order of battle en · NOUN
Meanings
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The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.
Working for the Resistance, Challe, a regular airman, had skilfully obtained the Luftwaffe order-of-battle on the eve of D-Day and transmitted it to London, for which he was awarded the British D.S.O.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 311:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| battle order | alternative | lexicographic | |
| orders of battle | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
sv slagordning (Translations) · pl but see porządek bitewny (Translations) · la īnstrūctūra (Translations) · de Schlachtordnung (Translations) · cmn 作战序列 (Translations) · fr ordre de bataille (Translations) · fi taistelujärjestys (Translations)