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LIGNE AFFRONTEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Land Forces
DEF

A general trace delineating the location where two opposing forces are engaged.

OBS

confrontation line: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

confrontation line; CL: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Forces terrestres
OBS

ligne de confrontation; CL : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

ligne d'affrontement : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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