Heer [IPA: heɐ] is
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for "army". Generally, its use as "army" is not restricted to any particular country, so "
das britische Heer" would mean "the British army".
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Heer [IPA: heɐ] is
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
for "army". Generally, its use as "army" is not restricted to any particular country, so "
das britische Heer" would mean "the British army".
However, more specifically it can refer to:
- An army
An army An army An army (from Latin armata "armed (things)" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based Military of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
of GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
:
- The modern day German Army
The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of Army, the Navy, and an Air Force after World War I. It was reinstalled in 1955 as the West German Army and as a part of the newly formed...
(1955 onwards), the Heer — part of the BundeswehrThe Bundeswehr comprises the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
, or
- the Heer (1935-1945)
The Heer was the Army land forces component of the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945, the latter also included the Navy and the Air Force...
— part of the WehrmachtWehrmacht was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe ....
of Nazi GermanyNazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany between 1933 and 1945, while it was led by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Worker's Party . The name Third Reich refers to the state as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages and the German...
, or
- the Reichswehr
The Reichswehr formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht ....
from 1919-35 of the Weimar RepublicThe Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government, named after Weimar, the place where the constitutional assembly took place. Its official name was still Deutsches Reich , however...
and the first years of Nazi GermanyNazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany between 1933 and 1945, while it was led by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Worker's Party . The name Third Reich refers to the state as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages and the German...
, or
- the German Army (German Empire)
The German Army was the name given the combined armed forces of the German Empire, also known as the Imperial Army or Imperial German Army. The term "Deutsches Heer" is also used for the modern German Army, the land component of the German Bundeswehr...
from 1871-1918 of the German EmpireThe German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871 to 1918, when it became a German republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of Wilhelm II .The term Second Reich...
- The Military of Austria
The Österreichs Bundesheer , is the name for the military of the Republic of Austria....
, the Österreichisches Bundesheer.
- The Military of Switzerland
The Swiss Armed Forces perform the roles of Switzerland's militia and regular army: under the country's militia system professional soldiers constitute only about 5 percent of the military personnel; all the rest are conscript citizens aged from 18 to 34 years...
, the Bundesheer.
- The army of the German Confederation
The German Confederation was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to serve as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which had been abolished in 1806. In 1848, revolutions by liberals and nationalists occurred in an attempt to...
in the 19th century.
People:
- Oswald Heer
Oswald Heer , Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen and died in Lausanne....
, a botanist and naturalist with the standard botanical author abbreviation Heer.
- Kamal Heer
Kamaljeet Singh Heer aka Kamal Heer is a famous award winning Indian Punjabi traditional musician. Kamal was born 23 January 1977 in Halluwal, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. He is the younger brother of Manmohan Waris and Sangtar, two other esteemed musicians. He also has three sisters. He and...
, an Award-Winning Punjabi Singer and Musician.
- Manmohan Waris
Manmohan Waris is an award-winning Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer. Manmohan Waris was born in Halluwal, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. He is the elder brother of Sangtar, , & Kamal Heer,...
(Manmohan Heer), a Legendrary Punjabi Singer and Musician.
- Sangtar
Sangtar is a Punjabi singer, music composer, songwriter and poet. He has written songs and made music for many singers such as Kamal Heer, Manmohan Waris and Debi Makhsoospuri...
(Sangtar Heer), an Awar-Winning Punjabi Composer and Musician.
Other meanings:
- Heer can also mean "diamond" in some Indian languages.
- In Dutch
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by over 22 million people as a native language, and over 5 million people as a second language.
"1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language...
, "heer" means "sirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in most English speaking cultures...
".
- Heer Saleti, a character from the epic Punjabi
The Punjab The Punjab The Punjab (pronounced or ; Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, The Punjab (pronounced or ; [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: [[Gurmukhī script|ਪੰਜਾਬ]], The Punjab (pronounced or ; [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: [[Gurmukhī script|ਪੰਜਾਬ]], [[Shahmukhi script|, ), also spelled Panjab ' onMouseout='HidePop("48379")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Heer_Ranjha">Heer Ranjha
For 1970 Hindi movie of same name and characters, see Heer RaanjhaHeer Ranjha is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiba, Sassi Punnun and Sohni Mahiwal. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being 'Heer' by Waris Shah...
.
- Heer Ranjha
For 1970 Hindi movie of same name and characters, see Heer RaanjhaHeer Ranjha is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiba, Sassi Punnun and Sohni Mahiwal. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being 'Heer' by Waris Shah...
- The verses by Waris ShahWaris Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in what is now Pakistani Punjab, living from 1722 – 1798. He is best-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature...
on the legend of Heer Ranjha
- Heer (Netherlands)
Heer is a neighbourhood of Maastricht in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on the right bank of the River Meuse.Heer was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Maastricht. Until 1828, the municipality was called "Heer en Keer". The municipality covered the former...
, an area in the municipality of MaastrichtMaastricht is a city and a municipality in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, of which it is the capital. The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, LimburgLimburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by Belgium to the south and part of the west, Germany to the east, the Dutch province of North Brabant partly to the west, and the province of Gelderland to...
- Heer (film), a 1956 Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the...
film