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  2. Truppenführung - Wikipedia

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    Truppenführung. Truppenführung (" Handling of Combined-Arms Formations ") was a German Army field-manual published in two parts as Heeresdienstvorschrift 300: Part 1, promulgated in 1933, and Part 2 in 1934. The original German-language text, which is notable for its clarity, was prepared by a group led by Colonel General Ludwig Beck (1880 ...

  3. Automated manual transmission - Wikipedia

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    Design and operation. Automated manual transmissions can be semi-automatic or fully-automatic in operation. Several different systems to automate the clutch and/or shifting have been used over the years, but they will generally use one of the following methods of actuation for the clutch and/or shifting: hydraulic or electro-hydraulic actuation, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, electromagnetic ...

  4. Presidential Fitness Test - Wikipedia

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    The impetus for the style of physical testing that developed into the Presidential Fitness Test was a research study conducted by Dr. Hans Kraus and Dr. Sonya Weber in the early 1950s. The study, originally connected to their research in lower back pain, resulted in a diagnostic test for muscular fitness called the "Minimum Muscular Fitness ...

  5. History of physical training and fitness - Wikipedia

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    Antikensammlung, 2nd century AD. Physical training has been present in human societies throughout history. Usually, it was performed for the purposes of preparing for physical competition or display, improving physical, emotional and mental health, and looking attractive. [1] It took a variety of different forms but quick dynamic exercises were ...

  6. List of United States Army Field Manuals - Wikipedia

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    including C 1, 25 July 1952. This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 15 June 1944. This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 15 June 1944. including C 1, 16 September 1942; C 2, 12 November 1942; and C 3, 26 April 1943. These regulations supersede FM 100–5, Tentative Field Service Regulations, Operations, October 1, 1939.

  7. Fitness (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Evolutionary biology. Fitness (often denoted or ω in population genetics models) is a quantitative representation of individual reproductive success. It is also equal to the average contribution to the gene pool of the next generation, made by the same individuals of the specified genotype or phenotype. Fitness can be defined either with ...

  8. Kathy Smith (fitness personality) - Wikipedia

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    Born. ( 1951-12-11) December 11, 1951 (age 72) Arizona, U.S. [1] Occupation. Personal trainer. Kathy Smith (born December 11, 1951) [2] is an American personal trainer who became well known for her workout videos during the late 1980s and 1990s. She has sold over 16 million workout videos since 1980. [3] Her exercise and nutrition program ...

  9. Byzantine military manuals - Wikipedia

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    A large corpus of Byzantine military literature survives. Characteristically Byzantine manuals were first produced in the sixth century. They greatly proliferated in the tenth century, when the Byzantines embarked on their conquests in the East and the Balkans, but production abated after the early eleventh century.