Names for Units

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I dont know where to put this, so im shoving here:

I am currently working on a mod for COH2 that gives veteran units unique names, and im having some trouble thinking some up. I have 10 names for the grenadiers so far, these include; (Wilhelm's Jungen) (Jürgen's Fräuleins). I only have one for the mg42 (Hermann's Holzfäller).

I want your help in thinking up some names for some units. Here are the rules:

1. No racist or very offensive names
2. No more than 4 words in length
3. No references to anything past the date of 1946.

Thats about it.

Its also recommended to use words/language from the country of origin, however, you can be lenient with this (soviets don't have to have a Cyrillic name, etc.)

I look forward to seeing your suggestions.

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Hitler Jugend.

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Here some names for RKKA:
Dmitry Voronin
Pyotr Vasiliev
Leonid Fomin
Oleg Aleksandrov
Nina Dyachenko
Mikhail Aksenov

if you need more, call me

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28 Sep 2017, 12:19 PMjackill2611

Here some names for RKKA:
Dmitry Voronin
Pyotr Vasiliev
Leonid Fomin
Oleg Aleksandrov
Nina Dyachenko
Mikhail Aksenov

if you need more, call me

He meant unit names, not character names.

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Those are good names, but there should be something at the end of them, It should look something like (Dmitry Voronin's Rifles).

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I'm not sure a lot of units used such naming conventions. Some honestly sound a bit silly. Wilhelm's Willies, Roger's Rangers, and Tommy's Guns.

Of course if this is entirely fictional or done just for fun that's a different matter.

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Battered Bastards of Bastogne. Historical nickname for a USF squad.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_of_United_States_Army_divisions

Also worth looking through:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_of_British_Army_regiments

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_divisions_in_World_War_II

You know, for a place to start.

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38965

A few phrases in there could work for soviet units. Sorta.

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28 Sep 2017, 19:26 PMnee

I'm not sure a lot of units used such naming conventions. Some honestly sound a bit silly. Wilhelm's Willies, Roger's Rangers, and Tommy's Guns.

Of course if this is entirely fictional or done just for fun that's a different matter.

It is mostly done for fun/fluff, to add a bit of personal touch to the game/mod. Thats why im asking people for somewhat historical but creative/fun names.