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Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras

The Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (English: Agulhas Negras Military Academy - named after the Agulhas Negras summit; AMAN) is the biggest among several schools of formation of combatant officers of the Brazilian Army.

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Accuracy International Arctic Warfare

The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International.

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Aeronáutica Militar

The term Aeronáutica Militar may refer to.

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Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion

The Batalhão de Apoio Aeroterrestre (Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion), based at the ETP - Escola de Tropas Páraquedistas (Parachute Troops School), in Tancos is a special operational unit of the Rapid Reaction Brigade of the Portuguese Army.

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African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.

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Airspeed Oxford

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed.

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Allied Land Forces Southern Europe

Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (LANDSOUTH) was a military command of NATO's Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) command.

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Altino Pinto de Magalhães

Altino Pinto de Magalhães (Ribalonga, Carrazeda de Ansiães; 8 May 1922) is a retired Army Officer in the Portuguese Armed Forces, Military Governor and official in the Ministry of the Army, as well as the President of the Junta Regional of the Azores.

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Alvis Car and Engineering Company

Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry from 1919 to 1967.

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Aníbal Milhais

Aníbal Augusto Milhais GOTE (July 9, 1895 – June 3, 1970), nicknamed "Soldier Millions", was the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I and the only Portuguese soldier awarded the highest national honour, the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit on the battlefield instead of the usual public ceremony in Lisbon.

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Anglo-Portuguese Army

The Anglo-Portuguese Army was the combined British and Portuguese army that participated in the Peninsular War, under the command of Arthur Wellesley.

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Angolan War of Independence

The Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) began as an uprising against forced cotton cultivation, and it became a multi-faction struggle for the control of Portugal's overseas province of Angola among three nationalist movements and a separatist movement.

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Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo, generally known as Angra, is a municipality and city on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores.

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Annexation of Goa

The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the former Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the "armed action" carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961.

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António de Oliveira Salazar

António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.

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António de Sousa Franco

António Luciano Pacheco de Sousa Franco, GCC, GCSE (Lisbon, September 21, 1942 – Matosinhos, June 9, 2004) was a Portuguese economist and politician.

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António de Spínola

António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola (generally referred to as António de Spínola,;This surname, however, was not accompanied by the grammatical nobiliary particle "de". 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996) was a Portuguese military officer, author and conservative politician who played an important role in Portugal's transition to democracy following the Carnation Revolution.

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António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça

António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça GCIC (Lisbon, 31 March, 1852 — 6 November 1917) - commonly known as Pereira d'Eça - was a general of the Portuguese Army, a colonial administrator colonial and minister of War (1914-1915).

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António Lobo Antunes

António Lobo Antunes, GCSE, MD (born 1 September 1942) is a Portuguese novelist and medical doctor.

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António Lopes dos Santos

António Adriano de Faria Lopes dos Santos (1917 (some sources dated as December 28, 1919) - August 2, 2009) was a Portuguese former army general who served as the Governor of Macau from April 17, 1962, until November 25, 1966.

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António Ramalho Eanes

António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, GColL GCL GColTE CavA (born 25 January 1935) is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th President of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.

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António Rendas

António Manuel Bensabat Rendas, GCIP (born April 19, 1949) is a Portuguese professor of Medicine, and a researcher in the field of respiratory diseases.

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António Soares Carneiro

António da Silva Osório Braga Soares Carneiro, OA ComI GCTE (25 January 1928 - 28 January 2014), was a Portuguese military officer.

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April Captains

April Captains (Capitães de Abril) is a 2000 film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the fascist dictatorship (known as the Estado Novo) in Portugal on 25 April 1974.

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April Revolt

The April Revolt (Abrilada), in the history of Portugal, was an absolutist political revolt that took place in April 1824.

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ArmaLite

ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company founded in the mid 1950s in Hollywood, California.

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Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)

The Armed Forces General Staff (Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal.

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Army aviation

An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, sometimes described as an air corps.

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Army Geospatial Information Center (Portugal)

The Centro de Informação Geoespacial do Exército (Portuguese for "Army Geospatial Information Center") or CIGeoE is the military geographical, cartographical and geospatial intelligence agency of the Portuguese Army.

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Army Light Aviation Unit (Portugal)

The Army Light Aviation Unit (Unidade de Aviação Ligeira do Exército, UALE) was the planned aviation unit of the Portuguese Army.

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Army officer ranks

Armies have military rank systems that are often used by other military services such as air forces or marines.

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Army Police (Portugal)

The Army Police (Polícia do Exército, PE), usually called the Lanceiros, is the military police of the Portuguese Army — formerly designated as Polícia Militar (Military Police) between 1953 and 1976.

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Artillerie-Inrichtingen

Artillerie-Inrichtingen was a Dutch state-owned artillery, small arms, and munitions company which also produced machine tools and was founded in 1679 in Delft, Netherlands.

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Artur Carlos de Barros Basto

Artur Carlos de Barros Basto (אברהם ישראל בן-ראש; Abraham Israel Ben-Rosh) was born December 18, 1887 in Amarante, Portugal, and died in Porto on March 8, 1961.

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Augusto Carlos Teixeira de Aragão

Augusto Carlos Teixeira de Aragão • • • (Lisbon, June 15, 1823 - Lisbon, April 29, 1903) was a Portuguese Army officer, doctor, numismatist, archaeologist and historian.

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Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho

Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho (31 March 1836 – 3 February 1905) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army.

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Azores Military Zone (Portugal)

The Azores Military Zone (Zona Militar dos Açores) or ZMA, headquartered in Ponta Delgada, is the Portuguese Army's command responsible for the readying, the training and the operational command of the ground forces stationed in the archipelago of the Azores.

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Óscar Carmona

António Óscar Fragoso Carmona, BTO, ComC, GCA, ComSE, (often called António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona,; 24 November 1869 – 18 April 1951) was the 96th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (1926–1951), having been Minister of War in 1923.

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Badulla Kataragama Devalaya

Badulla Kataragama Devalaya is an ancient devalaya, situated in Badulla, Sri Lanka.

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Barracks

A barrack or barracks is a building or group of buildings built to house soldiers.

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Battle of Évora (1808)

The Battle of Évora (29 July 1808) saw an Imperial French division under Louis Henri Loison attack a combined Portuguese-Spanish force led by Francisco de Paula Leite de Sousa.

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Battle of Bussaco

The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army.

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Battle of Jenipapo

The Battle of Jenipapo was fought near the river Jenipapo in the then province of Piauí, on 13 March 1823, between the Brazilian Army and the Portuguese Army during the Brazilian War of Independence.

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Battle of Naulila

Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South West Africa during the early stages of World War I. On 19 October 1914, a German military column crossed the border and entered Angola without authorization from the Portuguese authorities.

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Battle of the Bidassoa

In the Battle of the Bidasoa (or the Battle of Larrun) on 7 October 1813 the Allied army of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington wrested a foothold on French soil from Nicolas Soult's French army.

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Battle of the Nive

The Battles of the Nive (9–13 December 1813) were fought towards the end of the Peninsular War.

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Battle of Timor

The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War.

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Bell P-39 Airacobra

The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service when the United States entered World War II.

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Bernardim Freire de Andrade

Bernardim Freire de Andrade (Lisbon, 18 February 1759 – Braga, 17 March 1809), was a Portuguese Army general officer who was assigned to command the forces of the Porto Junta in 1808 during the Peninsular War.

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Bissorã

Bissorã is a town located in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau.

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Black beret

The black beret is a type of headgear commonly worn by armoured forces around the world including the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment (RTR), the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC), and the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC).

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Blowpipe (missile)

The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975.

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Bravia Chaimite

The Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle with all wheel drive axles built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended.

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Brazilian Army

The Brazilian Army (Exército Brasileiro) is the land arm of the Brazilian Armed Forces.

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Brügger & Thomet MP9

The Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Maschinenpistole 9mm, German for machine pistol) is a machine pistol designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet of Switzerland.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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Caçadores

The Caçadores were the elite light infantry troops of the Portuguese Army, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Cadillac Gage Commando

The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in US military service, was an American armored car designed to be amphibious.

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Caldas da Rainha

Caldas da Rainha is a medium-sized city in western central Portugal in the historical province of Estremadura and the district of Leiria.

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Captain general

Captain general (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank of general officer grade, and a gubernatorial title.

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Captain general (disambiguation)

Captain general, the top Army officer rank, is used by various countries.

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Cardom

The Cardom "Hatchet", is an Israeli 81mm/120mm Recoil Mortar System (RMS), manufactured by Soltam Systems.

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Carlos Mardel

Carlos Mardel (born Martell Károly; Pressburg; c. 1695 - Lisbon; 8 September 1763) was a Hungarian-Portuguese military officer, engineer, and architect.

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Carlos Pinto Coelho

Carlos Pinto Coelho (18 April 194415 December 2010) was a Portuguese journalist, writer, photographer and media personality.

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Cavalry

Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.

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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

The Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) is the head of the NATO Military Committee, which advises the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on military policy and strategy.

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Cheche Disaster

The Cheche Disaster (Portuguese: Desastre do Cheche) was an incident during the Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) in which almost fifty Portuguese soldiers died on 6 February 1969 while crossing the Corubal River.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or a senior military officer.

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Coalition forces of the Napoleonic Wars

The Coalition Forces of the Napoleonic Wars were composed of Napoleon Bonaparte's enemies: the United Kingdom, the Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of Sardinia, Dutch Republic, Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Sweden, various Confederation of the Rhine and Italian states at differing times in the wars.

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Combat engineer

A combat engineer (also called field engineer, pioneer or sapper in many armies) is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions.

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Commando

A commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling.

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Commandos (Portugal)

The Commandos (Comandos) are a special forces unit in the Portuguese Army.

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Comparative officer ranks of World War I

The following table shows comparative officer ranks of several Allied and Central powers during World War I. Not all combatant countries are shown in the table.

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COPCON

COPCON - Comando Operacional do Continente (Operational Command of the Continent) was a military command for Portugal created by the Armed Forces Movement in the period following the revolution of 25 April 1974 and was dissolved after the Coup of 25 November 1975.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by many militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations.

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Corps of Mounted Guides (Portugal)

The Corps of Mounted Guides was raised in Portugal, the 26 September 1808, to at as guides and ordelies to the British generals and their staff.

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Count of Mértola

The title Count of Mértola (Portuguese: Conde de Mértola) was granted to Frederick, 1st Duke of Schomberg by Afonso VI of Portugal, in 1663, as a reward for the Duke's service with the Portuguese Army.

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Cromwell tank

The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War.

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Crotale (missile)

The Crotale EDIR (Ecartométrie Différentielle InfraRouge, "InfraRed Differential Ecartometry") is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft.

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De Havilland Tiger Moth

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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Denis Pack

Major-General Sir Denis Pack (c.1772–1823) was an Anglo-Irish military officer during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Designated marksman rifle

A designated marksman rifle (DMR) is the precision scoped weapon system used by modern infantries in the designated marksman (DM) role.

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Dilagrama m/65

The Dilagrama m/65 (Portuguese for acronym: Dispositivo de lançamento de granadas de mão - modelo de 1965; English translation: "Device for Launching Handgrenades - Model of 1965") is a device employed by the Portuguese Army that fits G3 Automatic Rifles allowing them to launch defensive Type m/63 hand grenades further than they can be thrown by hand.

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Dodge WC series

The Dodge WC series was a prolific range of light 4WD and medium 6WD military utility trucks, produced by Dodge / Fargo during War II.

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Dragoon

Dragoons originally were a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility but dismounted to fight on foot.

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Dragoons of Angola

The Dragoons of Angola (Portuguese: Dragões de Angola) was a special horse unit of the Portuguese Army, that operated in the Angolan War of Independence against the independentist guerrillas.

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Economy of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed nations and one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, and depends mainly on agriculture and fishing.

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Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904

The Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 mountain guns were originally issued to the Schutztruppe in German South-West Africa.

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Estêvão da Gama (c. 1470)

Estêvão da Gama (c. 1470) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of the Trindade and Martim Vaz islands (in modern Brazil).

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Eurocopter EC135

The Eurocopter EC135 (now Airbus Helicopters H135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters (formerly known as Eurocopter).

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Eurocopter EC635

The Eurocopter EC635 (now Airbus Helicopters H135M) is a multi-purpose light helicopter developed by Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) as a military version of the Eurocopter EC135.

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Exercise Real Thaw

Real Thaw is an annual military exercise organized and hosted by the Portuguese Air Force (PRT AF) with the participation of forces from the Army and Navy and foreign military forces.

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Fábrica de Braço de Prata

Fábrica de Braço de Prata (Braço de Prata Factory), originally Fábrica Militar de Braço de Prata (Braço de Prata Military Factory) was a small arms, light artillery, ammunition and ordnance factory owned by the Portuguese Government.

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FBP submachine gun

FBP is a 9 mm submachine gun originally developed from a design first conceived in 1940 by Gonçalves Cardoso, an officer of artillery in the Portuguese Army.

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Fernando Santos Costa

Fernando dos Santos Costa (December 19, 1899 - October 15, 1982) was an officer of the Portuguese Army, who was a member of the Government of Salazar, from 1936 to 1958.

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Fernando Tamagnini de Abreu e Silva

Fernando Tamagnini de Abreu e Silva (13 May 1856 in Tomar, Portugal – 24 November 1924 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a cavalry officer and general of the Portuguese Army.

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Field Firing Range of Alcochete

The Field Firing Range of Alcochete (Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, CTA) is a military firing and bombing range located in Alcochete, in Setúbal, Portugal, and is (since 1993), a unit of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF).

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is a very senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks.

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Flag of Portugal

The Flag of Portugal (Bandeira de Portugal) is a rectangular bicolour with a field unevenly divided into green on the hoist, and red on the fly.

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Forbes Macbean

Lieutenant-General Forbes Macbean (1725 – 11 November 1800) was a British Army officer of the Royal Artillery.

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Fox Armoured Car

The Fox Armoured Car was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle produced by Canada in the Second World War.

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Franchi SPAS-15

The Franchi SPAS-15 is a dual-mode 12 gauge combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Luigi Franchi S.P.A..

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Francisco Barreto de Meneses

Francisco Barreto de Meneses (1616 – 21 January 1688) was a military officer and a colonial administrator in the Portuguese colonies of São Tomé and Príncipe and Brazil.

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Francisco Craveiro Lopes

Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, GCTE, ComC, GCA, (12 April 1894 – 2 September 1964) was a Portuguese politician and military man.

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Francisco da Costa Gomes

Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA (30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic (the second after the Carnation Revolution).

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Francisco de Melo da Gama de Araújo e Azevedo

The Field Marshal Francisco de Melo da Gama de Araújo e Azevedo (May 16, 1773 – January 17, 1859 in Quinta da Garrida, Parish of St. João da Ribeira Ponte de Lima, Portugal) was a field marshal of the Portuguese Army and governor of Diu in Portuguese India between March 21, 1821 and January 1840.

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Francisco Luís Gomes

Francisco Luís Gomes (Konkani: फ़्रान्सिस्को लूईस गोमॆस) (Goa, Portuguese India, 31 May 1829 – Atlantic Ocean, 30 September 1869) was a Portuguese physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP in the Portuguese parliament.

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Francisco Manuel Homem Cristo

Francisco Manuel Homem Christo (8 March 1860 – 25 February 1943) was a Portuguese military and political republican.

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Francisco Rolão Preto

Francisco de Barcelos Rolão Preto, GCIH (12 February 1893, Gavião – 18 December 1977, Hospital do Desterro, Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician, journalist, and leader of the Portuguese National Syndicalists Movement (MNS), a fascist organization.

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Froilano de Mello

Indalencio Pascoal Froilano de Mello (17 May 1887 – 9 January 1955) was a Goan-Portuguese microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and an independent MP in the Portuguese parliament.

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Fusilier

Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context.

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Gaita transmontana

The gaita de foles mirandesa (wrongly called the gaita transmontana) is a type of bagpipe native to the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal.

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Galinha à africana

African Chicken (first), also known as Galinha à africana (is a Macanese chicken dish. African Chicken consists of a barbecued chicken coated with spicy piri piri sauce, which sometimes includes Asian ingredients such as coconut milk or peanuts. The dish is sometimes considered to be a renowned Macanese dish, and is seen as a variant of Piri piri Chicken.

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General admiral

General admiral was a Danish, Dutch, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish naval rank.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo

Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi da Montecuccolo (1621–1678) was an Italian Capuchin missionary noted for his travels in 17th century Portuguese Angola and his lengthy account of local history and culture as well as a history of the Capuchin mission there.

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Giovanni Durando

Giovanni Durando (23 June 1804 – 27 May 1869) was an Italian general and politician.

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Gomes Freire de Andrade

Gomes Freire de Andrade, ComC (27 January 1757, in Vienna – 18 October 1817) was a field marshal and distinguished officer of the Portuguese army who served France at the end of his military career.

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Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho, 2nd Marshal of Portugal

Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho (1360s–1410s) was a Portuguese nobleman, 2nd Marshal of Portugal, who served as alcaide-mór of Trancoso and Lamego.

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Gregor MacGregor

General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 – 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique".

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Grenade (insignia)

A grenade insignia is a form of emblem which represents a stylized old style of hand grenade, with a rising flame.

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Grey's Scouts

Grey's Scouts were a Rhodesian mounted infantry unit raised in July 1975 and named after George Grey, a prominent soldier in the Second Matabele War.

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (República da Guiné-Bissau), is a sovereign state in West Africa.

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Heckler & Koch G36

The G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch in Germany as a replacement for the heavier 7.62mm G3 battle rifle.

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Heckler & Koch HK416

The Heckler & Koch HK416 is a carbine rifle designed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch.

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Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro

Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro (30 December 1861 in Lisbon – 11 February 1944 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese soldier, colonial governor, monarchist politician and counter-revolutionary; he was notable for his role during the colonial occupation of Angola and Mozambique and for his dedication to the monarchist cause during the period of the First Portuguese Republic through the founding of the Monarchy of the North.

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Heraldic authority

A heraldic authority is defined as an office or institution which has been established by a reigning monarch or a government to deal with heraldry in the country concerned.

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History of guerrilla warfare

The history of guerrilla warfare stretches back to ancient history.

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History of Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau was dominated by Portugal from the 1450s to the 1970s; since independence, the country has been primarily controlled by a single-party system.

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History of Portugal (1640–1777)

From the restoration of the House of Braganza in 1640 until the end of the reign of the Marquis of Pombal in 1777, the kingdom of Portugal was in a period of transition.

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Humber Armoured Car

The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War.

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IMI Galil

The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries (IMI) (IMI privatized their small arms division, now called IWI) of Ramat HaSharon.

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Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo

Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo (1775 in Chaves, Portugal – 1833 in Portugal) was a Portuguese military officer.

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Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra

Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra (Augustus; 4 November 1847 – 26 September 1889) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Braganza.

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Instituto de Odivelas

The Instituto de Odivelas (IO) was a Portuguese military school for young girls, located at Odivelas.

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International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2001 by Resolution 1386, as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement.

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Intervention Brigade (Portugal)

The Intervention Brigade (Brigada de Intervenção) or BrigInt is an infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army.

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ISTAR Battalion (Portugal)

The ISTAR Battalion (BISTAR, Batalhão ISTAR in Portuguese) is the Portuguese Army unit responsible for centralizing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.

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Jacob Richards (soldier)

Jacob Richards was an Irish soldier of the seventeenth century known for his service with the English Army.

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Júlio Botelho Moniz

Júlio Carlos Alves Dias Botelho Moniz (Lisbon, 12 October 1900 – Lisbon, 30 September 1970) was a Portuguese soldier and politician.

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Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque

Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (November 12, 1855 in Batalha, Quinta da Várzea – January 8, 1902 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese cavalry officer.

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João Carlos de Bragança (Duke de Lafões)

Dom João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões, 4th Marquis of Arronches and 8th Duke of Miranda do Corvo (Lisbon, 6 March 1719 – Lisbon, 10 November 1806) was a politician and prominent member of the high Portuguese nobility.

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João Maria Ferreira do Amaral

João Maria Ferreira do Amaral (4 March 1803 – 22 August 1849) was a Portuguese military officer and politician.

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João Maria Ferreira do Amaral II

João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, OTS, CC (Lisbon, São Julião, 14 June 1876 - Lisbon, 11 March/3 November 1931) was a Portuguese soldier.

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João Teixeira Pinto

João Teixeira da Rocha Pinto (March 22, 1876 - November 25, 1917) was a Portuguese military officer who served throughout his career in the administration of Portuguese colonies of Africa.

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John Forbes (Portuguese general)

John Forbes, also known in Portuguese as João Forbes (1733–1808), of Skelater, usually known as Forbes-Skelater, was a Scottish general in the Portuguese service.

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John Richards (soldier)

John Richards (1669-1709) was an Irish soldier and artillery commander.

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John Scott Lillie

Sir John Scott Lillie (1790 – 29 June 1868) was a decorated officer of the British Army and Portuguese Army who fought in the Peninsular War (1808-1814).

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Jorge Maria O'Neill

Jorge Maria O'Neill, 5th Viscount of Santa Mónica (Lisbon, Encarnação, 7 November 1908 - Lisbon, 15 December 1988) was the head of a branch of one of the principal Irish Royal Families, the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, which has resided in Portugal since the 18th century.

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José Augusto Alves Roçadas

José Augusto Alves Roçadas (6 April 1865 in Vila Real, Portugal - 28 June 1926) was an officer of the Portuguese Army and a colonial administrator.

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José César Ferreira Gil

José César Ferreira Gil (1 November 1858 in Celorico da Beira, Portugal - 15 August 1922 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a Portuguese Army general and a military historian.

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José da Costa Campos

José da Costa Campos (Pangim, August 9, 1801 - June 7, 1862) was a military man and Portuguese colonial administrator.

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José da Silva Pais

José da Silva Pais (25 October 1679 in Lisbon – 14 November 1760 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese soldier, military engineer and colonial administrator in the Portuguese colony of Brazil.

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José do Telhado

José do Telhado, also known as Zé do Telhado (1818-1875) was a Portuguese bandit.

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José Mendes Cabeçadas

José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas (19 August 1883 in Loulé – 11 June 1965 in Lisbon), was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the revolutionary movements that created and ended the Portuguese First Republic: the 5 October revolution in 1910 and the 28 May coup d'état of 1926.

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José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim

José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 – July 10, 1862), only Baron and first Count of Bonfim, was a Portuguese soldier and statesman.

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Kaúlza de Arriaga

Kaúlza de Oliveira de Arriaga, OA, GCC, OC, OIH (18 January 1915 – 2 February 2004) was a Portuguese General, writer, professor and politician.

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Kuito

Kuito (also Cuito) is a city located in central Angola.

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Lajes Field

Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No.

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Lance corporal

Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations.

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Lancer

A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance.

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Legion of Light Troops

The Legion of Light Troops, also known as the Light Legion or Legion of Alorna was military unit in the Portuguese Army, created in August 1796.

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Leonel Almeida

Leonel Almeida (born May 17, 1952)) is a Cape Verdean singer. He began his career at the age of 17 and was a member of the group Birds, along with guitarist and producer Paulino Vieira. Since that time, he has recorded numerous versions of songs from other groups. Almeida was drafted into the Portuguese army at the age of 20. This experience was a turning point of his life; he became politically aware and began to sing intervention songs. Almeida co-founded the group Voz de Cabo Verde with other members such as Tito Paris, and worked with saxophonist Luís Morais. The group toured in Europe, United States of America, and parts of Africa. The disc Ninho Magoado showed "morabeza" in the Cape Verde Islands. Leonel Almeida lives in Lisbon where he works on musical interpretations and African cooking.

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Leopard 2

The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German Army.

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Liberal Revolution of 1820

The Liberal Revolution of 1820 (Revolução Liberal) was a Portuguese political revolution that erupted in 1820.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Light Division (United Kingdom)

The Light Division was a light infantry division of the British Army.

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Light infantry

Light infantry is a designation applied to certain types of foot soldiers (infantry) throughout history, typically having lighter equipment or armament or a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry.

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Lines of Torres Vedras

The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War.

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Lio

Lio (born 17 June 1962) is a Belgian singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.

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List of aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force

This list of aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force also includes aircraft that were operated by the Portuguese Army and Portuguese Navy aviation services, prior to the creation of the Air Force in 1952.

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List of airline codes (P)

No description.

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List of armies by country

This is a list of Armies (Land Forces) of the countries of the World.

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List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law.

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List of militaries by country

This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

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List of military special forces units

This is a list of active special forces (SF) or special operations forces (SOF) from militaries around the world.

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List of military unit mottoes by country

No description.

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List of paratrooper forces

The following is an incomplete list of paratrooper forces from around the world.

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List of Portuguese Air Force aircraft squadrons

List of Portuguese Air Force aircraft squadrons and flights, past and present.

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List of Portuguese Air Force bases

List of air bases, airfields and other facilities of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) and of the Portuguese Army's former aviation service.

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List of Portuguese Regiments in the Napoleonic Wars

This list shows the regiments the Portuguese Army had during the Napoleonic Wars.

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List of Special Reconnaissance organizations

The following list of organizations possess the capability to conduct Special Reconnaissance (SR) and other special operations roles, with SR often by specialists within them.

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List of U.S. Department of Defense code names

This is an incomplete list of U.S. Department of Defense code names primarily the two-word series variety.

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List of units of the Portuguese Army

Below follows a list of the active units of the Portuguese Army sorted by corps and with their subunits and locations.

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List of Western Bloc defectors

Incomplete list of Western Bloc intelligence agents, military personnel, scientists, politicians, diplomats, and other prominent people who defected to Eastern Bloc or non-aligned countries during the Cold War.

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Long-range reconnaissance patrol

A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP (pronounced "lurp"), is a small, heavily armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.

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Loyal Lusitanian Legion

The Loyal Lusitanian Legion (LLL) was a foreign volunteer corps of the British Army, organized with Portuguese émigrés in England, that fought in the Peninsular War.

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Luís Cabral

Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral (11 April 1931 – 30 May 2009) was the first President of Guinea-Bissau.

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Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque

Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque (June 16, 1792 in Lisbon – December 27, 1846 in Torres Vedras) was a Portuguese military officer, engineer, poet, scientist and politician, who distinguished himself during the Liberal Wars and in the conflicts that marked Portugal's history in the first half of the 19th century.

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Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes

Luís Vaz Pereira Pinto Guedes, 2nd Viscount of Montalegre, was a Portuguese soldier, born 1770, who served on the absolutist side in Portugal's Liberal Wars.

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M113 armored personnel carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed by Food Machinery Corp (FMC).

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M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage

The M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, also known as the M16 Half-track, was an American self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon built during World War II.

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M3 Half-track

The M3 Half-track, known officially as the Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3, was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War.

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M3 Stuart

The M3 Stuart, officially Light Tank, M3, was an American light tank of World War II.

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M60 machine gun

The M60, officially the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO or modified 7.62×54mmR cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links.

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M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle

The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) is a military engineering vehicle based on an M60A1 Patton main battle tank with a turret-mounted 165mm demolition gun, chassis with a hydraulically operated dozer blade mounted on the front, thus effectively functioning as an armored bulldozer, plus an A-frame crane boom hinged on either side of the turret and a winch.

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M88 Recovery Vehicle

The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) currently in use by United States Armed Forces.

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M901 ITV

The M901 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle) is a United States Army armored vehicle introduced into service in 1979, and designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher.

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Madsen machine gun

The Madsen was a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schoubue designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War, and that the Danish Army adopted in 1902.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Manuel António Vassalo e Silva

Manuel António Vassalo e Silva (Torres Novas, 8 November 1899 – Lisbon, 11 August 1985) was an officer of the Portuguese Army and an overseas administrator.

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Manuel da Maia

Manuel da Maia (5 August 1677, in Lisbon – 17 September 1768, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese architect, engineer, and archivist.

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Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, GOTE, GCA, GOA, commonly known as Manuel Gomes da Costa, or just Gomes da Costa (January 14, 1863 in Lisbon – December 17, 1929 in Lisbon), was a Portuguese army officer and politician, the tenth President of the Portuguese Republic and the second of the Ditadura Nacional.

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Manuel Maria Coelho

Antonio Manuel Maria Coelho (1857–1943) was a Portuguese military officer of the Portuguese Army and politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic.

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Manuel Monge (military figure)

Manuel Soares Monge is a Portuguese military and political figure.

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Maputo

Maputo (formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976) is the capital and most populous city of Mozambique.

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Maria da Fonte anthem

The "Maria da Fonte anthem" (Hino da Maria da Fonte), also known as the "Anthem of Minho" (Hino do Minho) is a Portuguese patriotic anthem, written in 1846 by Angelo Frondoni with lyrics by Paulo Midosi, following the popularly-called Revolution of Maria da Fonte.

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Maria Ursula d'Abreu e Lencastro

Maria Ursula d'Abreu e Lencastro (born in Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese colony of Brazil, 1682 – fl. 1714) was a Portuguese corporal.

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Matias de Albuquerque, Count of Alegrete

Matias de Albuquerque (Olinda, colony of Brazil, 1580s – Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal, 9 June 1647), the first and only Count of Alegrete, was a Portuguese colonial administrator and soldier.

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Mauser–Vergueiro

The Mauser–Vergueiro was a bolt-action rifle, designed in 1904 by José Alberto Vergueiro, an infantry officer of the Portuguese Army, and manufactured by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).

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Mário Lemos Pires

Mário Lemos Pires (30 June 1930 – 22 May 2009) was a Major-general of the Portuguese Army and the last colonial governor of Portuguese Timor.

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Mechanized Brigade (Portugal)

The Mechanized Brigade (Brigada Mecanizada) or BriMec is a mechanized infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army.

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MILAN

MILAN (Missile d´infanterie léger antichar; Light anti-tank infantry missile, milan is French for kite) is a European anti-tank guided missile.

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Military academy

A military academy or service academy (in the United States) is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps.

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Military Academy (Portugal)

The Military Academy (AM; Academia Militar in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military establishment, which has the ability to confer educational qualifications equivalent to a university.

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Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force

The Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force (Centro de Formação Militar e Técnica da Força Aérea) or CFMTFA is the unit responsible for the military, humanistic, technical and scientific training of the personnel of the Portuguese Air Force.

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Military beret

Berets have been a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world since the mid-20th century.

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Military colours, standards and guidons

In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago.

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Military police

Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.

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Military ranks of Portugal

The military ranks of Portugal form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Portuguese Armed Forces.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).

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Modèle 1951 helmet

The Modèle 1951 helmet was a military helmet used by the French military (Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie), iconic of the Algerian War.

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Monarchy of the North

The Monarchy of the North (Monarquia do Norte), officially the Kingdom of Portugal (Reino de Portugal), was a short-lived revolution and monarchist government that occurred in the North of Portugal, in early 1919.

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Monte Real Air Base

Monte Real Air Base, officially designated as Air Force Base No.

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Montreal Locomotive Works

Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 to 1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives.

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MPLA

The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, for some years called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola – Partido do Trabalho), is a political party that has ruled Angola since the country's independence from Portugal in 1975.

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Mueda

Mueda is the largest town of the Makonde Plateau in northeastern Mozambique.

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Museu Militar do Porto

The Museu Militar do Porto (translated: Military Museum of Porto) is a pertaining institution to the Portuguese Army, dedicated for the preservation of military history, located in Porto, Portugal.

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National Salvation Junta

The National Salvation Junta (Junta de Salvação Nacional) was a group of military officers designated to maintain the government of Portugal in April 1974, after the Carnation Revolution had overthrown the Estado Novo dictatorial regime.

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National symbols of Portugal

The symbols of Portugal are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Portugal and of its culture.

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Negomano

Negomano or Ngomano is a village in northern Mozambique, in Cabo Delgado Province.

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Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval

Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, 4th Marquis of Ferreira, 5th Count of Tentúgal (4 November 1638 - 29 January 1725), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman.

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OGMA

OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A. is a Portuguese aerospace company providing maintenance services and manufacture of aerostructures.

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Olímpio Ferreira Chaves

Olímpio Ferreira Chaves was major aviator and a troop of the Portuguese Army which made up the first group of pilots for the Portuguese Military Air Force.

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Operation Abanadela

Operation Abanadela was a military operation launched by the Portuguese Armed Forces in Mozambique during the Mozambican War of Independence against FRELIMO guerrillas in July 1970.

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Operation Birch

Operation Birch was an operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces in response to a group of 22-25 ZIPRA insurgents crossing the Zambezi River, which marked the border between Rhodesia and Zambia, in January 1970.

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Operation Eagle (Portugal)

Operation Eagle was the first organised operation of the Portuguese Armed Forces in response to the attack of the FRELIMO guerrilla group, on 25 September 1964, to the administrative post of, in the district of Cabo Delgado, materialising therefore in the first operation in the one of Portuguese Colonial War in the theatre of operations of Mozambique.

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Operation Flotilla

Operation Flotilla was a military operation launched by the Rhodesian Army working with the Portuguese Army in Mozambique in response to the threat posed to Rhodesia by a group of 17 Lusaka-based nationalists who had the intent of entering Rhodesia through its border with Mozambique.

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Operation Gordian Knot

Operation Gordian Knot (Operação Nó Górdio) was the largest and most expensive Portuguese military campaign in the Portuguese overseas province of Mozambique, East Africa.

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Operation Green Sea

Operation Green Sea (Operação Mar Verde) was an amphibious attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea, by between 350 and 420 Portuguese soldiers and Portuguese-led Guinean fighters in November 1970.

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Operation Jove

Operation Jove was a military operation launched by the Portuguese Army, it lasted from 16 to 19 November in 1969.

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Operation Mars (Portugal)

Operation Mars was a military operation in the Mozambican War of Independence.

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Operation Penada

Operation Penada was the name of a Portuguese military operation that occurred during the Portuguese Colonial War in Mozambique, in April 1972.

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Operation Royal Amethyst

Operation Royal Amethyst was a military operation carried out by the Portuguese Guinean Battalion of Commandos, which was held on the 8th May 1973 in the course of the Colonial War in Guinea-Bissau, which had the purpose of "annihilating or at least dismantling the organisation of the guerrillas in the region of Guidaje-Bigene".

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Operation Trident (1963)

Operation Trident was a combined military operation of the Portuguese Army, Navy and Air Force during the Portuguese Colonial War in Guinea in January 1964.

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Ordenanças

The Ordenanças (meaning literally "Ordinances" in Portuguese and sometimes misspelled Ordenanzas in English language literature) were a militia-type traditional military territorial organization that existed in Portugal and in some parts of the Portuguese Empire (especially in Brazil), between the 16th and the 19th centuries.

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Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL (born 31 August 1936), is a retired Portuguese military officer.

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OTO Melara Mod 56

The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian-made 105 mm pack howitzer built and developed by OTO-Melara.

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Outline of Portugal

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Portugal: The Portuguese Republic, commonly known as Portugal, is a sovereign country principally located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe.

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Pandur II

The Pandur II 8x8 is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle.

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Panhard AML

The Panhard AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère, or "Light Armoured Car") is a fast, long-ranged, and relatively cheap first-generation armoured car with excellent reconnaissance capability.

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Panhard EBR

The Panhard EBR (Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, French: Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) is an armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Colonial War in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.

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Paratrooper

Paratroopers are military parachutists—military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.

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Paratroopers' Regiment

The Regimento de Paraquedistas (Formerly: Escola de Tropas Pára-Quedistas - Parachute Troops School), based in Tancos, Portugal, is a unit of the Portuguese Army and serves as the instruction center for recruitment and training of the Portuguese paratroopers.

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Pathfinder (military)

In military organizations, a pathfinder is a specialized soldier inserted or dropped into place in order to set up and operate drop zones, pickup zones, and helicopter landing sites for airborne operation, air resupply operations, or other air operations in support of the ground unit commander.

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Pathfinders Company (Portugal)

The Air-Land Pathfinders Company (Companhia de Precursores Aeroterrestres) - known as the Precs - is a special reconnaissance unit of the Portuguese Paratroopers.

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Patronages of Saint George

As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries.

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Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.

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Piper PA-18 Super Cub

The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is a two-seat, single-engine monoplane.

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Platfontein

Platfontein is a community located in an arid region of the Northern Cape Province, 15 kilometers outside the town of Kimberley.

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Polícia Aérea

The Polícia Aérea (P.A., Portuguese for "Air Police") is the military police and ground combat special force of the Portuguese Air Force.

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Political status of the Azores

The political status of the Azores is defined by the Political-Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores, EPARAA), which acts as the standard legal constitutional framework for the autonomy of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

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Porto

Porto (also known as Oporto in English) is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Portuguese Armed Forces

The Portuguese Armed Forces (Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal.

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Portuguese Colonial War

The Portuguese Colonial War (Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974.

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Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

The Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental was the armed-conflict that took place between 1816 and 1820 in the Banda Oriental, for control of what today comprises the whole of the Republic of Uruguay, the northern part of the Argentine Mesopotamia and southern Brazil.

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Portuguese Expeditionary Corps

The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Portuguese: Corpo Expedicionário Português) was the main military force from Portugal that fought in the Western Front, during World War I. Portuguese neutrality ended in 1916 after the seizure of German merchant ships resulted in Germany declaring war.

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Portuguese Fireplace

The Portuguese Fireplace is a war memorial in the New Forest National Park, near the village of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England.

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Portuguese Guinea

Portuguese Guinea (Guiné), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951, was a West African colony of Portugal from the late 15th century until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.

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Portuguese heraldry

Portuguese heraldry encompasses modern and historic heraldic achievements in Portugal and in the former Portuguese Empire.

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Portuguese Independent Heavy Artillery Corps

The Portuguese Independent Heavy Artillery Corps (Corpo de Artilharia Pesada Indepedente in Portuguese, Corps d'artillerie lourde portugais in French), or the CAPI, was a Portuguese railway heavy artillery unit that operated on the Western Front, during World War One.

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Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College

The Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College (Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares) or IESM is the military university establishment that provides training and education to experienced officers of the three service branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces and of the Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR).

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Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars)

The Portuguese Legion (French Légion portugaise and Portuguese Legião Portuguesa) was the 9 000 men strong Portuguese military force integrated in the Napoleon's Imperial Armies, mobilized after the occupation of Portugal by the army of General Junot, in 1807.

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Portuguese M1940 helmet

The M1940 helmet was the primary combat helmet used by the Armed Forces of Portugal, from the 1940s to the late 1960s.

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Portuguese Mechanized Brigade

The Mechanized Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada Mecanizada, BrigMec) is a unit in service with the Portuguese Army.

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Portuguese military aircraft serials

In Portugal to identify individual aircraft, all military aircraft are allocated and display a serial number.

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Portuguese Naval Aviation

The Portuguese Naval Aviation (Aviação Naval Portuguesa) is the naval air component of the Portuguese Navy, officially designated as Esquadrilha de Helicópteros da Marinha (EHM), responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships.

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Portuguese Navy

The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa, also known as Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa or as Armada Portuguesa) is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defense of Portugal.

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Portuguese order of precedence

The Portuguese order of precedence is as follows.

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Portuguese Pandur

In 2005 the Portuguese government signed a deal worth 364 million euros to acquire 260 Pandur II armoured vehicle, with an option for further 33 worth 140 million euros, to equip the Portuguese Intervention Brigade of the Portuguese Army and the marines of the Portuguese Navy.

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Portuguese Paratroop Nurses

The Portuguese Paratroop Nurses (Enfermeiras Pára-quedistas in Portuguese) were a group of 46 women that, between 1961 and 1974 (the duration of the Portuguese Colonial War), became the first women to be integrated into the Portuguese Armed Forces.

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Portuguese Paratroopers

The Portuguese Paratroopers (Tropas Paraquedistas) are an elite infantry assault force, representing the bulk of the airborne forces of Portugal.

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Portuguese presidential election, 1980

The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was held on 7 December.

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President of Portugal

The President of the Portuguese Republic (Presidente da República Portuguesa) is the executive head of state of Portugal.

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Proving ground

A proving ground (US), training area (Australia, Ireland, UK) or training centre (Canada) is a military installation or reservation where weapons or other military technology are experimented with or are tested, or where military tactics are tested.

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Provost (military police)

Provosts (usually pronounced "Provo" in this context) are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population.

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Public Security Police Force of Macau

The Public Security Police Force (Corpo de Policia de Segurança Pública de Macau, abbreviated CPSP) is the non-criminal police department of Macau and a branch of the Macau Security Force.

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Pupilos do Exército

The Pupilos do Exército (Portuguese for "pupils of the Army") is military vocational education school of Portugal.

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QF 4.5-inch howitzer

The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer was the standard British Empire field (or ‘light’) howitzer of the First World War era.

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Quartermaster general

A quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army.

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Rapid Reaction Brigade (Portugal)

The Brigada de Reacção Rápida (Rapid Reaction Brigade) is a unit of the Portuguese Army which was known as BAI - Brigada Aerotransportada Independente (Independent Airborne Brigade) until 2006.

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Regimento de Paraquedistas

The Regimento de Paraquedistas (Formerly: Escola de Tropas Pára-Quedistas) (Parachute Troops School), based in Tancos, Portugal, is a unit of the Portuguese Army and serves as the instruction center for recruitment and training of the Portuguese paratroopers.

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Revolutionary Council (Portugal)

The Revolutionary Council (Conselho da Revolução) of Portugal, was created on 14 March 1975 by the Assembly of the Armed Forces Movement (Assembleia do Movimento das Forças Armadas) with the goal of achieving the objectives of that movement's program as fast as possible and to provide the Portuguese people the security, the confidence and social peace necessary for that process to be successful.

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Rheinmetall Mk 20 RH-202

Marder turret The Rheinmetall Mk 20 RH-202 (short for MaschinenKanone 20 mm Rheinmetall) is a 20 mm autocannon designed and produced by Rheinmetall.

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Royal Guard of the Archers

The Royal Guard of the Archers (Portuguese: Guarda Real dos Archeiros) was the palace guard of the Portuguese Monarchs from the 16th century until the end of the monarchy in Portugal in 1910.

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Saint George

Saint George (Γεώργιος, Geṓrgios; Georgius;; to 23 April 303), according to legend, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.

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Salgueiro Maia

Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, GOTE, GCL (1 July 1944 in Castelo de Vide, Portugal – 4 April 1992 in Santarém), commonly known just by Salgueiro Maia, was a captain of the Portuguese army.

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Sapper

A sapper, also called pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties such as breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, preparing field defenses as well as building, and working on road and airfield construction and repair.

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Sarmento de Beires

José Manuel Sarmento de Beires (born September 4, 1892 in Lisbon, Portugal; died June 8, 1974 in Porto, Portugal) was a Portuguese Army officer and an aviation pioneer.

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São Tomé International Airport

São Tomé International Airport (Aeroporto Internacional de São Tomé) is a minor international airport located on São Tomé Island, from the city of São Tomé.

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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, 1st Count of Oeiras (13 May 1699 – 8 May 1782), popularly known as Marquis of Pombal, was an 18th-century Portuguese statesman.

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Second corporal

Second corporal is a rank in the armed forces of some countries.

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Senior colonel

Senior colonel is an army officer rank placed between a regular colonel and a major general.

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Shako

A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top.

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Shanghai Volunteer Corps

The Shanghai Volunteer Corps (SVC) was a multinational, mostly volunteer force controlled by the Shanghai Municipal Council which governed the Shanghai International Settlement.

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Sidónio Pais

Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (CavC OA CavA; 1 May 1872, in Caminha – 14 December 1918, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat, who served as the fourth President of the First Portuguese Republic in 1918.

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Side cap

A side cap is a foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted.

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Siege of Chaves

The Siege of Chaves refers to the French siege and capture of Chaves, Portugal from 10 to 12 March 1809, and the subsequent siege and recapture of the town by Portuguese forces from 21 to 25 March 1809, during the second invasion of Portugal in the Peninsular War.

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Siege of Salvador

The Siege of Salvador occurred during the Brazilian War of Independence, during which the Brazilian Army, under Pierre Labatut, attempted to capture the city of Salvador in Bahia from its Portuguese Army defenders.

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SIG SG 540

The SG 540 is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG, currently SAN Swiss Arms AG) of Neuhausen, Switzerland as a private venture primarily destined for export markets and as a potential replacement for the 7.5×55mm Swiss SG 510 automatic rifle known as the Stgw 57 in Swiss service.

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Sintra Air Base

Sintra Air Base (Base Aérea de Sintra), officially designated as Air Base No.

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Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook

Lieutenant-General Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Baronet (1755–1835) was a highly respected and experienced officer of the Honourable East India Company, the British Army and during the Napoleonic Wars the Portuguese Army who saw action across the world from India to the West Indies and was honoured for his service by both the British and Portuguese royal families.

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Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet

Major-General Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet of Scotscraig, (1729-1780) was a Scottish soldier of fortune, who had a varied and ultimately successful military career but an unhappy private life.

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Skull and crossbones (military)

Variations on the skull and crossbones have been used by several military forces.

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Soltam M-65

The Soltam M-65 is a 120 mm mortar that was developed by Tampella in 1953 via introduction of new baseplate for 120 Krh/40 invented by Hans Otto Donner.

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Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–77)

The Spanish-Portuguese War was fought between 1776 and 1777 over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America.

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Special Groups (Portugal)

The Special Groups or GE (Grupos Especiais in Portuguese) were small military units of platoon size, set up from 1966 to 1974 by the Portuguese Armed Forces in Angola and in Mozambique.

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Special Operations Troops Centre

The CTOE - Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais (Special Operations Troops Centre), based in Lamego, is a unit of the Portuguese Army with the mission of instructing troops in unconventional warfare and Counter-Terrorism.

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Squad

In military terminology, a squad or squadron is a sub-subunit led by a non-commissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry platoon.

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Staff college

Staff colleges (also command and staff colleges and war colleges) train military officers in the administrative, staff and policy aspects of their profession.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions that it would normally not be permitted.

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Sud Aviation Alouette III in Portuguese service

The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) has operated Sud Aviation Alouette III light utility helicopters since 1963.

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Swingfire

Swingfire was a British wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.

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Tercio

A tercio ("third") or tercio español ("Spanish third") was a Spanish infantry organization during the time that Habsburg Spain dominated Europe in the Early Modern era.

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Terras do Desembargador

Terras do Desembargador was a football dirt field in Lisbon, Portugal.

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The Gilbert's Feed Band

The Gilbert's Feed Band (GFB) is a Portuguese alternative and crossover rock band.

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Thomas Noel Hill

Colonel Sir Thomas Noel Hill KCB KTS (24February 17848January 1832) was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic Wars who fought at the Battle of Waterloo on 18June 1815.

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Tomás António Garcia Rosado

Tomás António Garcia Rosado, (4 March 1854 in Beja, Portugal – 30 August 1937 in Sintra, Portugal) was an infantry officer and general of the Portuguese Army.

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Triangular division

A triangular division is a designation given to the way military divisions are organized.

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Tudor rose

The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of York and House of Lancaster.

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Unimog

Unimog is a range of multi-purpose all-wheel drive medium trucks produced by Daimler (formerly Daimler-Benz) and sold under the brand name Mercedes-Benz.

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Uzi

The Uzi (עוזי, officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns.

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Valentim Loureiro

Valentim dos Santos de Loureiro ComM (born 24 December 1938 in Calde, Viseu) is a Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Portuguese League for Professional Football.

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Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier

A huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers.

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Vasco Gonçalves

General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves OA (Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975.

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Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (b. Lagoa, Portugal, born on 16 August 1939), is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was the last Governor of Macau.

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Vehicle registration plates of Portugal

The Portuguese vehicle registration plate system for automobiles and motorcycles is simple and sequential.

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Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita

Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita (July 9, 1818 in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau – March 20, 1880 in São Lourenço, Portuguese Macau) was an officer of the Portuguese Army in Macau.

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Victor Franke

Erich Victor Carl August Franke (21 July 1865 – 7 August 1936) was a German military officer and last commander of the Schutztruppe in German South West Africa.

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Viriatos

Viriatos, named after the Lusitanian leader Viriathus, was the generic name given to Portuguese volunteers who fought with the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.

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Walther P38

The Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II.

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War Ministry (Portugal)

The War Ministry (Ministério da Guerra) was the government department responsible for the administration of the Portuguese Army.

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War of Independence of Brazil

The War of Independence of Brazil (also known as the Brazilian War of Independence) was waged between the newly independent Brazilian Empire and United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves which had just undergone the Liberal Revolution of 1820.

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War of the Sixth Coalition

In the War of the Sixth Coalition (March 1813 – May 1814), sometimes known in Germany as the War of Liberation, a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German states finally defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba.

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William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford

General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, (2 October 1768 – 8 January 1854) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

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William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Wilhelm, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg (9 January 1724 – 10 September 1777), born Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Graf zu Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, was a German ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, an important military commander in the Seven Years' War, Generalfeldzeugmeister of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and British field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall).

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Wiriyamu Massacre

The Wiriyamu Massacre or Operation Marosca was a massacre of civilian population of the village of Wiriyamu in Mozambique by Portuguese soldiers in December 1972.

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Xanana Gusmão

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, GColIH, GCL, GCMG (born José Alexandre Gusmão,, on 20 June 1944) is an East Timorese politician.

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107th Infantry Regiment (France)

The 107th Infantry Regiment (107e régiment d'infanterie; shortened to 107e RI or "107th RI") was a French Army infantry regiment that dates back to 1469, where it was originally created as the Francs Archers Angoumois.

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15th Infantry Regiment (Portugal)

The 15th Infantry Regiment (RI15) (Regimento de Infantaria nº 15) is a unit of the Base Structure of the Army, stationed in Tomar, currently with the operating charge of organizing, training and maintaining the 1st Parachute Battalion (1BIPara) Rapid Reaction Brigade.

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1755 Lisbon earthquake

The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, the holy day of All Saints' Day, at around 09:40 local time.

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1951 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1951.

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1st Division (Portugal)

The 1st Division was one of the two divisions of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Corpo Expedicionário Português), the main military force of Portugal that fought in the World War I Western Front on the side of the Allies.

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2nd Division (Portugal)

The 2nd Division was one of the two divisions of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Corpo Expedicionário Português), the main military force of Portugal that fought in the World War I Western Front on the side of the Allies.

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2nd Lancers Regiment (Portugal)

The 2nd Lancers Regiment (Regimento de Lanceiros nº 2, RL2) is a unit of the Portuguese Army responsible for the instruction, organization and maintenance of the Polícia do Exército (Army Police) operational units.

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4th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)

The 4th Artillery Regiment or RA4 (Regimento de Artilharia n.º 4 in Portuguese) OTE is a base unit of the Portuguese Army, stationed in Leiria.

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4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 4th Infantry Division was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War.

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501 Squadron (Portugal)

The 501 Squadron "Bisontes" (Esquadra 501) is a transport squadron of the Portuguese Air Force.

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502 Squadron (Portugal)

The 502 Squadron "Elefantes" (Esquadra 502) is a transport squadron of the Portuguese Air Force.

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552 Squadron (Portugal)

552 Squadron "Zangões" (Esquadra 552) is a transport helicopter squadron of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF).

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5th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)

The 5th Artillery Regiment (RA5), (Regimento de Artilharia nº5) is a regiment of the Portuguese Army, which provides the Field Artillery Group for the Intervention Brigade.

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5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 5th Infantry Division was a regular army infantry division of the British Army.

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6.5×58mm Vergueiro

The 6.5×58mm Vergueiro is a centerfire cartridge designed in 1904 specifically for the Mauser-Vergueiro service rifle of the Portuguese Army.

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8th Division (Australia)

The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Army

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