what does anzac stand for?
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I believe it stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps.
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Australia – golden wattle \nBangladesh – jackfruit, white water lily \nBolivia – Kantatu \nBulgaria – rose \nBrunei – Simpur \nCanada – maple leaf, (unofficial) \nChina - peony,plum blossom \nPeople's Republic of China – sunflower (obsolete), peony (unofficial) \nHong Kong - bauhinia blakeana \nMacau – Lotus \nRepublic of China (Taiwan) – plum blossom \nChile – copihue \nColombia – orchid[Cattleya Trianae] \nDenmark – red clover \nEgypt – Egyptian lotus \nEngland – red-and-white rose of Tudor (white for York, red for Lancaster) \nEstonia – blue cornflower \nFinland – lily of the valley, white rose \nFrance – lily (Ancien Régime) \nGermany – oak \nIceland - Dryas octopetala \nIndia – the lotus, Nelumbo nucifera \nIndonesia - melati(Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac), moth orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) \nIran – tulip (depicted on the Flag of Iran) \nIraq – rose \nIreland – shamrock (or trefoil) \nJamaica – lignum vitae \nJapan – chrysanthemum \nJordan – black iris \nKuwait - Rhanterium epapposum \nMalta – Maltese Rock Centaury \nMalaysia – Chinese Hibiscus \nMaldives – rose \nMexico – dahlia \nMoldova – oak \nNepal – Rhododendron \nNetherlands – tulip \nNewfoundland – Pitcher Plant \nNew Zealand – silver fern (foliage), koru, and kowhai (flower) \nNorth Korea – Kimjongilia \nNorway – heather \nPakistan – Jasmine \nPanama – Holy Spirit flower \nPhilippines - sampaguita (Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac) \nRussia – camomile \nScotland – Thistle, Scottish Bluebell (Harebell) \nSerbia – plum \nSingapore – Vanda Miss Joaquim, orchid \nSlovenia – carnation \nSouth Africa – king protea \nSouth Korea – Hibiscus \nSoviet Union – carnation \nSwitzerland – edelweiss \nUnited States – rose \nVenezuela – orchid [Cattleya Mossiae] \nWales – daffodil, leek \nZimbabwe – flame lily
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It stands for:  You Ain't Trax, You Ain't Sh...\n\nUsed by Marines.
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If you are staying in Australia - \n\nGo to the Dawn Service in your area, then watch the parade and observe one minute's silence.  After the parade, go to the local pub and have a beer and a game of 2-up.  \n\nThe mood of the day starts as a sombre commemoration of those who gave their lives as well as survivors of our armed services who are scarred by their participation.  After the formal services, it is more about celebrating our way of life.....a few beers and a game of 2-up at the pub.
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Australian. I love it!
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newzealand:\nhttp://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-nz/nz-ww2.htm\nhttp://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-WH2.html\nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/military-history-of-new-zealand-during-world-war-ii\n\nLuxembourg :\nLuxembourg was invaded and occupied by Germany during the First World War, but was allowed to maintain its independence and political mechanisms. It was again subject to German occupation in the Second World War, and was formally annexed into the Third Reich in 1942.\n\nDuring World War II, Luxembourg abandoned its policy of neutrality, when it joined the Allies in fighting Germany. Its government, exiled to London set up a small group of volunteers, who participated in the Normandy invasion. It became a founding member of the United Nations in 1946, and of NATO in 1949. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and, in 1999, it joined the euro currency area. In 2005, a referendum on the EU treaty establishing a constitution for Europe was held in Luxembourg\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_Luxembourg_in_World_War_I\nhttp://www.luxembourg.co.uk/nutshell.html\nhttp://www.worldstatesmen.org/Luxembourg.htm\nhttp://hgs.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/7/1/51.pdf
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"Russia, one of the Allied powers during the war, had problems with its supply routes over sea. The Baltic Sea was locked by the German Navy, while the Black Sea's only entrance was through the Bosporus, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire."\n\n"By late 1914, the Western Front, in France and Belgium, had effectively become fixed. A new front was desperately needed."\n\n"After the failure of the naval attacks, it had become clear that ground troops were necessary to eliminate the Turkish mobile artillery."\n\nThe Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, "The Anzacs were to land north of Gaba Tepe on the Aegean coast from where they could advance across the peninsula and prevent retreat from or reinforcement of Kilitbahir."
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Sadly, it looks as though most Yahoo users do not know of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. I can only assume that those other countries might be former allies that fought along side the ANZAC troops in previous wars: the british, obviously; the french, maybe; possibly the USA?
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It's a flower, the poppy. Saturday is Veteran's Day in the United States. In Canada it is called Remembrance Day. It is to honour all the men and women who have fought to protect their countries.
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History - WW1  \nWorld War 1. 1914-1918. To assist our visitors in gaining an appreciation of Australia's involvement in this conflict we have provided the following: Overview of the conflictwww.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/ww1-00.html
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ANZUS stands for Australia and New Zealand, not western Europe.\n\nSEATO stands for Southeast Asia Treay Organization, not European either.\n\nCENTO I have never heard of.\n\nI guess that leaves NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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It means 'A honour to those who died, a warning to those who live'\n\nIts from a monument in Dachau where the concentration camps used to be during the Holocaust.
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thanks for the laugh! I'll have to remember that one.\n\nSeriously though, I'm an Aussie and a person from Melbourne is called a Melbournian. Northern or Australian Capital Territory dwellers are called Territorians, Western Aussies don't really have a nickname, but we do (no word of a lie) tend to call the Tasmanians Inbreeders.\n\nIt's in our nature to insult eachother. We enjoy it and the other always finds it funny. We might sound crazy, but at least we get along and have a sense of humour.\n\nNo civil war will ever occur here.\n\nP.S. Those Sheep Shagging Kiwis love to take the piss out of us too. That's why we are such good neighbours.
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Australia excels at Light infantry operations, particuarly in jungle environments.\n\nThis grew out of our experiences in WW2, and can be displayed by our records in the Indonesian Confrontation and Vietnam.
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Its usually refers to Australia.
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AAA-O: Slogan devised by Colonel Harry A. (Paddy) Flint for the 39th Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division in Sicily in 1943. \n\nIt stood for: "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere -- Bar Nothing." \n\nFlint was rated as one of the best American commanders in World War II. He was killed at Normandy by a sniper.
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it stands for  \n\nMalan, Tygerberg, Bellville and Stellenberg \n\nEvery year sees the build-up of the biggest schools athletics event in the Northern Suburbs when high schools DF Malan, Tygerberg, Bellville and Stellenberg compete for the sought after MTBS trophy.