troop landings
Soldiers reaching shore
Troop landings are military operations in which soldiers are brought ashore or onto land, typically as part of an invasion or assault: The D-Day troop landings on Normandy beaches marked the beginning of the Allied liberation of Western Europe.
The term usually implies amphibious operations from ships, though it can include airborne insertions by parachute or helicopter.
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- beachSandy waterside margin
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- assaultViolent offensive act
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
D-Day · allied forces · soldiers · boots on the ground · first wave · waves · shore · beachhead · infantry · disembark · artillery · air support · bombardment · paratroops · under fire · enemy lines · reinforcements · convoy
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
- Pacific WarPearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Midway, Okinawa, Guadalcanal
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Aircraft-delivered military attack
aerial bombardment · air raids · missile strike · drone strike · naval bombardment
troop landingstroop withdrawal
Removal of armed forces
evacuation · military retreat · pullout · retreat · embarkation
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