The initial contingent of the NZEF (Japan) was formed in Florence, Italy, on 19 November 1945.

An initial contingent of 120 troops has secured the airport in the eastern town of Baukau because of its strategic location as an entry port for supplies.

The notion of such a thing happening was laughable, of course--even this initial contingent far outnumbered the troops we would ever be able to spare for a surprise attack.

Out of the initial contingent of 24 French settlers and soldiers, only 8 survived the first winter.

The airfield was activated on August 15, 1942, with the arrival of the initial contingent of key military personnel.

Meanwhile, his initial contingent of knights fought their way down to the gate itself, where the Arabs made a valiant stand.

The next day, an initial contingent of 600 soldiers was dispatched.

From the initial contingent of 525 only 120 remained in Kinkaseki when the camp was abandoned between 16 and 30 May 1945.

The regiment trained at various locations in the United Kingdom and increased from an initial contingent of 500 men to full battalion strength of 1,000 men, before being deployed.

The initial contingent of USAF personnel arrived at Châteauroux on 10 January 1951 to get the facility up and operational as soon as possible.