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A military unit is any division of an armed force (where an armed force is a branch one of the top level military extensions of a country or political, religious, or ethnic group). Common terms for military units include (but are not limited to) division, battalion, brigade, regiment, unit, fleet, wing, squadron, company, and field army. This type includes specific named military units, rather than general types of military units.

• Division (e.g.: US 2nd Infantry Division)

• Company (e.g.: Norwegian Independent Company 1)

• Battalion (e.g.: 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry)

• Field Army (e.g.: British Eighth Army)

• Teams within a militia (e.g.: Green Mountain Boys)

• Corps, when not referring to a branch of service (e.g.: Afrika Korps)

• Platoon (e.g.: Pathfinder Platoon)

• Top level of a political, religious, or ethnic group (e.g.: Michigan Militia)

• Type as armed force

• A branch of the military (e.g.: Iraqi Republican Guard)

• Type as armed force

• Non-combat government organizations (e.g.: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, CIA, FBI)

• Type as government agency

• Corps, when referring to a branch of service (e.g.: US Marine Corps)

• Type as armed force

• A type of military unit (e.g.: Brigade)

• Type as unit size designation