order of battle

Noun

Meaning

order of battle (plural orders of battle)

(military) 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. [from 17th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred. Frank Carlucci

Using the COMINT gathering method enables the intelligence officer to produce an electronic order of battle by traffic analysis and content analysis among several enemy units. Source: Internet

See order of battle for further details The Regional Military Commanders, all senior army officers, usually of Brigadier General rank, were responsible for the conduct of military operations in their respective RMC areas. Source: Internet

The Luftwaffe order of battle of 22 June 1941 contained four dive bomber wings. Source: Internet

Finnish order of battle seeAlso Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland in January 1940 The most common Finnish artillery was a 76mm gun dating back to around the year 1902 ( 76 K 02 ). Source: Internet

Instead they were allowed to construct a misleading order of battle for the Allied forces. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

order of a court order of arrest Order of Australia order of business order of council order of delivery