list of armed forces

List of armed forces, specific military units, paramilitary groups and other armed non-state actors, either real or fictional. The list is currently a work-in-progess, so any help is appreciated.

Real life

China

• People's Liberation Army
• People's Liberation Army Ground Force
• People's Liberation Army Navy
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

Republic of China / Taiwan

• National Revolutionary Army
• Republic of China Army

France

• French Army
• French Navy
• French Air Force

Germany

German Empire

• Imperial German Army
• Imperial German Navy
• Imperial German Flying Corps

Weimar Republic

• Reichswehr

Nazi Germany

• Afrika Korps
• Luftwaffe
• Fallschirmjäger
• Kriegsmarine
• Waffen-SS
• Wehrmacht

Nazi collaborators

• Division Azul
• Russian Liberation Army

East Germany

• Nationale Volksarmee
• Volksmarine

West Germany / Modern Germany

• Bundeswehr

Indonesia

• Indonesian Air Force
• Indonesian Army
• Indonesian Navy

Iran

• Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Force
• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

Israel

• Israel Defense Forces

Ireland

• Irish Army

Italy

• Italian Army
• Italian Air Force

Kingdom of Italy

• Regia Marina
• Regia Aeronautica

Japan

Imperial Japan

• Imperial Japanese Army
• Imperial Japanese Navy

Post-Imperial Japan

• Japan Self-Defense Force
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Korea

Korean Empire

• Imperial Korean Army

North Korea

• Korean People's Army
• Korean People's Navy
• Korean People's Air Force

South Korea

• Republic of Korea Army
• Republic of Korea Navy
• Republic of Korea Marine Corps
• Republic of Korea Air Force

Mongolia

• Mongolian People's Army
• Mongolian People's Army Navy

Poland

• Polish Air Force
• Polish Army
• Polish Navy

Russia

Russian Empire

• Imperial Russian Army
• Imperial Russian Navy
• White Army

Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force
• Soviet Army
• Soviet Border Troops
• Soviet Navy
• Soviet Naval Troops

Modern Russia

• Russian Ground Forces
• Spetsnaz
• Russian Navy
• Russian Air Force
• VDV

Sweden

• Swedish Air Force
• Swedish Army
• Swedish Navy

Thailand

• Royal Thai Army
• Royal Thai Navy
• Royal Thai Air Force

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Air Force
• Ukrainian VDV
• Ukrainian Ground Forces
• Ukrainian Insurgent Army

United Kingdom

• British Army
• Special Air Service
• Royal Navy
• Royal Air Force

United States

• United States Army
• United States Army Rangers
• United States Navy
• United States Air Force
• United States Marine Corps

Vietnam

• People's Army of Vietnam
• Vietnam People's Air Force

South Vietnam

• Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Paramilitary groups and non-state actors

• FSB
• Hamas
• Hezbollah
• Irish Republican Army
• ISIS
• KGB
• NKVD
• Red Guard
• Stasi
• Sturmabteilung
• Viet Cong
• Women's Protection Units

Fictional armed forces

• First Order
• U.N. Spacey
• ZAFT (gundam)
• Zeon
• Neo Zeon