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The Campo-Giro was a semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the 9mm Largo cartridge, which saw service in the Spanish military.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: African buffalo, Aide-de-camp, Astra-Unceta y Cia SA, Brigade, Corps, Cuba, Division (military), Fernando Primo de Rivera, First Melillan campaign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant colonel, Major (rank), Matanzas, Oviedo, Rif War, Santander, Spain, Semi-automatic pistol, Shock absorber, Spain, Spanish Civil War, Spanish–American War, Staff (military), World War I, .32 ACP, .380 ACP, .45 ACP, 9×23mm Largo.

  2. 9mm Largo firearms
  3. Early semi-automatic pistols
  4. Semi-automatic pistols
  5. World War II infantry weapons

African buffalo

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine.

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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

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Astra-Unceta y Cia SA

Astra Unceta y Cía was a Spanish weapons manufacturer founded on July 17, 1908, under the name Esperanza y Unceta by Juan Esperanza and Pedro Unceta. Campo Giro and Astra-Unceta y Cia SA are world War II infantry weapons.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Corps

Corps (plural corps; from French corps, from the Latin corpus "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers.

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Fernando Primo de Rivera

Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte, 1st Marquess of Estella (24 July 1831 – 23 May 1921) was a Spanish army officer and politician.

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First Melillan campaign

The First Melillan Campaign, also called the Melilla War or the Margallo War (after Juan García y Margallo, the Spanish governor of Melilla whose defeat and death infuriated the Spanish public) in Spain, was a conflict between Spain and 39 of the Rif tribes of northern Morocco, and later the Sultan of Morocco, that began in October 1893, was openly declared November 9, 1893, and was resolved by the Treaty of Fez in 1894.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Matanzas

Matanzas (Cuban; Ayá Áta) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas.

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Oviedo

Oviedo or Uviéu (Asturian) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region.

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Rif War

The Rif War was an armed conflict fought from 1921 to 1926 between Spain (joined by France in 1924) and the Berber tribes of the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco. Led by Abd el-Krim, the Riffians at first inflicted several defeats on the Spanish forces by using guerrilla tactics and with the help of captured European weapons.

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Santander, Spain

Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

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Semi-automatic pistol

A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol) is a handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired. Campo Giro and semi-automatic pistol are semi-automatic pistols.

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Shock absorber

A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.

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Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

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Staff (military)

A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of their plans and orders, especially in case of multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing complex operations.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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.32 ACP

.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the.32 Auto,.32 Automatic, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge.

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.380 ACP

The.380 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as.380 Auto,.380 Automatic, or 9×17mm), is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge that was developed by firearms designer John Moses Browning.

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.45 ACP

The.45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as.45 Auto,.45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol.

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9×23mm Largo

The 9×23mm Largo (9mm Largo, 9mm Bergmann–Bayard, 9mm Bayard Long) centerfire pistol cartridge was developed in 1901 for the Bergmann Mars pistol. Campo Giro and 9×23mm Largo are 9mm Largo firearms.

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See also

9mm Largo firearms

Early semi-automatic pistols

Semi-automatic pistols

World War II infantry weapons

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Giro

Also known as Campo Giro 1912, 1913, 1913/16 and 1921, Campo-Giro.