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- Dictionarybombardment/bɒmˈbɑːdm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles: "an aerial bombardment will precede the attack"
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2 days ago · Operation Overlord. / 49.41806°N 1.17639°W / 49.41806; -1.17639. Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day) with the Normandy landings ...
- Allied victory
2 days ago · The invasion began shortly after midnight on the morning of 6 June with extensive aerial and naval bombardment as well as an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops.
5 days ago · The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
2 days ago · Refaat Alareer The Electronic Intifada 23 August 2024. Refaat Alareer during the early weeks of the genocide. The following pieces by Dr. Refaat Alareer, the Palestinian poet, professor and beloved mentor who was murdered in an Israeli airstrike on 6 December 2023, have not been published previously.
5 days ago · World War I - Western, Eastern, 1915: The Western Front was mired in trench warfare. At the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans used chlorine gas for the first time on the Western Front. The Gorlice attack was launched and the Russians were routed.
3 days ago · Overview of aerial bombardment in Europe during World War II, with a detailed discussion of the Battle of Britain. (more)
3 days ago · Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 13 in which the Israeli military claim they killed the head of ...
