war establishment

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

One single list shows that a company of German infantry had 139 men killed and wounded, or more than half of its war establishment.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various

The entire war establishment, according to the information of the same Minister, including field army and reserves, consists of 2,800,000 men available on mobilization.

From Germany and the Next War by Bernhardi, Friedrich von

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

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

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