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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF" title="ফিল্ড আর্মি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ফিল্ড আর্মি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%8F_(%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%B0%D0%B1%E2%80%99%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5)" title="Армія (воінскае аб’яднанне) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Армія (воінскае аб’яднанне)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%8F_(%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%B0%D0%B1%E2%80%99%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5)" title="Армія (вайсковае аб’яднаньне) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Армія (вайсковае аб’яднаньне)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Армия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Армия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex%C3%A8rcit_de_camp" title="Exèrcit de camp – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Exèrcit de camp" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A9" title="Armé – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Armé" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armee" title="Armee – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Armee" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%AC" title="Στρατιά – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Στρατιά" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ej%C3%A9rcito_(unidad_militar)" title="Ejército (unidad militar) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ejército (unidad militar)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="ارتش میدانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ارتش میدانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A9e_(unit%C3%A9)" title="Armée (unité) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Armée (unité)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex%C3%A9rcito_(unidade)" title="Exército (unidade) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Exército (unidade)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%BC%EC%A0%84%EA%B5%B0" title="야전군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="야전군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%9C" title="फौज – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फौज" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armija" title="Armija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Armija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(herna%C3%B0arleg_deildarskipan)" title="Her (hernaðarleg deildarskipan) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Her (hernaðarleg deildarskipan)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armata" title="Armata – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Armata" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94" title="ארמייה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ארמייה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armija_(bru%C5%86otie_sp%C4%93ki)" title="Armija (bruņotie spēki) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Armija (bruņotie spēki)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armija_(karinis_vienetas)" title="Armija (karinis vienetas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Armija (karinis vienetas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentera_darat_medan" title="Tentera darat medan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tentera darat medan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leger_(eenheid)" title="Leger (eenheid) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Leger (eenheid)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BB%8D" title="軍 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="軍" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A9_(forband)" title="Armé (forband) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Armé (forband)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A9_som_forband" title="Armé som forband – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Armé som forband" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada_(unitat_militara)" title="Armada (unitat militara) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Armada (unitat militara)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armia_(zwi%C4%85zek_operacyjny)" title="Armia (związek operacyjny) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Armia (związek operacyjny)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex%C3%A9rcito_(unidade)" title="Exército (unidade) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Exército (unidade)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armat%C4%83_(unitate_militar%C4%83)" title="Armată (unitate militară) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Armată (unitate militară)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Полевая армия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Полевая армия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushtria_fushore_(nj%C3%ABsi_ushtarake)" title="Ushtria fushore (njësi ushtarake) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ushtria fushore (njësi ushtarake)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_army" title="Field army – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Field army" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A1da_(vojensk%C3%A1_jednotka)" title="Armáda (vojenská jednotka) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Armáda (vojenská jednotka)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada" title="Armada – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Armada" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%DB%95%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="سوپای مەیدانی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="سوپای مەیدانی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Армија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Армија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armija_(vojna_jedinica)" title="Armija (vojna jedinica) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Armija (vojna jedinica)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeija_(sotilasyksikk%C3%B6)" title="Armeija (sotilasyksikkö) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Armeija (sotilasyksikkö)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" 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href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">Squadron</a> / <a href="/wiki/Cohort_(military_unit)" title="Cohort (military unit)">Cohort</a> <b>❘ ❘</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">Regiment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_unit)#Groups_in_armies" title="Group (military unit)">Group</a>  <b>❘ ❘ ❘</b>  </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Formation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigade</a> / <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (military aviation unit)">Group</a> / <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (military aviation unit)">Wing</a> <b>☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">Division</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_military_legions" title="List of military legions">Legion</a> <b>☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">Corps</a> <b>☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Command</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Field army</a> / <a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command</a> <b>☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">Army group</a> / <a href="/wiki/Front_(military_formation)" title="Front (military formation)">Front</a> <b>☓☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Region#Military_regions" title="Region">Region</a> / <a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" title="Theater (warfare)">Theater</a> <b>☓☓☓☓☓☓</b> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Temporary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detachment_(military)" title="Detachment (military)">Detachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalk_(military)" title="Chalk (military)">Chalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol#Military" title="Patrol">Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_force" title="Field force">Field force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Task_force" title="Task force">Task force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigade_group" title="Brigade group">Brigade group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_column" title="Flying column">Flying column</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_command" title="Combat command">Combat command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regimental_combat_team" title="Regimental combat team">Regimental combat team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battalion_tactical_group" title="Battalion tactical group">Battalion tactical group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">Battlegroup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_army_(military_unit)" title="Group army (military unit)">Group army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_team" title="Combat team">Combat team</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <table class="floatright" style="border:1px solid black; background:white;float: right;text-align: center" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology" title="NATO Joint Military Symbology">NATO Map Symbols</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a friendly army </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/80px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/120px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg/160px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_(Solid_Diamond_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6A).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/80px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/120px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg/160px-Military_Symbol_-_Hostile_Unit_%28Solid_Diamond_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6A%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>a hostile army </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>field army</b> (also known as <b>numbered army</b> or simply <b>army</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Military_formation" class="mw-redirect" title="Military formation">military formation</a> in many armed forces, composed of two or more <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>. It may be subordinate to an <a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">army group</a>. <a href="/wiki/Air_army" title="Air army">Air armies</a> are the equivalent formations in <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air forces</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Naval_fleet" title="Naval fleet">fleets</a> in <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">navies</a>. A field army is composed of 80,000 to 300,000 soldiers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Field_army&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Specific field armies are usually named or numbered to distinguish them from "army" in the sense of an entire national defence force or land force. In <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, the typical <a href="/wiki/Orthography" title="Orthography">orthographic style</a> for writing out the names field armies is <a href="/wiki/Numeral_(linguistics)" title="Numeral (linguistics)">word numbers</a>, such as "First Army"; whereas corps are usually distinguished by <a href="/wiki/Roman_numeral" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman numeral">Roman numerals</a> (e.g. I Corps) and subordinate formations with <a href="/wiki/Ordinal_number_(linguistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordinal number (linguistics)">ordinal numbers</a> (e.g. 1st Division). A field army may be given a geographical name in addition to or as an alternative to a numerical name, such as the <a href="/wiki/British_Army_of_the_Rhine" title="British Army of the Rhine">British Army of the Rhine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Potomac" title="Army of the Potomac">Army of the Potomac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Niemen" title="Army of the Niemen">Army of the Niemen</a> or <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Army" title="Aegean Army">Aegean Army</a> (also known as the Fourth Army). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Roman_army" title="Roman army">Roman army</a> was among the first to feature a formal field army, in the sense of a very large, <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a> formation, namely the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Sacer_comitatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacer comitatus">sacer comitatus</a></i></span>, which may be translated literally as "sacred escort". The term is derived from their being commanded by <a href="/wiki/Roman_emperor" title="Roman emperor">Roman emperors</a> (who were regarded as sacred), when they acted as <a href="/wiki/Commanding_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding Officer">field commanders</a>. While the Roman <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Comitatenses" title="Comitatenses">comitatensis</a></i></span> (plural: <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">comitatenses</i></span>) is sometimes translated as "field army", it may also be translated as the more generic "field force" or "mobile force" (as opposed to <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Limitanei" title="Limitanei">limitanei</a></i></span> or garrison units). </p><p>In some armed forces, an "army" is or has been equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps-level unit</a>. Prior to 1945, this was the case with a <span title="Japanese-language text"><i lang="ja-Latn">gun</i></span> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">軍</span></span>; 'army') within the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a>, for which the formation equivalent in size to a field army was a <span title="Japanese-language text"><i lang="ja-Latn">hōmen-gun</i></span> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">方面軍</span></span>; 'area army'). In the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Soviet Red Army</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Air_Forces" title="Soviet Air Forces">Soviet Air Forces</a>, an army was subordinate in wartime to a <a href="/wiki/Front_(Soviet_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Front (Soviet Army)">front</a> (an equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Army_group" title="Army group">army group</a>). It contained at least three to five <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">divisions</a> along with artillery, air defense, reconnaissance and other supporting units. It could be classified as either a combined arms army (CAA) or tank army (TA); and while both were <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a> formations, the former contained a larger number of <a href="/wiki/Motorised_infantry" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorised infantry">motorized rifle divisions</a> while the latter contained a larger number of <a href="/wiki/Armoured_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Armoured division">tank divisions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In peacetime, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Soviet_armies" title="List of Soviet armies">Soviet army</a> was usually subordinate to a <a href="/wiki/Military_district" title="Military district">military district</a>. </p><p>Modern field armies are large formations which vary significantly between armed forces in size, composition, and scope of responsibility. For instance, within <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> a field army is composed of a headquarters, and usually controls at least two corps, beneath which are a variable number of <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">divisions</a>. A battle is influenced at the field army level by transferring divisions and reinforcements from one corps to another to increase the pressure on the enemy at a critical point. NATO armies are commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking#Four-star" title="Military star ranking">general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Field_army&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armeeoberkommando" title="Armeeoberkommando">Armeeoberkommando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">Military unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">Military history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_numbered_armies" title="List of numbered armies">List of numbered armies</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Field_army&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-auto1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-auto1_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921231042/http://armawiki.zumorc.de/files/NATO/APP-6(C).pdf"><i>APP-6C Joint Military Symbology</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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