Word: digged
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...incident might have ended at this point. But marines have long since learned that one grenade does not always finish off the occupants of a cave or pillbox; almost invariably there are five to 20 Japs in whatever hole you might expect to find one. Besides, the Japs often dig trenches within the caves to avoid the grenade explosions...
...afternoon for the front, and his wife. I asked how long he thought the Finns would fight. He said: 'As long as there is one of us left. Now we either die or we make peace and all men able to work will be sent to Siberia to dig canals while our wives are herded into collective farms.' His wife was expecting a child. She remonstrated: 'You are talking nonsense from the German radio. We must make peace. The Russians can't be as bad as all that.' But the sergeant was sure. Before...
...still sales were slow. One reason was that more & more people were growing more & more optimistic about an early end of the war, as the good news kept flooding in. With everything going well, many citizens felt no need to dig out any further sacrifices. And the war against inflation has never been a popular...
...Pledge. It was no easy promise to keep. German strength in the area turned out to be even heavier than expected. The airborne troops dropped in at 1 a.m. and grabbed the vital bridges, but then they had to dig in and stand off one violent counterattack after another...
...Those Mortars." Mortar fire from the cliffs fell like rain on one beach. Over the radio came a pleading voice to R.A.F. Spitfire pilots wheeling overhead: "For God's sake get those mortars quick. Dig them out, boys, they are right down our necks." The Spitfires dipped down and dug the Nazis...