Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Killed_in_actionKilled in action - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Killed_in_action

   • Cached

   Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The United States Department of Defense , for example, says that those declared KIA did not need to have fired their weapons, but only to have been killed ...

   • Missing in action - Wikipedia

     Missing in action ( MIA) is a casualty classification...

   • Category:Military personnel killed in action - Wikipedia

     It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and...

   • Category:People killed in action - Wikipedia

     People killed in action (KIA), a casualty classification...

   • Killed in action - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

     Killed in action (KIA) is a military term. It is used to...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_militaryUnited States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_military

   • Cached

   In 1974, historian Howard Peckham and a team of researchers came up with a total of 6,824 killed in action and 8,445 wounded. Because of incomplete records, Peckham estimated that this new total number of killed in action was still about 1,000 too low. [86]

3. People also ask

   What does killed in action mean?

   • On Wikipedia articles about battles, leaders who were killed in action have the symbol ( { { (*}) next to their name. NATO defines killed in action or a battle casualty as a combatant who is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility or help from fellow comrades.

   Killed in action - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killed_in_action

   See all results for this question

   What is a killed in action category?

   • This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories. This is a list of notable individuals who have been killed in action. Those who died of wounds within a short period can also be listed as killed in action.

   Category:Military personnel killed in action - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_personnel_killed_in_action

   See all results for this question

   What happens if a person is killed in action?

   • As a result, if someone was killed in action and their body was not recovered until much later, there was often little or no chance of identifying the remains unless the person in question was carrying items that would identify them, or had marked their clothing or possessions with identifying information.

   Missing in action - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_in_action

   See all results for this question

   What happened in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971?

   • In the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, two companies of the Indian Army's 15th Punjab (formerly First Patiala) were attacked by four brigades of the Pakistan Army on 3 December 1971 at 1835 hours. Nearly 4,000 Pakistani men attacked the Indian side with 15 tanks and heavy artillery support.

   Missing in action - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_in_action

   See all results for this question

4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Killed_in_actionKilled in action - Wikiwand

   www.wikiwand.com › en › Killed_in_action

   • Cached

   Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA did not need to have fired their weapons, but only to have been killed ...