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German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
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How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'
His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific islands. "He was the right person with the right ideas and the right drive ...
Area fallen soldiers remembered 81 years after Allied landing craft sank off coast of Italy
When Allied forces landed on the Italian coast at Anzio 81 years ago, they began a four-month battle that left some 7,000 of ...
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Falklands' war landing craft, wins 2022 Flagship Award of the Year
A Mk2 Landing Craft, Vehicle Personnel (LCVP), the Foxtrot 8 contributed to taking the task force off the ships, and onto the beach, for Liberation of the Falkland Islands. It also helped provide ...
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New China satellite photos of D-Day-style landing barges making experts sweat
Now, satellite photos have revealed the construction of a new fleet of D-Day-style landing barges needed to surge troops and tanks over a beach ... Normandy during World War II,” Sutton observes.
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Australia And The U.S. Must Combine Their Heavy/Medium Landing Ship Programs
After World War II, with the advent of super-sized, integrated amphibious shipping, the utilitarian LST-type landing craft was de-emphasized. But the potential contribution from LST-like vessels ...