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  2. Convoy - Wikipedia

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    A convoy of U.S. Army trucks in Hawaii. A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit.

  3. Convoys in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The first regular convoy from the south Atlantic commenced on 31 July. Fast convoys embarked from Sierra Leone—a British protectorate—while slow ones left from Dakar in French West Africa. [1] Gibraltar convoys became regular starting on 26 July. [1] Losses in convoy dropped to ten percent of those suffered by independent ships. [6]

  4. Convoy battles of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Convoy Battles of World War II occurred when convoys of warships protected cargo ships assembled for mutual defense and were attacked by submarines, surface ships and/or aircraft. Most were in the North Atlantic from 1939 to 1943 and involved attacks by U-boat wolfpacks .

  5. List of Allied convoy codes during World War II - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of convoy codes used by the Allies during World War II There were over 300 convoy routes organized, in all areas of the world; each was designated by a two- or three letter code. List of Allied convoys during World War II by region provides additional information.

  6. Red Ball Express - Wikipedia

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    Military policeman and sign posted along the Red Ball route. The Red Ball Express was a famed truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving quickly through Europe after breaking out from the D-Day beaches in Normandy in 1944. [1]

  7. Military convoy photo predates South Korean martial law ... - AOL

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    The claim: Image shows armored vehicles in Seoul, South Korea, after martial law declaration. A Dec. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a convoy of military vehicles driving down a ...

  8. List of Allied convoys during World War II by region - Wikipedia

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    military ferry service DS River Clyde to Reykjavík: military ferry service EC Southend-on-Sea to Oban via Firth of Forth: 1941 1941 90 temporary substitution for EN convoys EN Methil, Fife to Oban via Loch Ewe: 1940 1945 597 temporarily replaced by EC convoys during 1941 FD Faroe Islands to River Clyde: military ferry FN River Thames to Firth ...

  9. Transcontinental Motor Convoy - Wikipedia

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    The 1920 Motor Transport Corps convoy left Washington, D.C., on 14 June 1920 and followed the Bankhead Highway to San Diego, California, where it arrived on 2 October. A smaller expedition than the first, the second convoy consisted of 50 vehicles, 32 officers, and 160 enlisted men under Col John F. Franklin. A rate of 45–60 miles per day was ...