[DOC] [TLE] HE WHO DEFENDS EVERYTHING, DEFENDS NOTHING | The ... [PAR] Feb 17, 2014 ... Should the enemy nevertheless force a landing by concentrating his armed might 
... Group B, who prior to D-Day repeatedly emphasized to his subordinates, ... 
close behind the shoreline and ordered them, should the enemy invade in their ... 
was captured by 29th Infantry Division troops shortly after D-Day. [DOC] [TLE] British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War - Wikipedia [PAR] British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale 
division of ... A British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was sent to the Franco-Belgian 
border, ..... Any German invasion of Britain would have to involve the landing of 
troops .... observation posts and searchlight positions to illuminate the shoreline. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Tarawa - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was 
fought from ... Thus, to eventually launch an invasion of the Marianas, the battle 
had to start far to the ... The 6th Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force 
reinforced the island in February 1943. ... David M. Shoup; also commander of 
landed troops). [DOC] [TLE] The National WWII Museum | New Orleans: Learn: For Students ... [PAR] Eisenhower had directed Allied invasion forces in North Africa and Italy. ... The 
plan for Operation Overlord entailed landing nine divisions of sea and airborne ... 
Their job,seize beach exits, capture key transportation and communication points
, ..... In the final days before D-Day, the assault troops received new uniforms and
... [DOC] [TLE] Beachheads - definition of beachheads by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in advance of an invading 
force. 2. A first achievement that opens the way for further developments;... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol II--Isolation of Rabaul [PAR] The Northern Landing Force arrived off Empress Augusta Bay for the assault of 
Cape ... the assault troops on the transports could see the dark shoreline and 
rugged ... captured or that the cape area was unexpectedly reinforced by the 
enemy. .... of the enemy's defensive position added another testimonial to prior 
training... [DOC] [TLE] Normandy - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... A great invasion force stood off the Normandy coast of France as dawn broke ... 
and 71 large landing craft of various descriptions as well as troop transports, ... 
and destroyed a number of the enemy's defensive positions. ... to wear down the 
Germans before beginning a final confrontation on the Continent. [DOC] [TLE] Beachhead dictionary definition | beachhead defined - YourDictionary [PAR] a position established by invading troops on an enemy shore; a position ... A 
position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in advance of an invading 
force. ... (military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when 
captured, serves for the continuous landing (movement into position) of further 
troops and... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Coast Guard History [PAR] The idea for the invasion of Sicily was born at the January 1943, Casablanca 
meeting between ... The Allies viewed the capture of the island as a campaign 
unto itself and not ... JOSS Force landed on the left flank or the western most 
position. ... the planners hoped to get the troops ashore before the enemy could 
react, thus... [DOC] [TLE] Naval Operations in the Pacific from March 1944 to October 1945 [PAR] There are times in the Pacific when troops get beyond the range of naval gun 
support, ... Therefore, we can with impunity by-pass numerous enemy positions, 
with small .... Throughout 21 April, the day before the landings, the carriers 
launched ... During the summer of 1944, Pacific Ocean Areas forces captured the 
islands of... [DOC] [TLE] LIBERATION: Marines in the Recapture of Guam - Ibiblio [PAR] These troops would transfer from the landing craft to LVTs at the reef's edge, if all 
... you as you go into battle to liberate this former American bastion from the 
enemy. ... just prior to the Bougainville landings,

Question: This position on an enemy shoreline is captured by troops prior to landing an invading force
Answer: beachhead