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Wounded Japanese troops surrender to US and Filipino soldiers in Manila, 1945. The military history of the Philippines is characterized by wars between Philippine kingdoms [1] and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then a period of struggle against colonial powers such as Spain and the United States, occupation by the Empire of Japan during World War II and participation in Asian ...
Spain was Europe's dominant power for most of the 16th and 17th centuries and had the largest global empire until the beginning of the 19th century. The military history of Spain, from the period of the Carthaginian conquests over the Phoenicians to the former Afghan War spans a period of more than 2200 years, and includes the history of ...
The most distinguished Militia unit of the Spanish colonial army in the Spanish East Indies (modern day Philippines) known as El Ejército Español en Filipinas, was the Luzon Grenadiers ( Spanish: Granaderos de Luzon ), which was formed in 1796 with the Grenadier and Cazador Companies of all Militia units. After being demobilized in 1817, it ...
Rank group Alumno de 5º Alumno de 4º Alumno de 3º Alumno de 2º Alumno de 1º Spanish Army: Alférez alumno (5.º curso) Alférez alumno (4.º curso) Alférez alumno (3.er curso) Cadete de 3.º (con asignaturas pendientes) Cadete (2.º curso) Cadete (1.er curso)
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899. The Philippine Revolutionary Army, later renamed Philippine Republican Army [4] (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), was the army of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its dissolution ...
Mauser rifles were used by the Luna Sharpshooters and the Black Guards. The Luna Sharpshooters, also known as the " Marksmen of Death " ( Spanish: Tiradores de la Muerte ), was an elite unit formed by General Antonio Luna to serve under the Philippine Revolutionary Army. They became famous for fighting fiercer than the regular Filipino army ...
Army and Air Force. The Philippine Army during the Commonwealth period as well as after independence - as well as the Air Force beginning 1947 - used essentially the same rank insignias as the United States Army. [citation needed] The main difference is the addition of a rank named third lieutenant and the five-star rank of Field Marshal.
Comparative military ranks of World War I. Comparative officer ranks of World War II. World War II German Army ranks and insignia. Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine. Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II.