Defence Forces (242 bytes)
1: ...r '''Defense Forces''') is the title of the armed forces of certain countries. It could mean:
3: *[[Estonian Defence Forces]]
4: *[[Finnish Defence Forces]]
5: *[[Irish Defence Forces]]
6: *[[Israel Defense Forces]]

Japan Self-Defence Forces (5309 bytes)
2: '''Japan Self-Defence Forces''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 自&#349...
5: ... of 2004]]), Marines or amphibious units, special forces, large cache of ammunitions, or ROE (Rules of Eng...
7: As a reflection of the forces' role, the Japanese term 軍 (pronounciation...
11: Self-Defense Forces numbered about 246,400 in 1992: Ground Self-Defen...
13: ...s, five maritime districts, and three air defense forces. Main bases in [[Hokkaido]], eastern [[Honshu]], ...

Finnish Defence Forces (8762 bytes)
3: ...were permitted to serve on a voluntary basis. The defence is based on a large trained reserve. Finland can ...
5: ...ry command. At the moment (October 2004) Chief of Defence is Admiral [[Juhani Kaskeala]].
7: Military doctrine: Self-defensive; independent defence of all of domestic territory; [[NATO]] Partnershi...
14: ...rporated into the Defence Forces when required by defence readiness.
123: ... soon to be retired. From 2001 on, the [[National Defence College]] trains all new officers, which are all ...

Australian Defence Forces (577 bytes)
1: The '''Australian Defence Force''' (ADF) consists of the [[Royal Australian...
3: ...l Organisation (DMO) that purchases and maintains defence equipment.

Irish Defence Forces (4159 bytes)
1: ...rnment]] via the Minister of Defence. The Defence Forces consist of the:
4: ... align=center bgcolor=lightgreen>'''Irish Defence Forces'''
18: *Permanent Defence Force
22: *Reserve Defence Force
28: ...ce-keeping]] operations. Functions of the Defence Forces include:

Jamaican Defence Forces (1300 bytes)
1: ...) is the overall name given to the combined armed forces of [[Jamaica]]. The JDF consists of the following...
3: *Headquarters, Jamaica Defence Force - divided into the Operations Branch and Ad...
19: ...ttp://www.jdfmil.org/units/units_home.htm Jamaica Defence Force website]

History of the Israeli Defence Forces (19934 bytes)
1: ...le is about the '''history of the Israeli Defence Forces'''.
2: ...of the IDF, see: [[Israeli Defence Forces]] and [[Israel]].
4: == The Foundation of the [[Israeli Defence Forces]] ==
6: ...a''l'') is the name of [[Israel|Israel's ]] armed forces (army, air force and navy).
7: ...r and Minister of Defense, proclaims the State of Israel, May 14th, 1948]]

List of brigades in the Israeli Defence Forces (326 bytes)
1: ...gation page for brigades in the [[Israeli Defence Forces]].
11: [[Category:Israel Defense Forces]]

Israel Defense Forces (24255 bytes)
2: ...al branch, the [[Palmach]]) and the British armed forces, in particular the Jewish Brigade that fought dur...
4: ...in [[Jerusalem]] until the end of the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]] after which they eventually disbanded.
6: ...e: [[Israel Defence Forces History|Israel Defense Forces History]].
12: ...thumb|Rav Aluf Moshe Ya'alon, the Israeli Defence Forces' Chief of General Staff (Ramatkal).]]
14: ...he high commander of the IDF and answers to the [[Defence minister|Defense minister]] and the [[Prime minis...

Defence minister (4324 bytes)
1: ...urred at the end of World War II was to place the defence minister in a [[National Security Council]] or in...
3: ...ations, it is the very strong convention that the defence minister be a civilian to highlight civilian cont...
5: In the United States, the defence minister has been called the [[United States Secr...
7: ...any countries, the formal title is ''Minister for Defence''.
9: ...e MND exists only because most other nations have defence ministries and for protocol and liaison purposes,...

Dutch Defence (1047 bytes)
1: [[Image:Dutch Defence.png|left]]
2: The '''Dutch Defence''' is a [[chess opening]] characterised by the mo...
4: ...ontribute to Black's development. As of 2004, the defence is unpopular at the top level of chess, and it ha...

Nimzowitsch Defence (892 bytes)
11: The '''Nimzowitch Defence''' is a somewhat unusual [[chess opening]], in wh...

Damiano Defence (545 bytes)

Philidor Defence (1992 bytes)
1: [[Image:Philidor Defence.png|right]]
2: The '''Philidor Defence''' is a [[chess opening]] characterised by the mo...
14: ... there are no top players who employ the Philidor Defence with any regularity, although [[Etienne Bacrot]] ...

Defence mechanism (2040 bytes)
1: ...]. This can work well in small doses. However, a defence mechanism can also lead to a [[neurosis]] if it c...
3: Examples of defence mechanisms include:

Grünfeld Defence (1905 bytes)
1: ...float:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:Grünfeld Defence start position.png]]</div>
3: The '''Grünfeld Defence''' is a [[chess opening]] characterised by the mo...
5: ... Fischer]]. [[Garry Kasparov]] has often used the defence, including in his World Championship matches agai...
7: ...een most clearly in the Exchange Variation of the defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4. Now ...
15: *[[Nigel Davies]], ''The Grünfeld Defence'' (Everyman Chess, 2002)

The Luzhin Defence (823 bytes)
1: ... based on the [[novel]] ''The Defense'' (or ''The Defence'') by [[Vladimir Nabokov]]. Nabokov in turn drew ...
6: [[Category:1964 books|Luzhin Defence]]
7: [[Category:2001 films|Luzhin Defence]]

Pirc Defence (1910 bytes)
1: ...s also known as the '''Robatsch''' or '''Ufimtsev Defence''', is a [[chess opening]] characterised by Black...
5: ...night to f6 &mdash; this is known as the [[Modern Defence]].
7: ...e the game might transpose to the [[King's Indian Defence]].
9: ... after 4.dxe5, or can transpose to the [[Philidor Defence]] after 4.Nf3.

Sicilian Defence (1968 bytes)
3: The '''Sicilian defence''' is a chess opening which begins with:

HMS Defence (535 bytes)
1: ...ps of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Defence''''':
3: * [[HMS Defence (1763)|''Defence'']], launched in 1763, fought in many battles in ...
4: * [[HMS Defence (1907)|''Defence'']], launched in 1907, was an armoured cruiser su...
5: * Light cruiser ''Defence'' was launched in 1945 but work on her was suspen...

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