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''Victory or death'' and its equivalents, is used as a motto or battle cry : * It is given as the translation of the heraldic motto of several Scottish clans : * * Clan MacDougall - ''Buaidh no bas'' ("Victory or death") * * Clan MacNeil - ''Buaidh no bas'' ("Victory or death") * * Clan Macdowall - ''ラテン語:Vincere nel mori'' ("To conquer or die") * * Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie - ''ラテン語:Vincere nel mori'' ("To conquer or die") *And also the Irish clan : * * Clan Murphy of Wexford and Cork - ''ラテン語:Vincere nel mori'' ("To conquer or die") * The Bedford Flag, possibly the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution, bears the motto ''ラテン語:Vincere nel mori'' ("To conquer or die") *Before Washington's crossing of the Delaware River at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, "Victory" was the password and "Or Death" was the response. *The Maniots used "Victory or Death" as their motto when they joined the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. * The letter written "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World" during the Battle of the Alamo (1836), ends with "Victory or Death!". * Adolf Hitler gave the order "Victory or Death" twice: * * to Erwin Rommel at the Second Battle of El Alamein (1942); * * to Friedrich Paulus at the Battle of Stalingrad (1942-3). * The 32nd Armor Regiment of the United States Army has the motto "Victory or Death" . * * The 1960 film ''G.I. Blues'' features the regimental emblem as Elvis Presley had served with them in 1958-60. * * The 1986 film ''Ferris Buellers Day Off'' features a black beret bearing the regiment's emblem. * * Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses has the regiment's emblem and motto tattooed on his left arm. * The 442 Field Artillery Battalion of the US Army have the motto ''Victoria laeta aut mors'' ("Glorious victory or death") * The Chilean Navy has the motto ''Vencer o Morir'' ("Conquer or Die"). * It was used as a battle cry in medieval Muslim battles and conquests. ==In fiction== * In Mass Effect the Krogan word "korbal" is roughly translated to "Victory or Death". * In the 1984 film ''The Last Starfighter'', the phrase is chanted by the starfighters. * In the Warcraft universe, "''Lok'tar ogar!''" (Victory or Death!) is the battlecry of the Horde. * In Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. It is said by the warrior in beginning of games. * In Guild Wars, "Victory or Death" was the name of a skill in Guild versus Guild battles. In Guild Wars 2, it is the title of the final story quest. * In Warhammer 40,000, "Victorus aut Mortis" is the war cry of the Raven Guard chapter of Space Marines. * In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates and 2003 video game Call of Duty, "Victory or Death" is a common slogan for Red Army Political Commissars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victory or death」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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