"invasion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The impending invasion of the Soviet Union required the movement of German air power to the East, and the Blitz ended in May 1941.
- We all know the horror of the events of D-Day, when the invasion required only transport across the English Channel.
- The chiefs have said that an invasion would require at least 200,000 troops and have expressed deep concerns that Mr. Hussein might use biological or chemical weapons.
- The invasion did require a large army build-up like the 1991 Gulf War, but many did not see combat and many were withdrawn after the invasion ended.
- An invasion of North Vietnam would have required huge further investments of lives and money, and run what then were thought to be high risks of war with China and/or the Soviet Union.
- The invasion of a central naval port in itself however, does not guarantee the surrender of a naval power, and may require the entire surrounding region to be occupied before starting the invasion.
- "They realized our Achilles heel was logistics," said a high-ranking officer, meaning that a large-scale invasion requires an influx of trucks and equipment to travel Iraqi roads.
- The most recent invasion had required Federation intercession.
- An invasion from the north would require the patience destruction of the line of fortifications and water obstacles that the Spaniards had constructed opposite the equivalent Dutch defensive belt.
- It was also estimated that an invasion of Formosa would require about 12 divisions of US Army soldiers and Marines.
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