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Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or military reserve force, reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting with units formed by German immigrants in Missouri, and may derive from possible historical use of the term ''Heimwehr'' ("home guard") to describe units officially known as ''Landwehr'' ("country guard"), or from an attempted translation of ''landwehr''. Military units Active Historical & Defunct *Aizsargi (Latvia, 1919–1940) *Home Guard (Unionist), during the American Civil War *Civilian Irregular Defense Group program (1961-1970) during the Vietnam War *Confederate Home Guard (1861–1865) during the American Civil War *Croatian Home Guard (other), Croatian Home Guard, several historic military formations during 19th and 20th century *Czechoslovak Home Guard (1918–1919) *Heimwehr, Home Guard (Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Zemessardze (Latvian National Guardsman) Guards The Battalion Tactical Operations Center During The Strong Guard 2016
A, or a, is the first Letter (alphabet), letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''English alphabet#Letter names, a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, ''English articles, a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
