Spearhead
Encyclopedia
A spearhead is the sharpened tip (head) of a spear
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Spearhead may also refer to:
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
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Spearhead may also refer to:
Armed conflict
- Armoured spearhead, a tactical formation
- Spearhead, nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored DivisionU.S. 3rd Armored DivisionThe 3rd Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army. Nickamed the Third Herd, the division was first activated in 1941, and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War, and participated in the...
in the U.S. Army. - The Spearhead, nickname of the 5th Marine Division (United States)
- Spearhead, nickname of the 3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)The 3rd Infantry Division, is a unit of the Philippine Army, currently based at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz, Philippines.-3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II under the Japanese Occupation:...
Film and television
- Spearhead (TV series)Spearhead (TV series)Spearhead is a British television series. Produced by Southern Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of three series and 19 episodes from 1978 to 1981. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional...
, a British television series - Spearhead from SpaceSpearhead from SpaceSpearhead from Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 3 January to 24 January 1970. The serial opened Series 7 of the show and was the first to be produced in colour. The serial introduced Jon Pertwee as the...
, a 1970 serial in the British television series Doctor Who
Geography
- Melanesian Spearhead GroupMelanesian Spearhead GroupThe Melanesian Spearhead Group is an intergovernmental organization, composed of the four Melanesian states of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as well as the FLNKS of New Caledonia. It was founded as a political gathering in 1983...
, a forum of south Pacific island nations - The SpearheadThe SpearheadThe Spearhead is a peak in the Garibaldi Ranges of British Columbia, Canada, and is one of the main summits of the Blackcomb Mountain portion of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort, located at the apex of the Blackcomb and Spearhead Glaciers, which is named for it...
, a peak in Whistler, British Columbia - Spearhead GlacierSpearhead GlacierThe Spearhead Glacier is the largest glacier on the Spearhead Range, located on the opposite, northeast side of that range from the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, and is serviced in part by the lift system of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. The glacier's apex is at the peak...
, a glacier named after the associated peak in Whistler, British Columbia - Spearhead RangeSpearhead RangeThe Spearhead Range is a short subrange of the Garibaldi Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia and ending at its northwestern apex in Blackcomb Mountain, one of two mountains forming the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort...
, a subrange of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia
Literature
- Spearhead (novel)Spearhead (novel)Spearhead is a war novel by Franklin M. Davis, Jr, published in 1958. Set in the Second World War, the book is about a US tank-infantry team, who fought the Germans in the Rhine Valley....
, a 1958 novel by Franklin M. Davis, Jr. - Spearhead (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
Music
- Spearhead, a musical group founded by Michael FrantiMichael FrantiMichael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...
- Spearhead, a metal band from the UK, founded in 2005
- Spearhead (album)Spearhead (album)Spearhead is an EP by Bolt Thrower. It is recorded at Sawmill studios, produced by Colin Richardson and Bolt Thrower, engineered by John Cornfield. Mixed at Fon studios September 1992, engineered by Alan Fisch and Steve Harris...
, an album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower