puppet army

English

Etymology

From puppet +‎ army, a calque of Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).

Noun

puppet army (plural puppet armies)

An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
(specifically) Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.

Translations

army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 偽軍 (zh), 伪军 (zh) (wěijūn), 傀儡軍, 傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn)
Finnish: nukkearmeija

Japanese: 偽軍 (ぎぐん, gigun), 傀儡軍 (かいらいぐん, kairaigun)
Russian: марионе́точная а́рмия f (marionétočnaja ármija)

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