Word: reared
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rumor mills in Switzerland and Sweden, Himmler went to the Führer's headquarters and raged against the "con servatism" of the Wehrmacht generals. In the old days, it was Hitler who raged. Last week Himmler was said to have jugged or sent to the rear one field marshal, six generals and 240 other officers accused of dickering with the Moscow-sponsored Free Germany Committee...
...ground, the P-59, needing no clearance for a propeller, presents an odd, squat profile with an upswept rear end (to keep out of the way of the hot blast from the jets). Ground crewmen give the plane a wide berth at its takeoff; anyone within 20 feet of the jets would be burned to a crisp. But in the air, the fuel is burned so completely in the combustion chamber that the jets show no flame, even at night. The openings in front of the plane through which air is sucked into the motor posed a problem: they also...
...done some combing, but lightly; latterly he has demanded a hospitalized veteran for every man he gives up to the combat-training camps. Gasser's combing will be ruthless; his orders are stern and clear. When he gets through with Comm Z, the Army's rear-echelon establishments will be pretty well raked clean of all men fit for combat...
...advantage, Krueger capitalized on the water-broken terrain, threw in his air force and destroyed the armor. With air power and airborne infantry, he cut the foe's communications. Then he turned his cavalry loose: both hay-burners and gas-burners ripped into the enemy's rear. The battle was over. Krueger...
Next the Ambassador introduced the members of his staff, many of whom were well-known to Chiang. That done, the ambassadorial staff bowed, retreated backward to the middle of the hall, bowed again, gained the approximate rear without peeking over their shoulders, bowed a third time, then, still moving backward, oozed out the door. No one stumbled, no one grinned. It was a performance worthy of the Rockettes...