war establishment

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

Mobilization means producing the force concerned, at its full war establishment and composed of officers and men who at least have some pretence to military training.

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir

The number of units maintained at war establishment should be the absolute minimum for safety and of the type immediately required on mobilization, i.e. long-range bombing and naval reconnaissance squadrons.

From Aviation in Peace and War by Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir