The Portuguese Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified...
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command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces. EMGFA is headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General...
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The Armed Forces Movement (Portuguese: Movimento das Forças Armadas; MFA) was an organization of lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese Armed Forces. It...
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The military ranks of Portugal form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Portuguese Armed Forces. There are two basic systems of ranks. The...
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and former aircraft of the Portuguese Armed Forces also includes aircraft of the National Republican Guard. The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) was founded...
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The Brazilian Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Brasileiras, IPA: [ˈfoʁsɐz ɐʁˈmadɐz bɾaziˈlejɾɐs]) are the unified military forces of the Federative...
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PRTAF. It is the youngest of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces. The Portuguese Air Force was formed on 1 July 1952, when the former Aeronáutica...
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The Cape Verdean Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Cabo Verdeanas), Cabo Verdean Armed Forces or FACV are the military of Cape Verde. They include...
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The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former...
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Maroon beret (section Portuguese Armed Forces)
with the ceremonial uniform as well as the field uniform. In the Portuguese Armed Forces, the maroon beret was worn by the members of the GEP Battalion...
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The Portuguese Army (Portuguese: Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged...
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(Armada Portuguesa), is the navy of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Chartered in 1317 by King Dinis of Portugal, it is the oldest continuously serving navy...
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Angolan War of Independence (redirect from Portuguese Angolan War)
a guerrilla war, to which the Portuguese army and security forces conducted a counter-insurgency campaign against armed groups, who were mostly dispersed...
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An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's...
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Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (redirect from Portuguese Guinean War)
operations forced the Exército Português do Ultramar (Portuguese overseas armed forces) deployed in Portuguese Guinea on the defensive at an early stage; the...
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Indian Armed Forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations, including: the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the Portuguese-Indian...
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Aspirant (section Portuguese Armed Forces)
a scientific degree called Candidate of Sciences. In the Argentinian Armed Forces, "aspirante" is a student in any of the five NCOs academies. The term...
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The Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique) or FADM are the national armed forces of Mozambique. They include...
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The Angolan Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military of Angola. The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (Exército Angolano)...
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Portugal, between 1961 and 1975. Main combatants comprised: The Portuguese Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas), which were backed by the United States...
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command...
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People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola) or FAPLA was originally the armed wing of...
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2019. p. 21. "PORTUGAL: ARMED FORCES IN SEARCH OF A ROLE" (PDF). "M72A3 LAW Portuguese Army". "New M72 LAW system with the Portuguese Army 14th Infantry...
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as well as ensuring and supervising the administration of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Participate in the definition of the national defense policy and...
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Annexation of Goa (redirect from Portuguese-Indian War / Liberation of Goa)
India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the armed action carried out...
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The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises, pronounced [fɔʁs aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz]) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military...
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Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of Estado Novo Portugal (1951–1972)...
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The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Sôśôstrô Bāhinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of...
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Military (redirect from Armed forces)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically...
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List of militaries by country (section Portugal)
ground, naval and air forces. Afghan Armed Forces Afghan Army Afghan Air Force Albanian Armed Forces General Staff of the Armed Forces (Albania) Albanian...
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