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Paratroops
PARATROOPSPARATROOPS, trained and equipped with parachutes, jump behind enemy lines from aircraft. They usually fight in conjunction with an amphibious landing, a large-scale ground offensive, or as highly mobile reinforcements. As light infantry these troops lack heavy weapons and cannot remain in the field long without heavy aerial resupply or contact with ground forces. The French first used paratroops during World War I. German success with paratroops early in World War II spurred the formation of American airborne divisions. American paratroops participated in combat on all fronts. There were two airborne operations by U.S. troops during the Korean War and one during the Vietnam War. BIBLIOGRAPHYBreuer, William B. Geronimo!: American Paratroopers in World War II. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. WarnerStark/a. e. See alsoD Day ; Normandy Invasion ; Sicilian Campaign . |
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"Paratroops." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Paratroops." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803161.html "Paratroops." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803161.html |
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par·a·troops / ˈparəˌtroōps/ • pl. n. troops equipped to be dropped by parachute from aircraft: [as adj.] (usu. paratroop) a paratroop regiment. |
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"paratroops." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "paratroops." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-paratroops.html "paratroops." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-paratroops.html |
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"paratroops." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "paratroops." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-paratroops.html "paratroops." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-paratroops.html |
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paratroops, see airborne warfare.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "paratroops." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "paratroops." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-paratroops.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "paratroops." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-paratroops.html |
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