army formation
C19405
concept
An army formation is an organized arrangement of military units and personnel on the battlefield or during maneuvers, designed to optimize command, movement, and combat effectiveness.
Observed surface forms (43)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Army formation | 10 |
| Imperial Russian Army formation | 6 |
| training formation | 4 |
| British Army field formation | 3 |
| ground combat formation | 3 |
| Alpini formation | 2 |
| New Kingdom Egyptian army formation | 2 |
| Prussian Army formation | 2 |
| Territorial Army formation | 2 |
| airmobile infantry formation | 2 |
| military formation category | 2 |
| 18th-century military formation | 1 |
| American Civil War army formation | 1 |
| Axis military formation | 1 |
| British Army artillery formation | 1 |
| Byzantine army formation | 1 |
| Chinese military formation | 1 |
| Confederate States Army field formation | 1 |
| Field formation | 1 |
| Hellenistic military formation | 1 |
| Indonesian Army formation | 1 |
| Polish army formation | 1 |
| Union Army field formation | 1 |
| Union Army formation sector | 1 |
| Union army formation | 1 |
| ancient military formation | 1 |
| battle formation | 1 |
| combat support formation | 1 |
| combatant formation | 1 |
| corps artillery formation | 1 |
| defensive formation | 1 |
| imperial guard formation | 1 |
| land force formation | 1 |
| land warfare formation | 1 |
| late Roman army formation | 1 |
| military construction formation | 1 |
| mountain warfare formation | 1 |
| order of battle component | 1 |
| pike and shot formation | 1 |
| security force assistance formation | 1 |
| segment of Union Army battle line | 1 |
| tactical formation | 1 |
| women's military formation | 1 |
Instances (73)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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WDF
surface form:
Western Desert Force
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British Army field formation |
| I Corps, Army of Virginia | Union Army formation |
| Maison militaire de l’Empereur | imperial guard formation |
| Independent Operational Group Polesie | — |
| Polish Women's Auxiliary Service | women's military formation |
| Russian Second Army | Imperial Russian Army formation |
| Prussian II Corps | Prussian Army formation |
| Prussian III Corps | Prussian Army formation |
| 11 Airmobile Brigade | airmobile infantry formation |
| Army training regiments | training formation |
| Army Strategic Reserve Command | Indonesian Army formation |
| comitatenses | late Roman army formation |
| Western Union armies | Union army formation |
| Heeresgruppe Afrika | Axis military formation |
| Warsaw Army | Polish army formation |
| U.S. Army I Corps artillery | corps artillery formation |
| Union Ninth Corps front | Union Army formation sector |
| Chinese X Force | — |
| Construction Troops of Bulgaria | military construction formation |
| United States Colored Troops | Union Army formation |
| Army of the Missouri | Union Army field formation |
| British Western Desert Force | British Army field formation |
| Army of Virginia | American Civil War army formation |
| 56th (London) Infantry Division | Territorial Army formation |
| Macedonian phalanx | Hellenistic military formation |
| Parthian cavalry | ancient military formation |
| French field army | land force formation |
| Spartan mora | tactical formation |
| Russian forces at the Battle of Novi (1799) | order of battle component |
| British Salonika Force | British Army field formation |
| 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade | security force assistance formation |
| Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma | Chinese military formation |
| Russian corps under Korsakov | Imperial Russian Army formation |
| 54th (East Anglian) Division | Territorial Army formation |
| Alpine Brigade Taurinense | Alpini formation |
| Alpine Brigade Orobica | Alpini formation |
| V Corps (Union Army) | Union Army formation |
| Union III Corps | Union Army formation |
| I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) | Union Army formation |
| Spanish tercios | pike and shot formation |
| XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) | Union Army formation |
| Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre | training formation |
| Spanish–French–Neapolitan army | 18th-century military formation |
| U.S. Army units | military formation category |
| Indian Army 15 Corps | Field formation |
| Indian Army 8 Mountain Division | mountain warfare formation |
| Union II Corps line | segment of Union Army battle line |
| Byzantine expeditionary force in Italy | Byzantine army formation |
| Chakravyuha | battle formation |
| 1st Airborne Divisional Artillery | British Army artillery formation |