Battleaxe

Battleaxe, battle axe, or battle ax can refer to a number of things:

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Military

• Battle axe, a weapon
• Operation Battleaxe, a British World War II operation in North Africa, 1941
• The 78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), also known as the Battleaxe Division

Ships

• Several ships in the Royal Navy have been called HMS Battleaxe:
  • HMS Battleaxe (D118), a Weapon class destroyer
  • HMS Battleaxe (F89), a Type 22 frigate
  • HMS Empire Battleaxe, a landing-ship
• ST Battleaxe, a tugboat

Arts and culture

• Battleaxe (band), a heavy metal music band from the 1980s
• An instrumental piece composed by Carlos Cavazo on Quiet Riot's breakthrough album Metal Health
• Battle-axe, a song by alternative metal band Deftones from their 2003 self-titled album
• Battleaxe (novel) a 1995 novel by Sara Douglass
• Battleaxe (comics), Marvel comics character

Geography

• Battle Ax, a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon

History

• Corded Ware culture, sometimes known as "Battle Axe culture"
• The Varangians, sometimes known as "Battle-axe Guards"

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