During World War II, bocage acquired a particular significance during the Battle of Normandy, as it made progress against an entrenched opposition extremely difficult. From LearnThat.org.
The last tactical innovation in the bocage was the invention of the "Culin hedgerow device.". From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
The bocage is a classic enclosed landscape, consisting of a mosaic of plots that are surrounded by stonewalls or hedges. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
To the south, however, lay the heart of the bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
The attrition in the bocage had hurt the Germans badly. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
Panzergrenadiers - late war 1500 pts FFA on a 6x4 bocage table. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Wayne Robinson describes the bocage from the tanker's perspective. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
But, they had to deal with powerful defensive positions and the bocage. From Wordnik.com. [World War II reality and resonance] Reference
So while the Germans had bocage to defend, they also had restricted fields of fire. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
Saturday: 15mm "Screaming GI's" - WWII D-Day Allied paratroopers in the bocage scenario. From Wordnik.com. [GAMING NEWS: Back From Conquest-SF-2007!] Reference
I would say whether north of Rome, on Leyte or in the Normandy bocage, a battalion would have had more informations than this. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference
Commanders also learned that patience and preparation, rather than the audacity of armored cavalry, generally paid off in bocage fighting. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
Even after the entire invasion force had been virtually destoyed in the bocage ... there was a new flood of troops waiting to fill the ranks. From Wordnik.com. [World War II reality and resonance] Reference
The bocage fighting had claimed every one of the company platoon leaders; Dew — a tall, straightforward man — was one of the replacements. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
For the separate tank battalions, once clear of the bocage, breaking out offered a rare opportunity to act like armored divisions in slashing maneuver. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
The hedgerow country, or bocage, of Normandy is much like the Gallic persona in general: quaint in its way, but a source of unending frustration for any outsider. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
They cavorted across the bocage as if it were the plains of Wyoming, and their famous battle cry was adopted by other American units and even by Australians and New Zealanders. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
In the World War Two analogy, we're off the beach and into the bocage. From Wordnik.com. [View From The Porch] Reference
PreiToit, les pas tardifs dc Ton nombreux tropeaa Vers un bocage cpais, cloignc dj hameau. From Wordnik.com. [The Monthly Review] Reference
Examples for traditional agricultural systems are the atlantic bocage and the montado / dehesa. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
Are you finding that your early war walkers get beaten every time they try to take out Tigers in the bocage of Normandy?. From Wordnik.com. [Tabletop Gaming News] Reference
Bok212121 Saturday, January 24th, 2009 alex bocage alex ferland hugo chartier. From Wordnik.com. [Transworld Snowboarding] Reference
Nous sommes dans le bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Unbewitching Jeanne Favret-Saada] Reference
First, we were then in the bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
Attrition in the bocage had been grim. From Wordnik.com. [Steel Victory]
Il n'est point retiré dans le fond d'un bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Voltaire] Reference
2 x 2000 pts Encounter battle in the 12x6 Kingston bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Cromwells go to Kingston 15/05/08] Reference
Mais oyez dans le bocage. From Wordnik.com. [Du Printemps] Reference
Le bocage était sans mystère. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
Le bocage était sans mystère. From Wordnik.com. [La Chute des Feuilles] Reference
Vers le divin bocage où la panthère. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
1551-1552), "Le bocage royal" (Paris, 1554), "Les Hymnes" (2 books. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
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