- In
military tactics, a
strongpoint is a key
point in a
defensive fighting position which anchors the
overall defense line. This may
include redoubts,...
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attacking the well-defended
strongpoints, and it
allows the
defenders to
counterattack against the
units that byp**** the
strongpoints with
their own armored...
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dispatch of one
military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a
strongpoint. The term
originated in
siege warfare. In
siege warfare, the word sortie...
- shortages,
particularly of
concrete and manpower,
meant that most of the
strongpoints were
never built. As it was
expected to be the site of the invasion,...
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Smaller single-purpose flak
towers were
built at key
outlying German strongpoints, such as at
Angers in France, and
Heligoland in Germany. The
towers were...
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provided a
cheap stopgap means of
knocking out
enemy vehicles,
clearing out
strongpoints, and har****ing or
killing enemy personnel until more
effective weapons...
- and
destroy missions against LTTE
strongholds instead of
holding key
strongpoints.[citation needed] "Shifting to the Jungles".
Archived from the original...
- of the 726th
manned strongpoints in the
Vierville area
while two
companies of the 916th
occupied the St.
Laurent area
strongpoints in the
center of Omaha...
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infantry forces advancing into
enemy rear areas, byp****ing
enemy frontline strongpoints,
possibly isolating them for
attack by follow-up
troops with heavier...
- to
exploit the chaos.
Despite many units'
tenacious defense of
their strongpoints, all were
overwhelmed within the w****. [Except
where footnoted, information...
