The German attack, so close to British infantry positions, was a disaster.

The reason was to alleviate the pressure on Jordanian infantry positions under attack by combined Israeli forces.

Special infantry positions were provided for defense of the ditch.

It was used in the Vietnam War against fortified infantry positions, but not enemy tanks.

Gas bombardment of forward British infantry positions and artillery emplacements, was to be increased whenever the winds allowed.

The first consisted of surprise, concentration, hitting headquarters, phone links, command posts, enemy batteries, and infantry positions.

In this the bombing largely failed; the main German armour and infantry positions to the north of Caen remained intact.

The place was well-defended, with well-sited outlying infantry positions.

Machine gun and infantry positions would be protected by barbed wire and mine fields.

The forward infantry positions were well dug-in, with wide fields of fire.