force created from Latvian volunteers by the Nazi German authorities who occupied the country in June 1941. It was part of the Schutzmannschaft (Shuma), native police forces organized by the Germans in occupied territories and subordinated to the Order Police. Some units of the Latvian auxiliary police were involved in the Holocaust. One of its units, the Arajs Kommando, was notorious for killing 26,000 civilians during the war, mostly Jews, but also Communists and Romas.
Bau-Bataillon 121 was an auxiliary unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The personnel was Germans, nationals of Central Asia, and Georgians. It was formed on August 26, 1939. On September 23, 1943, it was renamed Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 121.
Bau-Bataillon 87 was an auxiliary unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The personnel were a German cadre and nationals of Central Asia. It was formed on August 26, 1939. On September 23, 1943 it was renamed Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 87.
Bau-Bataillon 306 was an auxiliary unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The personnel was Germans and Volga Tatars. It was formed on August 26, 1939. On September 23, 1943, it was renamed Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 306.
Ost-Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 559 was an auxiliary unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II. It was formed on March 15 1943 in southern Ukraine as Straßen-Bau-Bataillon 559 under the Army Group South. It was consecutively renamed to Ost-Bau-Bataillon 559, Ost-Bau-Bataillon des Befehlshaber Heeresgebiet "Süd", and to its final name on August 19. In 1944 it was moved to Upper Silesia under the command of the Army Group Center.
Captain is a title for the commander of a military unit; the commander of a ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles.
The Battle of Ap Bau Bang took place on the morning of 12 November 1965 when two regiments from the Viet Cong (VC) 9th Division attacked a night defensive position of the United States 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment at a small village (ấp) of Bàu Bàng, in today's Bàu Bàng district, 25 km north of Thủ Dầu Một.
The 416th Infantry Division was a German infantry division of World War II.