List of Military Unit Mottoes by Country
Australia
Military Unit Mottos: Australia
Canada
Military Unit Mottos: Canada
| Military Motto | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|
| Royal Military College of Canada | Truth, Duty, Valour | English | Vérité, Devoir, Vaillance |
| Canadian Air Force | Per Ardua Ad Astra | Latin | |
| Canadian Infantry | Ducimus | Latin | |
| Falconbridge | Falconis Oculum Cave | Latin | |
| Goose Bay | Tingijub Akkarvinga | | |
| Aldergrove | Loud And Clear | English | |
| Portage La Prairie | Sic Itur Ad Astra | Latin | |
| Canadian Military Engineers | Ubique | Latin | |
| British Columbia Dragoons | Quansem Ilep | Latin | |
| Flin Flon | Ota-Sawa-Pew | | |
| Judge Advocate General | Fiat Justitia | Latin | |
| Royal Westminster Regiment | Pro Rege Et Patria | Latin | |
| Royal New Brunswick Regiment | Spem Reduxit | Latin | |
| Les Fusiliers De Sherbrooke | Droit Au But | French | |
Finland
France
Military Unit Mottos: France
India
| Military Motto | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|
| Indian Army | - The safety, honour and welfare of your country, come first, always and everytime. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command comes next. Your own ease, comfort and safety comes last, always and every time.
| English | |
| Indian Military Academy | "Veerta aur Vivek" | | "Valour and Wisdom" |
| Regiment of Artillery | "Izzat O Iqbal" | | |
| Jat Regiment | "Sangathan Wa Veerta" | | "spirit of unity and valour" |
| Special forces | "Balidaan" | | sacrifice |
| The Brigade of The Guards | "Pahla Hamesha Pahla" | | "Ahead, Always Ahead" or "First, Always First" |
| Grenadiers Regiment | "Sarvada Shaktishali" | | "Ever Powerful" |
| Ordnance Corps | "Shastra Se Shakti" | |
| The Corps of Signals | "Teevra Chaukas" | | "Swift and Secure" |
| Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers [EME] | "'Karm hi Dharam" | | "Work is Supreme Duty" |
| Judge Advocate General (Indian Army): | "satyameva jayate" | | "Truth alone triumphs" |
| Border Security Force | "Duty Unto Death" | English | |
| Indian Air Force | "Nabha Sparsham Deeptam" | | "Touch the Sky with Glory" |
| Indian Navy | "Shano Varuna" | | "May the Lord of the Oceans be Auspicious Unto Us" |
| Indian Coast Guard | "Vayam Rakshamah" | | "We Protect" |
| Defence Service Staff College | "Yuddham Pragayya" | | "To war with Wisdom" |
Indonesia
Israel
Military Unit Mottos: Israel
- Israeli Defence Forces
- Givati Brigade: Yehidat Sgula (A Unit of Virtue , also means: purple - the brigade's beret color)
- Israeli Armored Corps: Ha-Adam She-ba-Tank Yenatze'ah (The Man In The Tank [is the one who] Shall Win)
- Israeli Artillery Corps: Bli Siyua, Ha-chir Lo Yanua (Without Support, the Infantry Won't Move)
- Israeli Artillery Corps: artilar-ya mal-kat Hakrav (hebrew:ארטילריה מלכת הקרב)(Artillery is the queen of Battle)
- Israeli Artillery Corps: h'eer tahot hachat hweernik meth, artilary tahot hachat assare h'eernikim methim (hebrew: חי"רניק בטעות אחת הורג חי"רניק,תותחנים בטעות אחת הורגים עשרה חי"רניקים)(An infantry man in one mistake kills another infantryman, artillery in one mistake kills ten infantrymen)
- Israeli Engineering Corps: Tamid Rishonim (Always First)
- Israeli Engineering Corps: Et ha-Kashe Naase Hayom, Et ha-Bilti Efshari Naase Machar (The hard - we shall do today, the impossible - we shall do tomorrow)
- Israeli Intelligence Corps: Lach ,Dumiya, Tehila (Silence, the Glory Is For Thee)
- Israeli Navy: Vayerd MeYam Ad Yam, Uminahar Ad Afsey Aretz, Lefanav Yichreu Tziyim (He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. Navies shall bow before him; Psalm 72:8,9)
- Nahal Brigade: Hayitaron ha-Enoshi (Human Advantage)
- Paratroopers Brigade: Nizom, Novil, Ne'haveh Dugma VeNenaze'ah (Innovate, Lead, Set an Example - and Win)
- Sayeret Matkal: Mi Shemaez Menatze'ah (Who Dares Wins)
- Mossad: Be'ein Tachbulot Yipol Am Veteshua Berov Yoetz (Without cunning a nation shall fall, [But] Salvation Come By Many Good Councils) (Book of Proverbs, ch. 11, v. 14)
- SHABAK: Magen Ve-Lo Yira'e (Defender Who Shall Not Have Fear / Defender Who Shall Not Be Seen)
Norway
| Military Motto | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|
| Norwegian Defence Force | For Fred og Frihet | | "For peace and freedom" |
| Norwegian Army |Artilleribataljonen (Artillery Battalion) | Gjør ræt - Frykt intet! | Old Norwegian | "Do right - Fear nothing!") |
| Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (HMKG) (His Majesty The King's Guard) | Alt for Kongen | Norwegian | "Everything for the King") |
| Panserbataljonen (Armored Battalion) | Bitit Fyrst | Old Norwegian | "Strike/Bite First" |
| Heimevernet (Home Guard) | Verner - Vokter - Virker | Norwegian | "Protects - Guards - Acts" |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) | For Konge og Fedreland | Norwegian | "For King and Country" |
| Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret) | For Konge, Fedreland og Flaggets Hæder | Norwegian | "For King, Country and the Honor of the Flag" |
Pakistan
- Pakistan Army پاک فوج motto: Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah. Translated into English, it means "Faith, Piety and Fight in the path of God".
Sweden
- Livgardet: Possunt nec posse videntur (They can what it seems they cannot)
United Kingdom
Military Unit Mottos: United Kingdom
United States
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