Expeditionary Force
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Expeditionary Force is a generic name sometimes applied to a military force dispatched to fight in a foreign country. The term was particularly common in World War I and World War II. Military formations which have had Expeditionary Force in their title include:
- American Expeditionary Forces
- American North Russia Expeditionary Force
- Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
- Brazilian Expeditionary Force
- British Expeditionary Force
- Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Chilean Expeditionary Force in War of the Pacific
- Greek Expeditionary Force to Korea
- Indian Expeditionary Force
- Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
- Japanese Expeditionary Force to China
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- Samoan Expeditionary Force from New Zealand in World War I
- Ottoman Hejaz Expeditionary Force
- Ottoman 1st Expeditionary Force
- Ottoman 5th Expeditionary Force
- Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea
- Portuguese Expeditionary Corps
- Russian Expeditionary Force in France
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expeditionary force — UK [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri ˌfɔː(r)s] US [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri ˌfɔrs] noun [countable] [singular expeditionary force plural expeditionary forces] a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country … Useful english dictionary
expeditionary force — UK [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ ˌfɔː(r)s] / US [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ ˌfɔrs] noun [countable] Word forms expeditionary force : singular expeditionary force plural expeditionary forces a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country … English dictionary
expeditionary force — [[t]e̱kspɪdɪ̱ʃənri fɔː(r)s, AM neri[/t]] expeditionary forces N COUNT An expeditionary force is a group of soldiers who are sent to fight in a foreign country. [MILITARY] … English dictionary
expeditionary force — An armed force organized to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country … Military dictionary
expeditionary force — expe ditionary force n a group of soldiers that is sent to another country to fight in a war … Dictionary of contemporary English
expeditionary force — ex|pe|di|tion|ar|y force [ ,ekspə dıʃn(ə)ri ,fɔrs ] noun count a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
British Expeditionary Force (World War I) — For other campaigns and theatres of war, see British Army during World War I and British Expeditionary Force (World War II). Principle battles of the British Expeditionary Force 1914 Battle of Mons Battle of Le Cateau First Battle of the Marne… … Wikipedia
New Zealand Expeditionary Force — New Zealand Army … Wikipedia
Marine Expeditionary Force — A Marine Expeditionary Force or MEF (formerly known as a Marine Amphibious Force) is the largest type of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. A MEF is the largest building block of United States Marine Corps combat power. Contents 1 Structure 2… … Wikipedia
British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914) — This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battle, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914 as the First World War began. This order of battle includes all combat units, including engineer and artillery units, but not … Wikipedia
