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'''Fragging''' in [[US Army]] slang refers to the murder of a fellow soldier with a [[fragmentation grenade]]. Anywhere between 1% and 4% of all US personnel killed in the [[Vietnam War]] were officers fragged by their own men.<ref>The army admitted that it could not account for how 1,400 officers and noncommissioned officers died. This number, plus the official list of fragging deaths, has been accepted as the unacknowledged army estimate for officers killed by their men. It suggests that 20 to 25 percent--if not more--of all officers killed during the war were killed by enlisted men, not the "enemy." [http://www.isreview.org/issues/09/soldiers_revolt.shtml] </ref>
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'''Fragging''' in [[US Army]] slang refers to the murder of a fellow soldier, often with a fragmentation [[grenade]], although the term has been applied to shootings also.  
 
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==Outside of the Military==
 
==Outside of the Military==
 
The slang is also used by [[video game|gamers]], who use it to refer to a kill with any weapon, not just a fragmentation grenade.
 
The slang is also used by [[video game|gamers]], who use it to refer to a kill with any weapon, not just a fragmentation grenade.
  
==Notes==
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==External link==
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*[https://videopress.com/v/PWnUihfT Armed Forces of Ukraine fragging incident, July 2023]
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[[Category:Russia-Ukraine War]]

Latest revision as of 02:55, August 14, 2023

Fragging in US Army slang refers to the murder of a fellow soldier, often with a fragmentation grenade, although the term has been applied to shootings also.

Outside of the Military

The slang is also used by gamers, who use it to refer to a kill with any weapon, not just a fragmentation grenade.

External link