What is "reservists"

Usage examples of "reservists".

And the reservists who had refused to answer their call to the colors could be wrong.

Standing erect on the turret roof, Dixon towered above everyone as he made a great show of his indifference to the comings and goings of the German reservists who had been recalled to halt the invasion of their country by Dixon's command.

Though reservists had been recalled to active duty, the commentator noted that early indications based on CIA reports showed that the response to these recalls had been very light.

At one train station, where he was filming the manner in which the citizens of Nuremberg were carrying on, a group of four German reservists in uniform and responding to the recall came onto the train platform to wait for their train.

Unsure as to what to do, the reservists began to back away from the angry civilians.

Surrounded and in danger of being mobbed, the reservists had no choice but to stand their ground.

Once they reached the German reservists, the American MPs escorted the embarrassed reservists off the platform and to safety.

As the television camera watched, the little parade of two American MPs protecting their erstwhile enemy marched out of the station followed by determined civilians who shouted angry words and shook their fists at the German reservists who represented to them the Berlin government's unjustified harsh and provocative actions.

There has been insufficient response by the reservists needed in the two reserve battalions of each brigade to bring those units up to strength.

Troubled by a light turnout of reservists, the 10th Panzer could only muster seven full panzer and panzergrenadier battalions by the 18th of January.

Even the turnout of reservists reflected this difference, with the 2nd Panzer Division boasting nine ground maneuver battalions, making it the largest German division in the field.

When not in use by military units, they were open to off-duty personnel, reservists, veterans and the general public in priority order.

And compare to seized military records to nab any reservists or veterans who were still at large.

There were quite a number of veterans, several reservists and a precious few active duty personnel.

After the initial scan to round up reservists and veterans, they'd stayed increasingly away.