The Defence of Outpost Snipe in Egypt was part of the Second Battle of El Alamein, part of the Western Desert campaign during the Second World War. On...
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Georg Stumme (category Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross)
during the Defence of Outpost Snipe. He had taken part in the Battle of France, the invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet...
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which covers the two world wars (including the Siege of Calais in May 1940, the defence of Outpost Snipe in October 1942 and the action at Pegasus Bridge...
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The Defence of Outpost Snipe began in North Africa. Born: Bob Hoskins, actor, in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England (d. 2014) The Battle of the Santa...
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26 – 27, 1942 Defence of Outpost Snipe October 23 – November 11, 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 Battle of the Mediterranean...
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1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (category Armoured divisions of the British Army in World War II)
although map-reading errors delayed progress. The subsequent defence of Outpost Snipe inflicted heavy losses on Axis forces that conducted a counterattack...
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A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities...
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Combeforce (category Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army in World War II)
the rest of the Western Desert Campaign and took part in the defence of Outpost Snipe from 26 to 27 October 1942 during the Second Battle of El Alamein...
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Thomas Bosvile (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
command 7th Motor Brigade and led the Defence of Outpost Snipe on 26 October 1942 during the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942: for this he...
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SVD (rifle) (redirect from Dragunov Sniper Rifle)
vintovka Dragunova, lit. 'Dragunov sniper rifle'), GRAU index 6V1, is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR...
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1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers (redirect from 3rd (Vale of Clwyd) Flintshire Rifle Volunteer Corps)
Corps and 2nd Rifle Brigade of 1st Armd Division's 7th Motor Bde seized two strongpoints codenamed 'Woodcock' and 'Snipe'. Next day they dug in while...
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Kajaki Dam incident (category Role of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
"Normandy" outpost in Helmand. They were there to protect the Afghan village of Kajaki from the Taliban militant group. In the early hours of 6 September...
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Defence in depth (also known as deep defence or elastic defence) is a military strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker...
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feature was Outpost Woodcock and roughly the same distance south-west lay Outpost Snipe. An attack was planned on these areas using two battalions from 7th...
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M14 rifle (redirect from M14 U.S. Army Sniper Rifle)
rifle remains in limited service across all branches of the U.S. military, with variants used as sniper and designated marksman rifles, accurized competition...
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Myanmar civil war (2021–present) (redirect from Economic impact of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present))
in a week-long siege of an outpost in Falam Township, killing 74% of the junta forces stationed, but failing to take the outpost against aerial bombardments...
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return fire, and there were reports of a woman wounded by Serb snipers. On 12 June 1999, two days after the approval of UN Security Council Resolution 1244...
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The South Armagh Sniper is the generic name given to the members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) South Armagh Brigade who conducted a...
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an outpost in Falam Township, killing 74% of the junta forces stationed. The Chin National Defence Force was ultimately unable to take the outpost due...
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Border Security Force (redirect from History of the Border Security Force)
along the India–Pakistan border. The unit will operate from select Border Outposts (BoPs) and be directed by a central control room at the BSF’s Western Command...
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Timor-Leste Defence Force (Tetum: Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae, Portuguese: Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste or Falintil-FDTL, often F-FDTL) is the military of Timor-Leste...
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Defence Army (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, romanized: Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) was the defence force of the...
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down three outposts on 26 May 2021. The Tatmadaw retaliated by shelling residential areas. On 31 May 2021, Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF)...
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Military (redirect from Defence (military))
marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad...
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Gallipoli campaign (redirect from Defence of Gallipoli)
The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri...
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Thomas A. Bird (category Companions of the Distinguished Service Order)
inspirational command of the anti-tank company (‘S’ Company) of 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, at Outpost Snipe during the Second Battle of El Alamein helped...
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strategic outpost). In the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli armor was unable to prevent or push back Egyptian infantry crossing the Suez Canal. Most of the fortified...
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Trench warfare (redirect from Static defence)
the top as an improvised defence from shrapnel. The static movement of trench warfare and a need for protection from snipers created a requirement for...
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Guerrilla Sniper trap – A sniper trap (colloquial term in US military “Chechen rat trap”) is a tactic used by snipers in which the sniper intentionally...
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Next Generation first-season episode "The Last Outpost", first officer William Riker quotes The Art of War: "Fear is the true enemy, the only enemy"....
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