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War Department — may refer to: War Department (United Kingdom) United States Department of War (1789–1947) See also War Office (17th century–1963), a former department of the British Government Ministry of War, an administrative, supply and services agency of an… … Wikipedia
War Department — noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947 (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑executive department * * * U.S. Hist. the department of the federal government that, from… … Useful english dictionary
War Department (United Kingdom) — The War Department was the United Kingdom government department responsible for the supply of equipment to the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the pursuance of military activity. In 1857 it became the War Office. Within the War Office the… … Wikipedia
War Department Halt railway station — Infobox UK disused station name = War Department Halt manager = War Office and RHDR locale = Romney Marsh borough = Shepway platforms = 0 years = 1929 events = Opened events1 = Closed years1 = 1945The War Department halt was an informal railway… … Wikipedia
War Department Light Railways — The War Department Light Railways were a system of narrow gauge trench railways run by the British War Department in World War I. Light railways made an important contribution to the Allied war effort in the first world war, being were used for… … Wikipedia
War Department — Formerly one of the primary departments of the Federal Government, headed by the Secretary of War. See Defense Department … Ballentine's law dictionary
Confederate States War Department — War Department Agency overview Formed 1861 Dissolved 1865 The Confederate States War Department was a cabinet level department in Confederate States of America government responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States … Wikipedia
Department (United States Army) — Department, is a term used, by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I. In 1920, most of the departments were redesignated as corps areas. However, the Hawaiian, Panama Canal, and Philippine Departments retained their old names. In 1939, the… … Wikipedia
WAR REFUGEE BOARD — WAR REFUGEE BOARD, a United States government agency established to assist refugees during World War II. In the autumn of 1943, at the initiative of the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe (the Bergson group), members of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
United States War Department — Siegel des Kriegsministeriums Das Kriegsministerium der Vereinigten Staaten, offiziell United States Department of War, war von 1789 bis 1949 das für das Militär verantwortliche Ministerium der USA. Es wurde 1949 vom Verteidigungsministerium… … Deutsch Wikipedia
