Z Force, force z, or variation, may refer to:
Military
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Z Force (Bangladesh)
Z Force, also known as Tura Brigade, was the first military brigade of Bangladesh Forces formed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 under Major Ziaur Rahman along with the consent of the revolutionary government of Bangladesh in exil ...
, a guerrilla unit during the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Z Force (Burma)
Z Force was a forward observation force attached to the British General Staff Intelligence that operated in Burma during World War II.
Z Force's function was to obtain information for the commander of the British Fourteenth Army, General Slim. Th ...
, an intelligence-gathering unit of the British Fourteenth Army in Burma
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Z Special Unit
Z Special Unit () was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. Predominantly Australian, Z Special Unit was a specialist reconnaissance and sabotage unit that in ...
, an Australian-British-New Zealand commando unit in the South West Pacific theatre, also known as "Z Force"
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Force Z
Force Z was a British naval squadron during the Second World War, consisting of the battleship , the battlecruiser and accompanying destroyers. Assembled in 1941, the purpose of the group was to reinforce the British colonial garrisons in the ...
of the Royal Navy
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Z (Military symbol)
The Latin-script letter Z ( rus, зет, p=zɛt, r=zet) is one of several symbols (including "V" and "O") painted on military vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is speculated that the Z hel ...
, prominent and standard label for Russian forces during the
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
Other uses
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''Flashback'' (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a rollercoaster that was known as Z Force
* z-force or force z (physics), an axial
force
In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a p ...
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Zforce, a sensory product made by Neonode
See also
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Y Force
Y Force was the South East Asia Command designation given to Chinese National Revolutionary Army forces that re-entered Burma from Yunnan in 1944 as one of the Allies fighting in Burma Campaign of World War II. It consisted of 175,000 troops divide ...
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X force (disambiguation)
X Force was the name given to the portion of the National Revolutionary Army's Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma, Chinese Expeditionary Force that Japanese capture of Burma, retreated from Burma into India in 1942. Chiang Kai-shek sent troop ...
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Force (disambiguation)
Force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object.
For The Force with the definite article, see The Force (disambiguation).
Force may also refer to:
Places
* Force, Marche, a municipality in Ascoli Piceno, Italy
* Forcé, Mayenn ...
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Z (disambiguation)
Z is the 26th and last letter of the Latin alphabet.
Z may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Z'' (1969 film), a 1969 Algerian-French thriller film based on the murder of a Greek politician.
* ''Z'' (1999 film), a 1999 Kannada mystery-th ...
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