battalion
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“Every day witnessed the promotion of sergeants or even corporals to company and battalion commanders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
His battalion crossed over to France in June 1944 in the days following D-Day and Turrell landed on Sword Beach before taking part in fierce fighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The commander of one battalion is offering troops who sign up for more years of service four days off for the November 19 launch of the highly anticipated video game.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
On Wednesday, the military said it deployed an additional infantry battalion, which typically has hundreds of troops, to the area to patrol and protect it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
We got Gearhart to requisition some gloves and baseballs from battalion supply.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Inside the courtroom, Gonzalez Rogers showed a mix of humor and toughness as she wrangled battalions of dark-suited attorneys lined up against each other in the wood-paneled room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The UK military has an agreement with Kenya under which it can deploy up to six army battalions a year for periods of training at the site.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
A nearby truck housed the operations team, which served as an intermediary for radio communications between the command post and fire battalions battling the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
Over the weekend, there were further indications from senior Israeli generals that plans were being finalised for a major operation in Rafah, where the military says Hamas's remaining battalions and leaders are based.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024
Johnson agreed to send two battalions of combat troops to protect the base.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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