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Swedish Army bicycle infantry soldiers with Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine guns and Bantam anti-tank missiles, 1965

Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on (or, more often, between) battlefields using military bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th century, when the "safety bicycle" became popular in Europe, the United States, and Australia. Historically, bicycles lessened the need for horses, fuel and vehicle maintenance. Though their use has waned over the years in many armies, they continue to be used in unconventional armies such as militias.

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Bicycle infantry

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Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on (or, more often, between) battlefields using military bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th...

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Military bicycle

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independent companies of bicycle infantry, a battalion of cyclists attached to every cavalry division, and an additional 10 reserve bicycle companies and 17 replacement...

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Swiss army bicycle

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elite bicycle infantry units in 2003, but still uses bicycles for training, and many army bicycles remain in private use. The most famous Swiss bicycle infantryman...

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Mounted infantry

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introduced in 1896. Many European armies also used bicycle infantry in a similar way that mounted infantry used horses. However they were handicapped by the...

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Swedish military bicycle

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purposes. Bicycle infantry were first introduced in 1901, when the Gotland Infantry Regiment (I 27) in Visby, replaced its cavalry complement with bicycle-mounted...

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Bicycle

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A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels...

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History of the bicycle

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battalion of bicycle infantry attached. The Invasion of Poland saw many bicycle-riding scouts in use, with each bicycle company using 196 bicycles and 1 motorcycle...

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Mobile infantry

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infantry, riding horses. Dragoons were originally mounted infantry Bicycle infantry, specifically employing bicycles for movement Airmobile infantry,...

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Folding bicycle

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folding bikes for bicycle infantry use. In 1900, Mikael Pedersen developed for the British army a folding version of his Pedersen bicycle that weighed 6...

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Malayan campaign

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a total disaster. The operation is notable for the Japanese use of bicycle infantry, which allowed troops to carry more equipment and swiftly move through...

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Electric bicycle

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An electric bicycle, e-bike, electrically assisted pedal cycles, or electrically power assisted cycles is a motorized bicycle with an integrated electric...

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Police bicycle

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A police bicycle is a bicycle used by police forces, most commonly in the form of a mountain bicycle, used to patrol areas inaccessible to police cars...

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Gotland Infantry Regiment

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mainland were transferred for training at I 27. There, at the same time, bicycle infantry training began. In 1915, the regiment got Visborg Kungsladugård's land...

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Army Cyclist Corps

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controlling the Army's bicycle infantry. Volunteer cyclist units had been formed as early as the 1880s, with the first complete bicycle unit (the 26th Middlesex...

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Gyorshadtest

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vulnerable to modern anti-tank weapons; two motorized infantry battalions; two bicycle infantry battalions; one 105mm howitzer battalion; and one antiaircraft...

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Erhard Raus

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of Bicycle infantry. At the end of First World War, he was included in the newly formed Austrian army, first as the commander of the Vienna bicycle infantry...

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Outline of bicycles

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Birdy (bicycle) Gearbox bicycle Handcycle Hybrid bicycle Hydrogen bicycle Ice cycle Infantry bicycle Islamic bicycle Longtail bicycle Lowrider bicycle Military...

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Infantry

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infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and naval infantry. Other types...

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Swiss Armed Forces

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and were the last non-ceremonial horse cavalry in Europe, as were bicycle infantry battalions until 2001. Since 1989, there have been several attempts...

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Wehrmacht

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and for the same reasons many soldiers marched on foot or used bicycles as bicycle infantry. As the fortunes of war turned against them, the Germans were...

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List of German standards at the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945

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Regiment Infantry 1st Battalion of the 116th Infantry Regiment Infantry 1st Bicycle Infantry Battalion Infantry 1st Combat Engineer Battalion Combat engineers...

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Buffalo Soldier

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Ossian Flipper Edward W. Pearson, Sr. Charles Young Cathay Williams Bicycle infantry Bisbee Riot Battle of the Saline River – one of the first combats of...

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SIG SG 510

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Machine. Modern Firearms. Accessed 15 August 2009. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009)...

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Fall of Singapore

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Peninsula, overwhelming the defences. The Japanese forces also used bicycle infantry and light tanks, allowing swift movement through the jungle. The Commonwealth...

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