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We now have at our disposal resources like aviation . . . which can make deep sallies. In this way, the enemy should be pinned down over the entire depth of his dispositions, encircled, and destroyed.

- Marshall M.N. Tukhachevskii, 1934

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Military Word Of The Day
PUL
:
palletized unit load


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Today in Military History

May 18



1944:

HITLER LINE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 24 May 44)


1944:

LIRI VALLEY, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 30 May 44)


1972:

2 Royal Marines SBS parachuted alongside QE2 to search for a bomb.




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