Index of articles associated with the same name

War Department

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Subject	War Department
Category	Index of articles associated with the same name
Reading time	1 min · Advanced
Key date	1747

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War Department or Department of War may refer to current and historical ministries of defence, including:

War Department (United Kingdom), 1747–1857

War Office, British war department, 1857–1964

United States Department of War, 1789–1947

United States Department of Defense, 1947–present; using "Department of War" as a secondary name since 2025

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