war establishment

British  

noun

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

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war establishment

However, there was the army, and it was my business as its Commander-in-Chief to do all that I possibly could towards rendering it an efficient part of the war establishment of India.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

The navy had fought itself into favor, and the war with Algiers, in 1816, forbade its reduction below the recent war establishment.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel

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

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 Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

There was no difficulty in bringing the personnel of the transport companies and supply detachments of the Army Service Corps up to the war establishment laid down for them.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office