Battleaxe (disambiguation)

A battle axe is a weapon.

Battleaxe, battle axe, or battle ax may also refer to:

Axes

 * Labrys, a double-edged axe
 * Francisca, a throwing axe used as a weapon

Military

 * Operation Battleaxe, a British World War II operation in North Africa, 1941
 * No. 7 Squadron IAF, nicknamed "Battle Axes"
 * The 78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), also known as the Battleaxe Division
 * 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) Royal Artillery
 * The 65th Infantry Division (United States), nicknamed "Battle-Axe"
 * Carrier Air Wing Three, an aircraft carrier air wing of the United States Navy, nicknamed "Battle Axe"

Ships

 * Several ships in the Royal Navy have been called HMS Battleaxe:
 * HMS Battleaxe (D118), a Weapon-class destroyer
 * HMS Battleaxe (F89), a Type 22 frigate
 * HMS Empire Battleaxe, a landing-ship
 * ST Battleaxe, a tugboat

Arts and culture

 * Battleaxe (band), a heavy metal music band from the 1980s
 * An instrumental piece composed by Carlos Cavazo on Quiet Riot's breakthrough album Metal Health
 * "Battle-axe", a song by Deftones, from their 2003 album Deftones
 * Battleaxe (novel) a 1995 novel by Sara Douglass
 * Battleaxe (comics), Marvel comics character
 * Battle Axe (album), a 2018 album by Sharon Needles, or the title song

Other

 * Battle-axe (woman), an aggressive, domineering and forceful woman
 * Battle Ax, a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon
 * Corded Ware culture, sometimes known as "Battle Axe culture"
 * The Varangians, sometimes known as "Battle-axe Guards"