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  2. 55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy ... - AOL

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    28. “Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and ...

  3. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Wikipedia

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    World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill – all members of Bomber command "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" [a] was a wartime speech delivered to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by British prime minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. [1]

  4. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    The refused flank is held by smallest force necessary to hold out against the enemy's attack while concentrating the main battle force against the enemies' center or other flank Separation of insurgents – A counterinsurgency strategy should first seek to separate the enemy from the population, then deny the enemy reentry, and finally execute ...

  5. Military victories against the odds - Wikipedia

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    Another battle often noted for being a victory against all odds was the Battle of Agincourt (1415), [10] [11] which saw a depleted English army, led by King Henry V and composed of 5,000 to 8,000 longbowmen, achieve victory over a superior French army of 15,000 to 30,000 cavalry and heavy infantry; the English were outnumbered, possibly by as ...

  6. Carlos Hathcock - Wikipedia

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    Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.

  7. George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia

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    Author Terry Brighton called it "the greatest motivational speech of the war and perhaps of all time, exceeding (in its morale boosting effect if not as literature) the words Shakespeare gave King Henry V at Agincourt". [14] Alan Axelrod contended it was the most famous of his many memorable quotes. [20]

  8. England expects that every man will do his duty - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner shows the last three letters of the signal flying from the Victory. "England expects that every man will do his duty" was a signal sent by Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805.

  9. Jack Churchill - Wikipedia

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    Jack's younger brother, Thomas Churchill, also served with and led a commando brigade during the war. [17] After the war, Thomas wrote a book, Commando Crusade, that details some of the brothers' experiences during the war. [18] Their youngest brother, Robert, also known as 'Buster', served in the Royal Navy and was killed in action in 1942. [19]