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    General der Artillerie (en: General of the artillery) may mean: A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial...
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  • General of the Artillery is/was a general officer of artillery, and may be: General of the Artillery (Germany) and Austria-Hungary General of the Artillery...
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  • General of the Artillery (Feldzeugmeister) was a historical military rank in some German and Austro-Hungarian armies, specifically in artillery. It was...
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  • gunners were appointed as Feldzeugmeisters. Historically, the rank of general of artillery (German: Feldzeugmeister; literally "battlefield ordnance master";...
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    However, for Germany horses remained the most common way of towing artillery throughout the war.[citation needed] In modern warfare, towed artillery has given...
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    large-caliber artillery units to provide call-for-fire artillery support for ground forces. The MLRS was initially conceived as the General Support Rocket...
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  • General (German pronunciation: [ɡenəˈʁaːl]) is the highest rank of the German Army and German Air Force. As a four-star rank it is the equivalent to the...
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    ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command on November 8, 2021, at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. The 56th Artillery Command's headquarters...
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    Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology...
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    the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. They were also supported by sophisticated artillery flash spotting and sound-ranging, something the German Army...
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    The artillery of World War I, improved over that used in previous wars, influenced the tactics, operations, and strategies that were used by the belligerents...
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    The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (German: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body...
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    The 41st Field Artillery Brigade ("Rail Gunners)" is a Field Artillery Brigade of the United States Army. Initially only operating from October to December...
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    The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS /ˈhaɪmɑːrz/) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States...
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    The German Army (German: Heer, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of...
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    General of the Infantry (German: General der Infanterie, abbr. General d. Inf.) is a former rank of the German army (Heer). It is currently an appointment...
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    good observation for artillery-fire on Verdun. The Germans hoped that the French would commit their strategic reserve to recapture the position and suffer...
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  • corps-level formation of the German Army which saw extensive action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II. The corps was originally...
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    Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability...
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    The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that...
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    Wehrmacht. It was the second-highest general officer rank below Generaloberst. Artillery officers of equivalent rank were called General der Artillerie,...
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    The Archer artillery system, or Archer – FH77BW L52, or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer system. The main piece of the system is...
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  • The MGM-31A Pershing was the missile used in the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a field artillery missile systems. It was a solid-fueled two-stage theater ballistic...
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    Second in Command of an Artillery Battalion in 1979-1982. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1982 and posted in GHQ as ADC to General Ershad. He commanded...
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    railways and artillery. A series of hard-fought Prussian and German victories in eastern France, culminating in the Siege of Metz and the Battle of Sedan, resulted...
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  • The 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), Royal Canadian Artillery, provides the Canadian Army critical warfighting capabilities, including medium-range...
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    2,200 artillery pieces, the expenditure of 400,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, and 133,000 casualties, making it the largest battle of the Napoleonic...
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  • George VI, to that of Captain General Royal Marines; likewise, the position of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was changed by its...
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  • This list of artillery catalogues types of weapons found in batteries of national armed forces' artillery units. Some weapons used by the infantry units...
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    Eugen Anton Theophil von Podbielski (category German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War)
    Afterwards he was made Inspector-General of Artillery. He also became the namesake of the 5th (1st Silesian) Field Artillery Regiment.[citation needed] He...
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