Word: stronghold
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Dashing about by car and motorcycle in the forward zones of action, he sees his men and they see him. Sometimes they have to bear the lash of his wrath, but they admire him. They have coined a new word: they say that a fallen British stronghold is gerommelt. He is also not above playing on them with false propaganda. Last winter, when Rommel had overstretched his supply lines and the British were rolling him back to Bengasi, he signaled his soldiers: "Don't let our men in Russia down. They have just taken Moscow." Last month, when...
...Detroit. But the applauding members of the American Institute of Architects in Detroit's Hotel Statler this week knew that Albert Kahn's contribution toward the defeat of the Axis powers had been greater than that of many a general. In nearly every United Nations industrial stronghold, from Detroit to Novosibirsk, his art is conspicuous. Albert Kahn, 73, father of modern factory design, is the world's No. 1 industrial architect...
...Navy's invasion of the Freshman stronghold will affect the numerous activities of the Union is not yet known with certainty. Formerly the newly admitted Freshmen gathered there for a free feed and welcome speeches by relevant Deans and usually a prominent alumnus. A little later in the year (generally after November hours) they were addressed in the Union by President James B. Conant, who informally set forth his ideas on education to his newest wards. These events will not be held in the summer of course, and whether or not the armed forces will occupy the Union into next...
...troops recruited in the Congo with the Allied army in Africa. During the East African campaign a small force traveled 2,500 miles-by barge up the Congo, by rail and road-across the continent to the Ethiopian foothills, and, although outnumbered four to one, captured an Italian mountain stronghold, a number of important towns, 15,000 prisoners including nine generals. A newly organized Belgian Pursuit Squadron of the R.A.F. (in which are already several hundred Belgians) will soon have 48 Spitfires purchased with 44½ million Congo francs (over a million dollars...
...that the Italians have sometimes called "ours" was anybody's lake last week. But 60 miles south of Sicily, 225 miles north of Tripoli, the spongy little island of Malta was definitely Britain's. Malta is the most heavily and frequently bombed stronghold of World War II-and therefore in the history of the world-and from the impatient Axis last week it got its heaviest raids...