list of armed forces

List of armed forces, specific [[military]] units, paramilitary groups and other armed non-state actors, either real or fictional. The list is currently a work-in-progess, so any help is appreciated.¶
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* "[b]Real life[/b]":#dtext-real¶
** "China":#dtext-china¶
** "France":#dtext-france¶
** "Germany":#dtext-germany¶
** "Indonesia":#dtext-idn¶
** "Ireland":#dtext-ireland¶
** "Iran":#dtext-iran¶
** "Israel":#dtext-israel¶
** "Ireland":#dtext-ireland¶
** "Italy":#dtext-italy¶
** "Japan":#dtext-japan¶
** "Korea":#dtext-korea¶
** "Russia":#dtext-russia¶
** "Sweden":#dtext-sweden¶
** "Thailand":#dtext-thailand¶
** "United Kingdom":#dtext-uk¶
** "United States":#dtext-us¶
** "Vietnam":#dtext-vn¶
* "[b]Paramilitary groups and non-state actors[/b]":#dtext-para¶
* "[b]Fictional armed forces[/b]":#dtext-fake¶
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h4#real. Real life¶
h5#china. [[China]]¶
* [[People's Liberation Army]]¶
** [[People's Liberation Army Ground Force]]¶
** [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]¶
** [[People's Liberation Army Air Force|]]¶
** [[People's Liberation Army Rocket Force]]¶
h6#roc. [[Kuomintang|Republic of China]] / [[Taiwan]]¶
* [[National Revolutionary Army]]¶
* [[Republic of China Army]]¶
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h5#france. [[France]]¶
* [[French Army]]¶
* [[French Navy]]¶
* [[French Air Force]]¶
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h5#germany. [[Germany]]¶
h6. Generic¶
* [[German Army]]¶
h6. [[German Empire]]¶
* [[Imperial German Army]]¶
* [[Imperial German Navy]]¶
* [[Imperial German Flying Corps]]¶
h6. Weimar Republic¶
* [[Reichswehr]]¶
h6. [[Nazi]] Germany¶
* [[Luftwaffe]]¶
** [[Fallschirmjaeger|Fallschirmjäger]]¶
* [[Kriegsmarine]]¶
* [[Waffen-SS]]¶
* [[Wehrmacht]]¶
h6. [[East Germany]]¶
* [[Nationale Volksarmee]]¶
* [[Volksmarine]]¶
h6. [[West Germany]] / Modern Germany¶
* [[Bundeswehr]]¶
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h5#idn. [[Indonesia]]¶
* [[Indonesian Air Force]]¶
* [[Indonesian Army]]¶
* [[Indonesian Navy]]¶
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h5#iran. [[Iran]]¶
* [[Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Force]]¶
* [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]]¶
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h5#israel. [[Israel]]¶
* [[Israel Defense Forces]]¶
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h5#ireland. [[Ireland]]¶
* [[Irish Army]]¶
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h5#italy. [[Italy]]¶
* [[Italian Army]]¶
* [[Italian Air Force]]¶
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h6. Kingdom of Italy¶
* [[Regia Marina]]¶
* [[Regia Aeronautica]]¶
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h5#japan. [[Japan]]¶
h6. Imperial Japan¶
* [[Imperial Japanese Army]]¶
* [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]¶
h6. Post-Imperial Japan¶
* [[Japan Self-Defense Force]]¶
** [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]]¶
** [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]]¶
** [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]]¶
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h5#korea. [[Korea]]¶
h6. [[Korean Empire]]¶
* [[Imperial Korean Army]]¶
h6. [[North Korea]]¶
* [[Korean People's Army]]¶
* [[Korean People's Navy]]¶
* [[Korean People's Air Force]]¶
h6. [[South Korea]]¶
* [[Republic of Korea Army]]¶
* [[Republic of Korea Navy]]¶
** [[Republic of Korea Marine Corps]]¶
* [[Republic of Korea Air Force]]¶
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h5#russia. [[Russia]]¶
h6. [[Russian Empire]]¶
* [[Imperial Russian Army]]¶
* [[Imperial Russian Navy]]¶
* [[White Army]]¶
h6. [[Soviet]] Union¶
* [[Soviet Air Force]]¶
* [[Soviet Army]]¶
* [[Soviet Border Troops]]¶
* [[Soviet Navy]]¶
h6. Axis collaborators¶
* [[Russian Liberation Army]]¶
h6. Modern Russia¶
* [[Russian Ground Forces]]¶
** [[Spetsnaz]]¶
* [[Russian Navy]]¶
* [[Russian Air Force]]¶
** [[VDV]]¶
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h5#sweden. [[Sweden]]¶
* [[Swedish Air Force]]¶
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h5#thailand. [[Thailand]]¶
* [[Royal Thai Army]]¶
* [[Royal Thai Navy]]¶
* [[Royal Thai Air Force]]¶
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h5#uk. [[United Kingdom]]¶
* [[British Army]]¶
** [[Special Air Service]]¶
* [[Royal Navy]]¶
* [[Royal Air Force]]¶
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h5#us. [[United States]]¶
* [[United States Army]]¶
* [[United States Navy]]¶
* [[United States Air Force]]¶
* [[United States Marine Corps]]¶
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h5#vn. Vietnam¶
* [[Vietnam People's Air Force]]¶
h6. South Vietnam¶
* [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]]¶
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h4#para. Paramilitary groups and non-state actors¶
* [[Hamas]]¶
* [[hezbollah_flag|Hezbollah]]¶
* [[ISIS (terrorist_group)|]] ¶
* [[NKVD]]¶
* [[Red Guard]]¶
* [[Stasi]]¶
* [[Sturmabteilung]]¶
* [[Viet Cong]]¶
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h4#fake. Fictional armed forces¶
* [[First Order]]¶
* [[U.N. Spacey]]¶
* [[ZAFT (gundam)]] ¶
* [[Zeon]]¶
** [[Neo Zeon]]