Stormtrooper or storm trooper may refer to:
Military
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Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany)
Stormtroopers (german: Sturmtruppen or ''Stoßtruppen'') were specialist soldiers of the Imperial German Army, German Army. In the last years of World War I, ''Stoßtruppen'' ("Shock troops, shock troopers" or "shove troopers") were trained to u ...
, specialist soldier of the German Army in World War I
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Sturmabteilung
The (; SA; literally "Storm Detachment") was the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi ral ...
'' (SA) or Storm Detachment, a paramilitary organization of the German Nazi Party
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8th Infantry Division (Philippines)
The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating local communist insurgent units, and terrorists ...
or Storm Trooper Division, a Philippine Army unit
Other uses
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Stormtrooper (''Star Wars''), a fictional soldier from the ''Star Wars'' universe
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Stormtroopers (''Transformers''), a fictional group from the ''Transformers'' series
*''Stormtrooper'', an
American Nazi Party
The American Nazi Party (ANP) is an American far-right and neo-Nazi political party founded by George Lincoln Rockwell and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The organization was originally named the World Union of Free Enterprise National ...
magazine (circa the 1960s)
*Stormtroopers, fictional soldiers in the
Imperial Guard of ''Warhammer 40,000''
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Shock troops
Shock troops or assault troops are formations created to lead an attack. They are often better trained and equipped than other infantry, and expected to take heavy casualties even in successful operations.
"Shock troop" is a calque, a loose tra ...
, commandos or special forces in general
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Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death (abbreviated to S.O.D.) was an American crossover thrash band formed in New York City in 1985. They are credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes referred to as ...
, a crossover thrash band
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Sturmtruppen (disambiguation) '' Sturmtruppen'' is an Italian comic series.
Sturmtruppen, German for " Storm trooper", may also refer to:
* ''Sturmtruppen'' (film), a 1976 Italian film
*'' Sturmtruppen: The Videogame'', a 1992 videogame
See also
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