crack troops

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He told Elster that the Allies had 20,000 crack troops nearby and that U.S. and Royal Air Force bombers were ready to bombard the Germans into surrender.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2018

Syrian sources say crack troops loyal to Assad have been sent to Russia for training.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2013

Three brigades of crack troops al-Maliki is known to give orders to are the 56th Brigade, known as the Baghdad Brigade, and the 54th and 57th brigades.

From Newsweek

In the first place, the 5,000 crack troops combing out the 65 square miles of Cyprus' rugged Troodos Mountains were not quite sure what they were looking for.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Yes, sir,” Ben yelled, sighting Matt and Karen tiptoeing down the stairs, “here come three hundred crack troops from the emperor’s own regiment.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy