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Record 1 1996-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Military Materiel Management
DEF

a service of the army charged with the duty of procuring by purchase or manufacture and distributing the necessary ordnance for the army and organized militia and establishing and maintaining arsenals and depots for their manufacture and safekeeping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
DEF

Dans les armées de terre et de l'air, organisme chargé de la gestion et du maintien en condition des matériels.

OBS

Sont compris sous la dénomination «matériel» l'ensemble des équipements, armes et munitions nécessaires aux forces armées. Lorsque nous traduisons des textes historiques le terme «service du matériel de guerre» pourrait être utile.

Spanish

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