lodgment area
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lodgment area — noun : an initial base of operations resulting from the consolidation of two or more beachheads or airheads … Useful english dictionary
lodgment — A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile territory that, when seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for subsequent operations. See also hostile … Military dictionary
lodgment — noun /ˈlɑdʒmənt/ a) An area used for lodging. b) The condition of being lodged … Wiktionary
Digest of Operation Overlord — ▪ Primary Source This document, the first comprehensive outline of what was to become the Normandy Invasion, was prepared in the summer of 1943 under the supervision of Frederick Morgan, chief of staff to the supreme allied commander (who had not … Universalium
U.S. Joint Operations Plan for Operation Overlord — ▪ Primary Source Headquarters First U.S. Army Group Like the plan for establishing the Normandy lodgment area (First U.S. Army Operations Plan “Neptune”), the Joint Operations Plan for Operation Overlord is concerned with the broad… … Universalium
British Joint Outline Plan Neptune — ▪ Primary Source Having received the “Neptune” Initial Joint Plan from the joint commanders of the Allied expeditionary forces, the British Second Army prepared, as required, its own plan outlining its role in the establishment of an Allied … Universalium
Normandy Invasion — ▪ European United States history Introduction also called Operation Overlord during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing… … Universalium
U.S. Operations Plan Neptune — ▪ Primary Source The “Neptune” Initial Joint Plan, presented in early February 1944 by the joint commanders of the Allied expeditionary forces charged with invading northwestern Europe, stipulated that the two separate armies of the… … Universalium
Rommel, Field Marshal Erwin — 1891–1944 Rommel excelled at every level of command he held, from platoon to army group commander. As a lieutenant in World War I, he led his platoon with great dash in the Battle of the Frontiers. As a company commander he won the Pour le… … Who’s Who in World War Two
Point Roberts, Washington — Infobox Settlement official name = Point Roberts settlement type = Unincorporated community nickname = The Point, Point Bob, Roberts Point imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = Red dot (above) indicates location of Point… … Wikipedia
