shock troops

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Mercenaries of the Wagner Group have served as shock troops in Ukraine and are expanding their presence in West Africa.

From Reuters • Aug. 14, 2023

Stormtroopers wear Totenkopf skulls for helmets and borrow their name from Hitler’s shock troops.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Three other individuals who would not give their full names also did not understand the reference, and said they did not identify as "shock troops."

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2021

The uniform was almost identical to those of the Hlinka Guard, the fascist state’s shock troops.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2019

Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond