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Russian term or phrase:
Kom zavod (ком Завод)
English translation:
комвзвода = командир взвода > platoon leader
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Elena Ow-Wing
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Kom zavod (ком Завод)
Head of a partisan detachment?
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Head of a partisan detachment?
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комвзвода = командир взвода
Yes, it is a military term. I would say "Head of a platoon", but "detachment" may be right as well.
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Note added at 26 mins (2012-02-13 23:49:29 GMT)
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If it is about a group of soldiers sent away from a larger group to do a special job, then it is definitely a detachment.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/Army-topic/detachment
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Note added at 26 mins (2012-02-13 23:49:29 GMT)
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If it is about a group of soldiers sent away from a larger group to do a special job, then it is definitely a detachment.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/Army-topic/detachment
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