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war establishment

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noun

  1. the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit

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In this way it was possible to increase the war establishment, excluding the Landsturm, by about half a million men without adding to the burden in time of peace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

The squadron being still on the war establishment, the crews were discharged, and another expedition was ordered to be equipped with all possible dispatch.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 377, June 27, 1829 by Various

What nation on the continent, mine excepted, can maintain for two years longer its present war establishment?

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various

In the report of the technical sub-committee the war establishment for an expeditionary force is planned on these lines.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

The troops of all the German states are to be put on a full war establishment, and to be ready for immediate action early in the spring.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various

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