Word: ak
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...charges against these 15 fell into five major divisions. They were that: 1) in the Red Army's rear, they organized and armed detachments of the under ground army called Armja Krajowa, or Home Army, and known by the initials AK...
...outgrowth of AK they organized a military political organization called Niepodleglosc, which means independence and is known...
...likes testimonial dinners. Behind the scenes, he managed a mammoth (7,500 guests) dinner given him when he became U.P. president. It was run on railroad time. The grapefruit was served at 6:07, the steaks at 6:18, etc. In 1940 Jeffers, no socialite, was king of AK-SAR-BEN ("Nebraska" backwards), Omaha's big annual blowout, a sort of civic triumph which the city awards to its sons who are outstandingly successful...
...week had about as many Springfields as Garands in service but was substituting Garands as fast as production [about 700 a day] permitted.) Since the Army adopted the Garand, the Marine Corps has been under pressure to do the same. (See TIME's photo-essay on the timeless, ubiquitous AK...
...TIME's photo-essay on the timeless, ubiquitous AK...