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FRONT BATAILLE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- battle frontage
1, record 1, English, battle%20frontage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- battlefront 2, record 1, English, battlefront
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- front de bataille
1, record 1, French, front%20de%20bataille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Infantry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- close intervals
1, record 2, English, close%20intervals
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infanterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serrer les intervalles
1, record 2, French, serrer%20les%20intervalles
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Serrer les intervalles. La ligne de bataille étant en marche, et le terrain exigeant de diminuer l'étendue de son front, le capitaine, voulant faire serrer les intervalles, commande : 1. Sur telle pièce de telle section, à tant de pas, serrez les intervalles.(Si le mouvement se fait sur une des pièces des ailes, le capitaine commande : Sur la droite(ou sur la gauche), serrez les intervalles.) 2. Marche. 2, record 2, French, - serrer%20les%20intervalles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military Titles
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Battle of Hill 70
1, record 3, English, Battle%20of%20Hill%2070
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Battle of Hill 70 was a battle of World War I between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 and 25 August 1917. 2, record 3, English, - Battle%20of%20Hill%2070
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The expression "Hill 70" refers to the elevation number and is sometimes used to designate the battle. 3, record 3, English, - Battle%20of%20Hill%2070
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Hill 70
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations militaires
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bataille de la cote 70
1, record 3, French, bataille%20de%20la%20cote%2070
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La bataille de la cote 70 est une bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale entre le Corps canadien et les cinq divisions de la 6e armée allemande. La bataille s’est déroulée le long du front ouest à proximité de la ville de Lens dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie en France, du 15 au 25 août 1917. 2, record 3, French, - bataille%20de%20la%20cote%2070
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L’expression «cote 70» indique l’altitude du lieu et est utilisée, parfois, pour désigner le nom de la bataille. 2, record 3, French, - bataille%20de%20la%20cote%2070
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[En français,] on met la majuscule au mot [bataille] uniquement lorsqu’il entre dans le nom d’un conflit mondial, et que la date n’est pas indiquée [...] Dans les autres cas, on l’écrit avec une minuscule. 3, record 3, French, - bataille%20de%20la%20cote%2070
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Cote 70
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-04-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Works of Art
- Field Artillery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Artillery in Action
1, record 4, English, Canadian%20Artillery%20in%20Action
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This painting shows a Canadian six-inch howitzer supporting British troops in the attack on Thiepval on 16 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The artist, Kenneth Forbes, had been in the front line trenches for over two years and was wounded twice and gassed. 1, record 4, English, - Canadian%20Artillery%20in%20Action
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres d'œuvres d'art
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- L’Artillerie canadienne en action
1, record 4, French, L%26rsquo%3BArtillerie%20canadienne%20en%20action
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La toile illustre un obusier de six pouces(15 cm) appuyant des troupes britanniques lors de l'attaque de Thiepval, le 16 juillet 1916, pendant la bataille de la Somme. Forbes avait lui-même passé plus de deux ans sur la ligne de front, dans les tranchées; il y avait été blessé deux fois et gazé. 1, record 4, French, - L%26rsquo%3BArtillerie%20canadienne%20en%20action
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-03-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fourth generation warfare
1, record 5, English, fourth%20generation%20warfare
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- 4GW 2, record 5, English, 4GW
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- fourth generation war 2, record 5, English, fourth%20generation%20war
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fourth generation warfare (4GW) is a concept in American military doctrine ... used to describe warfare's return to a decentralized form. In terms of generational modern warfare, the fourth generation signifies the nation states' loss of their monopoly on combat forces, returning in a sense to the uncontrolled combat of pre-modern times. The simplest definition includes any war in which one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent ideological network. Fourth generation wars are characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, soldier and civilian, peace and conflict, battlefield and safety. ... Fourth generation warfare is defined as conflicts which involve the following elements: high technology, terrorism, a non-national or transnational base, a direct attack on the enemy's culture, highly sophisticated psychological warfare, especially through manipulation of the media. 2, record 5, English, - fourth%20generation%20warfare
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fourth generation warfare involves operations against non-state combatants or remnants of armies in a battle space where there are no definable battlefields or front lines, where deadly threats emerge suddenly and disappear just as quickly and where combatants mingle freely with non-combatants. The division between combatant, criminal opportunist and civilian is often blurred. 3, record 5, English, - fourth%20generation%20warfare
Record 5, Key term(s)
- 4th generation warfare
- fourth-generation warfare
- fourth-generation war
- 4th generation war
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- guerre de quatrième génération
1, record 5, French, guerre%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- G4G 2, record 5, French, G4G
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La guerre de quatrième génération se caractérise par des opérations contre des combattants non étatiques ou des restes d’armées, et ce, dans un espace de combat où les champs de bataille et les lignes de front sont impossibles à définir, où les menaces meurtrières apparaissent soudainement, et disparaissent tout aussi rapidement, et où les combattants se mêlent librement aux non-combattants. La distinction entre combattants, criminels opportunistes et civils est souvent imprécise. 3, record 5, French, - guerre%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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