Military camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent
In the
Background
Historically, army camps referred to large field camps of military troops that could include several thousand people. In the
Leaguer
Leaguer and harbour are British terms for military camps; 'harbour' for temporary camps. The name, coming from 16th Century Dutch leger,[3] was used for a military camp, particularly one laying siege.
During World War II leaguer was used in the Western Desert campaign particularly for camps of armoured formations.[4] The arrangement of the leaguer depended on purpose and whether day or night. By day dispersed for protection against air attack with elements of the formation able to cover each other, at night ("close leaguer") the tank regiment forming a square or triangle, the tanks facing out with the support vehicles drawn up in the middle (but moving out of the leaguer and to the rear just before dawn). [5]
Other uses
The term "bivouac" also has non-military uses. In the Rhineland carnival tradition , "bivouac" refers to an open-air carnival, usually organized by a carnival society. A well-known example is the "Funkenbiwak" organized by the Rote Funken carnival society, which takes place on the Neumarkt square in Cologne.[6]
Gallery
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Scenes of theAustrian War of Succession, 1741-1745
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Scenes of the Austrian War of Succession, 1741-1745
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Military camp at Conwy on the North Wales coast, 1911
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Egypt - Military camp, Wadi Halfa. Brooklyn Museum Archives
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Military camp at Bagram, Afghanistan home to U.S. airmen, soldiers, Marines and sailors supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
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A Group in Camp, 39th Bengal Infantry
See also
Bibliography
References
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ "SP9 7AB postcode in Tidworth Camp - postcode SP97AB".
- ^ "laager, n.", OED Online, Oxford University Press., September 2021, retrieved September 20, 2021
- ^ TM 30-410 1942, p. 210.
- ^ TM 30-410 1942, pp. 211–212.
- ^ "Info über den Funkenbiwak". koelner-karneval.org (in German).