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DD TANK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beach defence
1, record 1, English, beach%20defence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles received the worst battering of any Canadian unit on D-Day... The DD [duplex drive] tanks, supposed to "swim" in ahead of the infantry to diminish German resistance, had been forced by high waves to land after them--within a few hundred yards of the muzzles of the beach defence guns", one tank commander recalled afterward. 1, record 1, English, - beach%20defence
Record 1, Key term(s)
- beach defense
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défense de la plage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20de%20la%20plage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au hasard des promenades, il est possible d'observer différents modèles de construction [...] Les casemates de flanquement de plage étaient situées à chaque extrémité de plage [...] L'entrée se faisait par une chicane à droite pour gêner un assaillant droitier. L'ouverture du champ de tir assez restreinte d'environ 60° permettait la défense de la plage. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fense%20de%20la%20plage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tracked Vehicles (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- DD tank 1, record 2, English, DD%20tank
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- duplex drive tank 1, record 2, English, duplex%20drive%20tank
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- char DD
1, record 2, French, char%20DD
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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