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Going through the lists of US military awards for ones he might have been eligible for, I'm not finding anything: Current Awards He didn't serve long enough in the reserves to be eligible for anything …

I presume you're asking about his service in the Continental Army of the American Revolution? This would be numerical strength: how many men are fit for service in each platoon, company, battalion a …

"Interior ballistics," the art of getting projectiles to come out of gun barrels spinning correctly, at the desired speed, and without unexplained wobbles, is complex. As recently as the 1980s, FN Her …

The Japanese have the weapon the OP seems to be looking for: the Lunge Mine, which would be fatal for the user, although it isn't well-documented. A similar weapon could have been improvised by attach …

Large gliders became obsolete. They were easy to detect once radars had become smaller and more common than they were during WWII. Their ability to evade radar-controlled anti-aircraft fire would have …

Swords were certainly used in World War II. Japanese officers carried Guntō swords and used them as hand-to-hand weapons. One eccentric British officer, "Mad Jack" Churchill used a broadsword, alo …

The first modern stick grenade appears to have been the British No. 1, developed in 1908. It had an impact fuse, and was a liability in trench warfare, being replaced by the time-fused Mills Bomb. I …

Another example: The 102nd Cavalry Regiment of the US Army was re-organised during WWII, to form the 102nd Cavalry Group (Mechanized). This fulfils the OP requirement of the men still being "cavalryme …

She's portrayed wearing a laurel wreath, an important Roman symbol of military victory, and holding out another one, which is clearly intended for the soldiers the poster is trying to recruit. … There's a bit of Victoria, the Roman goddess of military victory in there, and some of Nike, her Greek equivalent, too. …

Here are a few pages that have more detail. The official report is worth a look. The first one lists several mistakes, including: The lack of any overall review of the plan The requirement that a …

As a supplement to Santiago's answer, the effectiveness of the Panzer divisions early in the war was mostly based on their mobility and speed of action. It worked like this: Their armoured regiments …

I doubt anyone has compiled such a list. It wouldn't actually be terribly useful, as far as I can see. The difficulties start with a problem of definitions: are you asking for all the cities that co …

Wikipedia says: If physical disability prevented raising the right arm, it was acceptable to raise the left. The source for this is Ian Kershaw's The "Hitler Myth": Image and Reality in the Thir …

This is useful in wartime: essentially, they provide reserves of scientifically trained officers for the military. … Other countries use more normal military reserve services, or commission civilians when necessary. …

To add to the existing answer, In the Victorian era, British soldiers (both officers and other ranks) were recruited into a regiment, and normally stayed with that regiment for their whole career. In …