Pershing

Per shing |ˈpərʃɪŋ ˈpərSHiNG |(also Pershing missile ) ▶noun a US short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead. ORIGIN 1950s: named after John J. Pershing (1860 –1948 ), American general.

Pershing, John J.

Per shing, John J. |ˈpərSHiNG, -ZHiNG ˌpərʃɪŋ | (1860 –1948 ), US army officer; full name John Joseph Pershing; known as Black Jack. His early military years included active duty in Cuba 1889, the Philippines 1899 –1903, and Mexico 1916 –17 before he became commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force 1917 –19 in World War I. His Meuse-Argonne offensive 1918 led to the final collapse of the German Army. He served as US Army chief of staff 1921 –24.

Pershing

Per shing |ˈpərʃɪŋ ˈpərSHiNG |(also Pershing missile ) ▶noun a US short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead. ORIGIN 1950s: named after John J. Pershing (1860 –1948 ), American general.

Pershing, John J.

Per shing, John J. |ˈpərSHiNG, -ZHiNG ˌpərʃɪŋ | (1860 –1948 ), US army officer; full name John Joseph Pershing; known as Black Jack. His early military years included active duty in Cuba 1889, the Philippines 1899 –1903, and Mexico 1916 –17 before he became commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force 1917 –19 in World War I. His Meuse-Argonne offensive 1918 led to the final collapse of the German Army. He served as US Army chief of staff 1921 –24.

Pershing

Per shing Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈpəːʃɪŋ |die Pershing; Genitiv: der Pershing, Plural: die Pershings nach dem amerikanischen General J. J. Pershing (1860 –1948 )amerikanische Mittelstreckenrakete mit [nuklearem ] Gefechtskopf