Lodgement
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Alodgementorlodgmentis anenclave,taken and defended byforce of armsagainst determined opposition, made by increasing the size of abridgehead,beachhead,orairhead[1]into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire.[2] An example isOperation Overlord,the establishment of a large-scale lodgement inNormandyduringWorld War II.[3]
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- ^Oxford English Dictionarylodgement, lodgment "3. The action of establishing oneself or making good a position on an enemy's ground, or obtaining a foothold; hence, a stable position gained, a foothold. Chiefly in phr.to make or find a lodgement."
- ^United States Department of the Navy -- Naval Historical Center 805 Kidder Breese SE -- Washington Navy Yard Washington DC 20374-5060Chapter X: The build-up for the Battle of France; Part 1: The post-NEPTUNE naval task"The army still had a desperate battle before them before they would consolidate possession of their bridgehead in the lodgement area."
- ^"GuidedTours".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-06-29.Retrieved2006-04-17.
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