Everything about Army totally explained
An
army (from
Latin armata "act of arming" via
Old French armée), in the broadest sense, is the land-based
armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the
military such as an
air force. Within a national military force, the word Army may also mean a
field army, which is an operational
formation, usually made up of one or more
corps.
In several countries the army is officially called the
land army to differentiate it from an
air force called the air army, notably
France. In such countries, the word "army" on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage. The current largest army in the world by number of active troops is the
People's Liberation Army of
China with 2,250,000 active troops and 800,000
reserve personnel.
Field army
A field army is composed of a headquarters, army
troops, a variable number of
corps, and a variable number of
divisions. 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. Armies are controlled by a General or Lieutienant General.
Formations
A particular army can be named or numbered to distinguish it from military land forces in general. For example, the
First United States Army and the
Army of Northern Virginia. In the
British Army it's normal to spell out the ordinal number of an army (for example First Army), whereas lower formations use figures (for example 1st Division).
Armies (as well as
army groups and
theaters) are large formations which vary significantly between armed forces in size, composition, and scope of responsibility.
In the
Soviet Red Army and the
Soviet Air Force, "Armies" were actually
corps-sized formations, subordinate to an
Army Group-sized "
front" in wartime. In peacetime, a
Soviet army was usually subordinate to a
military district.
For the hierarchy of land forcedom organizations, see
military organization.
Further Information
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