King Darius I (the Great).
"The Immortals" ; named because the ranks were all always maintained at ten thousand .
There have been and continue to be many gay soldiers throughout all of history. In antiquity, homosexuality was common among renowned warrior civilizations such as the Spartans, and the elite Sacred Band of Thebes was composed entirely of 150 pairs of homosexual lovers. All militaries throughout all time have had famous and accomplished soldiers who happened to be homosexual (usually covertly), and today there are many organizations dedicated towards supporting gay veterans and active soldiers.
It was an elite soldier. The names of elite soldiers are never told to the public so terrorists can't hurt their families or find out anything about them.
The great majority of German soldiers in World War 2 were members of the regular armed forces, not the SS. The SS (stands for Schutzstaffel) was a special elite army. See related question below.
A Royal Marine is an elite soldier (better known as a commando) trained to fight in naval combat with handheld weapons. They are also amphibious infantry that are trained to fight on land. They fight close to the army being elite shock troops used for hit and run tactics. (This is how they're used in Afghanistan)
"The Immortals" ; named because the ranks were all always maintained at ten thousand .
10,000 elite Persian infantry.
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between a Greek confederation of soldiers and the armies of the Persian Empire. The Greeks were led by a contingent of elite Spartans aided by thousands of slaves and other Greek soldiers.
An elite force of Persian infantry numbering 10,000.
The "Immortals" (sometimes called "Ten Thousand Immortals" or "Persian Immortals") was the name given by Herodotus to an elite force of soldiers who fought for the Achaemenid Empire. This force performed the dual roles of both Imperial Guard and standing army during the Persian Empire's expansion period and during the Greco-Persian Wars. The force consisted mainly of Persians but also included Medes and Elamites.
Soldiers in the special forces are part of the military's elite.
Elite Nazi storm troopers were a real group of specialized soldiers in WWII.
The power-elite theory by C. Wright Mills argues that a small group of individuals in society hold power and make decisions that affect the broader population. This elite group is composed of leaders from the government, businesses, and the military. Mills suggests that this concentration of power leads to decisions that benefit the elite rather than the general populace.
United States Marines
Janlsaries
the elite soldiers name is Janissary, the protecter of the Ottoman Crown
Because they were considered Elite soldiers.