battle honours
Regimental combat awards
Battle honours are formal recognitions awarded to military units for distinguished service in specific engagements or campaigns.
They typically appear on regimental colours, flags, or insignia: The regiment's battle honours include Waterloo and the Somme.
The term is primarily British; American usage prefers "battle honors" or "campaign streamers."
- Gallipoli campaignWWI strait invasion failure
- Black WatchHistoric Scottish infantry regiment
- war memorialsStructures honoring fallen soldiers
- fallen soldiersTroops killed in warfare
- last postMilitary nighttime bugle call
military decorations · brigade · colours · Western Front · theatre of war · ceremonial duties · military heritage · armed forces · Dunkirk · trench warfare · Arnhem · valor · heroism · commendation · salute · battlefront · bayonet charge · tally
battle honoursVictoria Cross
Britain's top combat decoration
Medal of Honor · service medals · campaign medals · service ribbons
battle honoursdisgrace
Loss of honor
dishonour · shame · infamy · court martial · disbandment
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