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one's war goals. The geopolitical and strategic situation may shift dramatically over long periods of time, potentially giving the opponent an edge if victory is not achieved soon enough. Additionally, the attrition strategies gives opponents time to adjust tactics and strategy. Although the strategy is typically victorious for the more well-resourced nation, it may eventually fail due to operational and geopolitical mishaps, such as Athens during the
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loss, while simultaneously ensuring that one's own losses remain within acceptable and sustainable limits. That should be seen as opposed to other main goals such as the conquest of some resource or territory or an attempt to cause the enemy great losses in a single stroke (such as by encirclement and capture). Attrition warfare also tries to increase the friction in a war for the opponent.
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While attrition warfare might appear to be a strategic option for combatants possessing greater resources or asymmetric advantages over their adversaries, it also carries considerable drawbacks. Perhaps the most common reason for failure of attrition warfare is related to the time required to fulfill
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The difference between war of attrition and other forms of war is somewhat artificial since even a single battle normally contains an element of attrition. A strategy of attrition is pursued when the primary objective is to gradually weaken the opponent to a point of unacceptable or unsustainable
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in its defense. Falkenhayn is described as wanting to "bleed France white" and thus the attrition tactics were employed in the battle.
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military commanders on both sides ineffectively relied on attrition warfare, which resulted in casualties without a strategic result.
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Strategic Logic and
Political Rationality: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
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3121:"A New Form of Warfare? Erich von Falkenhayn's Plan for Victory, 1916"
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The
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3281:"Airstrikes turn Libya conflict into battle of attrition"
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10.1130/0016-7606(1957)68[47:MGITUS]2.0.CO;2
3085:"Bleary-Eyed Troops Fight a Building at a Time in Syria"
2607:, the Russian military adopted a strategy of attrition.
21:"War of attrition" redirects here. For other uses, see
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2964:"Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion"
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2861:"Battles - The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1917"
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3105:"Erich von Falkenhayn on the Battle of Verdun"
2329:, employed attrition warfare using their navy.
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2010:
2880:"The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started"
2486:The "Long War" during the Provisional IRA's
2340:(surnamed "Cunctator", the delayer) against
2274:. Hundreds of thousands of people have been
2236:, which took place throughout most of 1916.
2188:Minard's map of French casualties, see also
2110:called it the exhaustion of the adversary.
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16:Military strategy of wearing down the enemy
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2810:J. Boone Bartholomees Jr. (Spring 2010).
2585:against the Moroccan Army (2020–present).
2270:Ukrainian soldier in a trench during the
5173:List of military strategies and concepts
3225:. Oxford University Press. p. 734.
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981:List of military strategies and concepts
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2562:Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
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3185:Geological Society of America Bulletin
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2353:campaign against the Nizaris of Alamut
2320:European Scythian campaign of Darius I
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2263:between June 1915 and November 1917.
2094:. Attrition warfare does not include
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2990:"Russia's Protracted War in Ukraine"
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2209:resulted in over 700,000 casualties.
2158:Animated map of the Russian campaign
5633:Idealism in international relations
3247:Merriam Webster Dictionary (2021).
3042:Scahill, Jeremy (7 February 2024).
2430:in the Atlantic and Pacific during
13:
3023:Melman, Yossi (14 December 2023).
2670:
2570:(2011–present), in particular the
2449:in World War II, including Soviet
2395:Attrition warfare against Napoleon
2240:later claimed that his tactics at
2190:Attrition warfare against Napoleon
2119:attrition warfare against Napoleon
14:
5741:
2878:Hussain, Murtaza (9 March 2023).
2462:, and the final two years of the
2380:The American strategy during the
2359:Second Mongol invasion of Hungary
2338:Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
23:War of attrition (disambiguation)
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3141:. Psychology Press. p. 80.
2605:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2490:against the British Army during
2421:The Chinese strategy during the
2225:running from Switzerland to the
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2738:Merriam Webster Dictionary 2021
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3165:"Attrition (Military science)"
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2544:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2535:(1991–1992 and 1995), and the
1:
3065:Clausewitz, Carl von (1873).
3058:
2196:
2572:Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
2527:(1991–2001): especially the
2513:Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
2438:Air battle for Great Britain
2318:Scythian tactics during the
7:
5155:Operational manoeuvre group
3135:Handel, Michael I. (2003).
3083:DiGiovanni, Janine (2012).
2618:
1474:Military–industrial complex
953:Operational manoeuvre group
10:
5746:
5588:Peace and conflict studies
5477:Infantry fighting vehicles
4016:Front; Russian land forces
3044:"Netanyahu's War on Truth"
2682:Flypaper theory (strategy)
2440:in World War II after the
2386:The latter portion of the
2382:American Revolutionary War
2375:Swedish invasion of Russia
2170:and won the war without a
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5643:International cooperation
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4074:Infantry fighting vehicle
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3856:Unified combatant command
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3501:
3369:
3263:Murray, Nicholas (2021).
3219:McPherson, James (1988).
2414:The latter stages of the
2408:The later battles of the
2399:French invasion of Russia
2293:post hoc ergo propter hoc
2164:French invasion of Russia
1538:Loss-of-strength gradient
395:Combat information center
5558:Lists of wars by country
5000:List of military tactics
4118:Self-propelled artillery
4006:Special units by nation:
3449:Protocols and structure:
2812:"The Issue of Attrition"
2712:
2630:Demoralization (warfare)
2517:The later phases of the
2423:Second Sino-Japanese War
2070:Strategic considerations
1856:Military science fiction
1341:Technology and equipment
762:List of military tactics
5655:International relations
5648:Crimes against humanity
4295:Other infantry weapons:
4011:Battle Fleet; U.S. Navy
3582:Functional specialties:
2410:Philippine–American War
2290:to have been used as a
2259:of attrition along the
1924:Wartime sexual violence
1680:Full-spectrum dominance
1491:Supply-chain management
5623:Conscientious objector
3731:Special reconnaissance
3471:Awards and decorations
3119:Foley, Robert (1916).
3103:firstworldwar (1916).
2707:New generation warfare
2482:
2314:
2283:
2210:
2159:
2100:concentration of force
2062:
1836:Awards and decorations
1809:Peace through strength
1784:Low-intensity conflict
1418:Conscientious objector
1291:Area of responsibility
4643:Torpedo Data Computer
4633:Ship gun fire-control
3222:Battle Cry of Freedom
2557:2011 Libyan civil war
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2176:Charles Joseph Minard
2157:
428:Torpedo data computer
418:Ship gun fire-control
5504:Specific modern wars
5452:Vehicles and weapons
5377:Military occupations
3976:Carrier strike group
2550:Sri Lankan Civil War
2455:Battle of Stalingrad
2365:Fall of Tenochtitlan
2282:since February 2022.
2238:Erich von Falkenhayn
1954:Military occupations
1789:Military engineering
1691:Unrestricted Warfare
1548:Force multiplication
446:Military manoeuvrers
5667:Peace organizations
5130:Operations research
4608:Director (military)
4598:Fire-control system
3509:Command and control
3265:"Attrition Warfare"
3197:1957GSAB...68...47K
3179:Kaye, C.A. (1957).
2697:Loss Exchange Ratio
2600:rebels (2020–2022).
2460:Battle of Tabu-dong
2453:defense during the
2280:Russo-Ukrainian War
2255:fought a series of
2145:Examples in history
1640:Penal military unit
1625:Rules of engagement
1301:Command and control
926:Operations research
390:Director (military)
380:Fire-control system
150:Command and control
31:Part of a series on
5125:Military operation
5092:Tactical objective
4603:Fire-control radar
4519:Military equipment
4461:Anti-ship missiles
3813:Electronic-warfare
3676:Military maneuvers
3661:Combat occupations
3437:Commanding officer
3397:Occupational roles
3012:. 2 February 2023.
3009:The New York Times
2952:. 16 October 2022.
2950:The Globe and Mail
2848:firstworldwar 1916
2816:armywarcollege.edu
2625:Asymmetric warfare
2504:from 1967 to 1970.
2483:
2403:Napoleon Bonaparte
2388:American Civil War
2315:
2311:American Civil War
2284:
2211:
2168:military logistics
2160:
1749:Counter-insurgency
1670:Command of the sea
1615:Jewish laws on war
1590:Geneva Conventions
1126:Divide and conquer
921:Military operation
886:Tactical objective
385:Fire-control radar
362:Electronic-warfare
5720:Military strategy
5715:Attrition warfare
5702:
5701:
5628:Anti-war movement
5571:
5570:
5563:Conflicts by time
5188:Counter-offensive
5178:Military campaign
5097:Target saturation
5047:Counterinsurgency
4696:International law
4638:Gun data computer
4507:
4506:
3844:Armies by country
3808:Close air support
3773:Aircraft carriers
3442:Executive officer
3163:idlocgov (2022).
2865:firstworldwar.com
2692:Lanchester's laws
2640:Human wave attack
2635:Guerrilla warfare
2577:The fight of the
2531:(1992–1995), the
2509:Soviet–Afghan War
2442:bombing of London
2416:Spanish Civil War
2351:Muhammad Tapar's
2327:Peloponnesian War
2272:Battle of Bakhmut
2139:Battle of Britain
2135:Peloponnesian War
2086:and all types of
2076:guerrilla warfare
2034:military strategy
2030:Attrition warfare
2027:
2026:
1919:Horses in warfare
1866:Anti-war movement
1769:Gunboat diplomacy
1759:Disaster response
1707:Philosophy of war
1702:Principles of war
1675:Deterrence theory
1620:Right of conquest
1543:Lanchester's laws
1311:Principles of war
1001:Counter-offensive
986:Military campaign
891:Target saturation
814:Counterinsurgency
423:Gun data computer
357:Close air support
319:Aircraft carriers
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5357:Military tactics
5198:Defence in depth
5052:Defeat in detail
4748:Armoured warfare
4686:Military science
4476:Close-in weapons
4148:
4147:
4059:Wheeled vehicles
4054:Tracked vehicles
3851:Chain of command
3514:Defense ministry
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3345:
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3322:
3320:
3310:Sun Tzu (2004).
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2650:No-win situation
2645:Mexican standoff
2612:Israel–Hamas war
2568:Syrian civil war
2502:War of Attrition
2499:Israeli–Egyptian
2361:in 1285 and 1286
2346:Second Punic War
2251:Soldiers on the
2234:Battle of Verdun
2207:Battle of Verdun
2186:
2065:
2019:
2012:
2005:
1774:Humanitarian aid
1712:Security dilemma
1533:Power projection
1316:Economy of force
1296:Chain of command
1011:Defence in depth
996:Commerce raiding
819:Defeat in detail
155:Defense ministry
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5703:
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5638:Humanitarianism
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5511:Napoleonic Wars
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5486:Modern warships
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4449:Naval artillery
4429:Guided missiles
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3681:Combat training
3629:Security forces
3619:Military police
3557:Airborne forces
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2798:Clausewitz 1873
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2774:Clausewitz 1873
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2724:
2720:
2715:
2677:Fabian strategy
2673:
2671:Military theory
2655:Pyrrhic victory
2621:
2596:government and
2303:
2227:English Channel
2199:
2194:
2193:
2192:
2172:decisive battle
2152:
2147:
2104:decisive battle
2092:decisive battle
2072:
2056:comes from the
2023:
1994:
1993:
1944:
1934:
1933:
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1891:
1890:
1831:
1821:
1820:
1794:Multilateralism
1779:Law enforcement
1739:
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1697:Just war theory
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1595:Geneva Protocol
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5618:Global studies
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5593:Peace movement
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5394:
5392:Related lists:
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5362:History lists:
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5342:Military lists
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5309:Defense policy
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5304:Defense budget
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5296:
5294:Public policy:
5291:
5286:
5284:United Nations
5281:
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5243:Scorched earth
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4858:Unconventional
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4808:Disinformation
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4259:Service rifles
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3818:Reconnaissance
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3790:
3785:
3783:Auxiliary ship
3780:
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3770:
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3763:
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3711:
3706:
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3695:
3693:
3687:
3686:
3684:
3683:
3678:
3673:
3671:Basic training
3668:
3663:
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3653:
3652:
3651:
3641:
3636:
3631:
3626:
3621:
3616:
3611:
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3609:
3602:Reconnaissance
3599:
3594:
3589:
3587:Communications
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
3564:
3559:
3554:
3552:Special forces
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3326:
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3313:The Art of War
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3276:
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3116:
3100:
3089:New York Times
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2776:, chapter 8.8.
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2699:
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2667:
2662:
2660:Winner's curse
2657:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2615:
2614:(2023–present)
2608:
2601:
2586:
2583:Western Sahara
2575:
2564:
2559:
2553:
2546:
2540:
2521:
2515:
2511:and later the
2505:
2495:
2488:armed campaign
2484:
2466:
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2447:Static battles
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2021:
2014:
2007:
1999:
1996:
1995:
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1991:
1986:
1981:
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1959:Military terms
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441:Basic training
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367:Reconnaissance
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286:Special forces
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241:Reconnaissance
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84:Post-classical
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52:
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33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
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5609:
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5601:
5599:
5598:Peace process
5596:
5594:
5591:
5589:
5586:
5584:
5581:
5580:
5578:
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5140:Expeditionary
5138:
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5128:
5126:
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5120:
5118:
5114:
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5065:
5063:
5060:
5058:
5055:
5053:
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5042:Counterattack
5040:
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5035:
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5030:
5028:
5025:
5021:
5018:
5016:
5013:
5012:
5011:
5008:
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4998:
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4989:
4983:
4980:
4978:
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4968:
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4859:
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4854:
4851:
4849:
4848:Psychological
4846:
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4839:
4836:
4834:
4831:
4829:
4826:
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4821:
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4816:
4814:
4811:
4809:
4806:
4804:
4801:
4799:
4796:
4794:
4791:
4789:
4788:Combined arms
4786:
4784:
4781:
4779:
4776:
4774:
4771:
4769:
4766:
4764:
4761:
4759:
4756:
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4751:
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4682:
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4570:Military base
4568:
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4471:Depth charges
4469:
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4330:
4327:
4323:
4320:
4319:
4318:
4315:
4311:
4308:
4307:
4306:
4305:Anti-tank gun
4303:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4291:
4288:
4284:
4281:
4280:
4279:
4278:Assault rifle
4276:
4272:
4269:
4268:
4267:
4266:Battle rifles
4264:
4262:
4260:
4256:
4252:
4249:
4248:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4235:
4234:Infantry guns
4231:
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4224:
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4219:
4215:
4212:
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4207:
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4128:Anti-aircraft
4126:
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4119:
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4109:
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3861:General staff
3859:
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3778:Landing craft
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3427:Enlisted rank
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2529:Bosnian War
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2418:(1938–1939)
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2246:French Army
2219:World War I
2123:World War I
2052:. The word
2038:belligerent
1914:War studies
1737:Non-warfare
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2096:Blitzkrieg
1974:War crimes
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2836:Kaye 1957
2594:Ethiopian
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