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•  Cavalry

  Cavalry (from French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the second oldest (after infantry) and most mobile of the combat arms. A soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations such as cavalryman or trooper. The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules.

  

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•  Dragoon

  The word Dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. However, usage altered over time and during the 18th century, dragoons evolved into conventional light cavalry units and personnel. Dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The name is possibly derived from a type of firearm (called a dragon) carried by dragoons of the French Army.

  

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•  Cossacks

  Cossacks were originally members of military communities in Ukraine and southern Russia. Their origins are a subject of scholarly dispute. Towards the end of the 15th century, Zaporozhian Cossacks had established a Cossack host in the "wild field" of Ukraine around the Dnieper River. In the 16th century, the Don Cossacks established another cossack host in the Don River basin. Other Cossack hosts were established later in the Southern Urals, Siberia and Caucasus.

  

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•  Spatha

  The spatha was a type of straight sword with a long point (however, those carried by Roman Cavalry had a rounded tip—to prevent accidentally stabbing one's foe, and being flung off one's horse), measuring between 0.75 and 1 m, in use throughout 1st millennium Europe and the territory of the Roman Empire until about AD 600. Later swords through about AD 1000 are recognizable derivatives, though not spathae. The predecessor of the spatha is the 3rd century BC (La Tène) Celtic sword.

  

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•  Flight (military unit)

  A flight is a military unit in an air force, naval air service, or army air corps. It usually comprises three to six aircraft, with their aircrews and ground staff; or, in the case of a non-flying ground flight, no aircraft and a roughly equivalent number of support personnel. In most usages, multiple flights make up a Squadron.

  

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•  Group (air force)

  Group is a term used by different air forces for an element of military organization. The size of a group varies considerably between different countries. The terms group and wing are used differently in different air forces and this can cause confusion. In the Royal Air Force (RAF) and most other Commonwealth air forces, a group is usually a formation of several wings, which in turn control two or more squadrons.

  

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•  Air army

  An air army was a type of large military formation, comprising several corps or divisions, in the forces of the Soviet Union and the Japanese Empire before, during and after the Second World War. Today only the Russian Federation's Russian Air Force retains air armies. Air army (Soviet Union) Air army (Japanese Empire)

  

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•  Aviation Division

  An Aviation Division was a type of formation of the Military Air Forces of the Red Army during the Second World War, the Military Air Forces of the Soviet Union, Forces of Anti Aircraft Defence of the Soviet Union (PVO) and Aviation of the Military Naval Fleet, and since 1991 remain major formations within the Military Air Forces of the Russian Federation.

  

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•  Russian Aviation Regiment

  An Aviation Regiment was a type of unit employed to organise aircraft and their crews in air combat in the Military Air Forces of the Red Army during the Second World War, the Military Air Forces of the Soviet Union, Forces of Anti Aircraft Defence of the Soviet Union (PVO) and Aviation of the Military Naval Fleet, and since 1991 remain major formations within the Military Air Forces of the Russian Federation and the Military Air Forces of the Fleets of the Russian Federation.

  

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•  Air army (Soviet Union)

  An air army was a type of formation of the Soviet Air Force from 1936 until its dissolution in 1991. Air armies continue to be used in the successor Russian Air Force. The first three Air Armies, designated Air Armies of Special Purpose were created between 1936 and 1938. On 5 November 1940 these were reformed as the long range bombardment aviation of the High Command of the Red Army due to lack of combat performance during the conflict with Finland.

  

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•  Aphareus

  In Greek mythology, Aphareus (Ἀφαρεύς), son of Gorgophone and Perieres, was the husband of Arene and father of Lynceus and Idas.

  

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•  Peter Tempesta

  Peter (1291 – 29 August 1315), called Tempesta (meaning "storm"), was the Count of Eboli from 1306. He was the eighth son of Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary. His sobriquet came from his stormy temperament. In 1309, he received Nocera and Isernia and exchanged Montescaglioso for Sorrento and Castellammare di Stabia. He began serving his brother, King Robert, against the Ghibellines of Uguccione della Faggiuola in Tuscany.

  

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•  Uzbek Figure Skating Championships

  The Uzbek Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Uzbekistan.

  

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•  Edward Lewine

  Edward Lewine (born 1967) in New York City is an American author and freelance journalist who has written extensively for The New York Times. Lewine has also written for Details and Slate. com. He was a staff writer at the New York Daily News and has done film reviews for MSNBC.

  

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•  John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley of Westdean

  

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