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Armistice
An armistice is a formal military agreement suspending hostilities by mutual consent, legally defined under the 1907 Hague Convention, without ending the state of war.
Armistice Day
Armistice Day, now Veterans Day in the US and Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth, marks the World War I armistice signed 5 a.m. 11 November 1918 at Compiègne, effective at 11 a.m., first commemorated 1919 with a two minutes' silence.
Armistice of 11 November 1918
Armistice of 11 November 1918 (Waffenstillstand von Compiègne): the Germany-Allied agreement ending Western Front fighting in World War I, signed about 5 a.m. by Matthias Erzberger and Marshal Foch in a Compiègne railway carriage, effective at 11 a.m. with severe disarmament terms.
Armistice of 22 June 1940
Armistice of 22 June 1940, also called the Franco-German armistice (Convention d'armistice franco-allemande): agreement signed at Rethondes, Compiègne, dividing France into occupied and unoccupied zones, disarming its forces, and keeping POWs in Germany until peace.
Armistice of Cassibile
Armistice of Cassibile (Armistizio di Cassibile): the short armistice signed 3 September 1943 in Sicily by Castellano and Bedell Smith, announced 8 September, ending Italy's war against the Allies; followed by the Malta long armistice of 29 September 1943.
Armistice of Mudros
The Armistice of Mudros (Turkish: Mondros Mütarekesi), signed on 30 October 1918 aboard HMS Agamemnon at Lemnos, ended hostilities between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies of World War I.
Armistice process of World War I
The armistice process of World War I was the sequence of negotiations, signings, and renewals that suspended fighting against Germany and its allies between September and November 1918.
Armon Sharei
Armon Sharei is an American biotechnology entrepreneur who co-founded SQZ Biotechnologies, an MIT spin-out built on his Cell Squeeze intracellular-delivery technology, and later founded Portal Biotechnologies.
Armor Defense (Armor)
Armor Defense, formerly FireHost, is a Dallas, Texas cybersecurity company founded in 2009 by Chris Drake that provides managed cloud security and compliance services, including HIPAA and PCI compliance.
Armor of God
The armor of God is the spiritual armor of Ephesians 6:10–20: belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and sword of the Spirit.
Armour of the Kelly gang
Armour of the Kelly gang: four improvised bulletproof suits made in 1879 from plough mouldboards by Ned and Dan Kelly, Joe Byrne, and Steve Hart, worn once at the 1880 Glenrowan siege; analysis shows amateur bush-forge work.
Armoured warfare
Armoured warfare: the combined-arms use of tanks and armored vehicles, from Flers-Courcelette 1916 and Kursk to the drone-era Ukraine war, where FPV drones and ATGMs are reshaping tank doctrine.
Armouries in Canada
Armouries in Canada are military drill-hall buildings housing militia and Army Reserve units. Over 100 were built 1896-1918 under Borden and Hughes, with fortress-style architecture, standard plans, and heritage-protected examples in Hamilton, Halifax, Winnipeg, and Sherbrooke.
Armpit fetishism
Armpit fetishism, or maschalagnia, is sexual interest in the axilla, its hair, sweat, and odor. A paraphilia under DSM-5, it is a fetishistic disorder only with six months of recurrent arousal plus distress, impairment, or harm.
Arms control
Arms control: the negotiation, verification, and implementation of treaties limiting or eliminating weapons, from the 1963 Hotline Agreement and 1968 NPT to START cuts; New START's February 2026 expiration ended binding US-Russia nuclear limits.
Arms embargo on Yugoslavia (1991)
UN Security Council Resolution 713 arms embargo on Yugoslavia, 25 September 1991, covering all former Yugoslav territories; monitored by the 724 committee, contested in the US, phased out by Resolution 1021 after Dayton, fully terminated 18 June 1996.
Arms race
Arms race: an intense armaments competition between rival states, qualitative or quantitative. Covers Richardson models, the security dilemma, the Cold War nuclear race, and today's AI and nuclear competitions.
Arms Trade Treaty
The Arms Trade Treaty, also known as the UN Small Arms Treaty, is a UN agreement regulating cross-border trade in conventional weapons, in force since 2014.
Arms trafficking
Arms trafficking, also called illicit firearms trafficking, is the unauthorized cross-border movement of firearms, parts and ammunition under the UN Firearms Protocol and Arms Trade Treaty, driven mainly by diversion of legally produced weapons into illicit markets.
Armstrong Williams
Armstrong Williams (born 1959) is an American conservative commentator, radio and TV host, and broadcast station owner of Howard Stirk Holdings and co-owner of The Baltimore Sun.
Armstrongism
Armstrongism is the doctrine and movement founded by American evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong, whose Worldwide Church of God taught seventh-day Sabbath observance, British Israelism, and annual biblical festivals.
Army
Army: a large organized force trained for land warfare, from French armée. Covers standing armies, conscription versus volunteer recruitment, force structures, and modernization of US, Canadian, and British armies.
Army Combat Uniform
Army Combat Uniform (ACU), the U.S. Army's daily combat and garrison uniform established 14 June 2004, replacing the BDU; 50/50 nylon-cotton wrinkle-free fabric, permethrin-treated, FR and ACU-A variants, now in OCP after UCP retirement.
Army General Staff
The Army General Staff (参謀本部, Sanbō Hombu) was the command organ of the Imperial Japanese Army, established in 1878 under the Emperor and independent of the government.
Army Group A
Army Group A (Heeresgruppe A), German Second World War army group; led the 1940 Ardennes breakout under von Rundstedt and the 1942 Caucasus campaign under List, then retreated to Romania.
Army Group North
Heeresgruppe Nord (Army Group North), German Wehrmacht army group on the northern Eastern Front 1941-1945: formed 1939 for Poland, re-formed 22 June 1941 under Leeb, besieged Leningrad, retreated to Courland, renamed Army Group Kurland 25 January 1945.
Army Inspector (Guanjunrongshi)
The Army Inspector (观军容使) was a Tang dynasty commissioner post, first held by the eunuch Yu Chao'en, that grew from supervising armies to commanding the Shence Army.
Army Medical University
Army Medical University (陆军军医大学), also Third Military Medical University, a PLA medical university in Chongqing rebuilt in 2017, with sites in Hebei, Xinjiang, and Tibet; trains military medical personnel and runs Southwest, Xinqiao, and Daping hospitals.
Army Ministry
The Army Ministry (陸軍省) was the government office administering Japan's Imperial Army from 1872 to 1945. Its active-duty Army Minister gave the army power to bring down cabinets.
Army National Guard
Army National Guard (ARNG), the Army's main reserve component under the National Guard Bureau, with dual state-federal command; about 328,000 soldiers in the FY 2026 request, distinct from the Army Reserve by its state governor control.