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Word: battlegreen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...never before been in battle. He attributed their "tireless energy" and "freshness and vigor" to the fact that casualties were immediately replaced by fresh troops to maintain the corps at full strength. Later it was announced that among the reinforcements were the U.S. 85th and 88th Divisions-not only battlegreen but entirely composed of draft levies. They distinguished themselves at Terracina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF ITALY: Nightmare's End | 6/5/1944 | See Source »

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