Gros (majority)

Gros (from French gros , das = "large", "strong", "thick"; as a noun [n.] = "Main part", "majority", "largest part") is a French term for the predominant Part or the majority or the main mass of a group or a number - z. B. of troops, the same things or groups of people. The term was adopted into German as a military term in the 17th century and has been in common use in other areas since the 18th century.

origin

The term, coming from the French military language, originally referred to the body of an army ( gros d'armée ) and a moderate war marching or going to fight in position or previous major formation , z. B. a corps or a division . During a march, neither the vanguard ( avant-garde ) nor the rearguard ( arrièregarde ) belonged to the bulk, as were the detachments and the light troops moving in the vicinity of the marching streets . In a battle line-up, the majority were placed either in the center or on one of the two wings of the battle order, depending on tactical considerations.

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Keyword Gros in German encyclopedias such as Pierer , Volume 9, 1877, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , Volume 8, 1904, and Volume 11, 1974, Brockhaus , Volume 7, 1930 and Volume 11, 2005.

Web links

Wiktionary: Gros - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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Large. In: Digital dictionary of the German language .

Remarks

↑ For the development of the march order, see Gerhard Papke and Wolfgang Petter (eds.): German military history in 6 volumes. 1648-1939. Founded by Hans Meier-Welcker. Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft, Herrsching 1983, ISBN 3-88199-112-3 , Volume IX. Pp. 119 f., 221 f.

[1] For the development of the march order, see Gerhard Papke and Wolfgang Petter (eds.): German military history in 6 volumes. 1648-1939. Founded by Hans Meier-Welcker. Manfred Pawlak Verlagsgesellschaft, Herrsching 1983, ISBN 3-88199-112-3 , Volume IX. Pp. 119 f., 221 f.