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Partisan Warfare, Soviet — In the 1930s, the Soviet Union made preparations to conduct partisan warfare, but Joseph Stalin, who had promised the Soviet people that war would be fought on the enemy’s territory, cancelled plans in 1937–1938 and had a number of experts… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Partisan Warfare, Anti-Soviet — Soviet authorities faced a partisan threat from Ukrainian and Baltic citizens from the first days of World War II. In Lvov in the Ukraine and in Lithuania, nationalists fired on retreating Soviet soldiers in 1941. Moreover, some Soviet… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Partisan (military) — A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation. The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements that opposed German rule in several… … Wikipedia
partisan — par|ti|san1 [ˌpa:tıˈzæn US ˈpa:rtızən, sən] adj 1.) strongly supporting a particular political party, plan or leader, usually without considering the other choices carefully ▪ British newspapers are highly partisan. 2.) relating to the fighting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
partisan — (n.) 1550s, one who takes part with another, zealous supporter, from M.Fr. partisan (15c.), from dialectal upper It. partezan (Tuscan partigiano) member of a faction, partner, from parte part, party, from L. partem (nom. pars), see PART (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Partisan — Ein Partisan (von italienisch partigiano Parteigänger; vgl. Partei) ist ein bewaffneter Kämpfer, der nicht zu den regulären Streitkräften eines Staates gehört. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Definition 2 Rechtlicher Status 2.1 Historische Entwicklung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Partisan Ranger Act — On April 21 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the Partisan Ranger Act. The law was intended as a stimulus for recruitment of irregulars for service into the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The Act reads as follows: Section 1 … Wikipedia
partisan — par·ti·san || pÉ‘rtɪzn / pÉ‘Ët n. one who fervently supports a specific group or cause; guerrilla fighter adj. siding with a specific group or cause; devoted, zealously supportive, biased; of or pertaining to guerilla fighters or guerilla… … English contemporary dictionary
Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War — followed the same general patterns of irregular warfare conducted in 19th century Europe. Structurally, they can be divided into three different types of operations mdash; the so called People s War , partisan warfare , and raiding warfare . Each … Wikipedia
Unconventional warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial … Wikipedia
