During World War II, Operation Grenade was the crossing of the Roer river between Roermond and Düren by the U.S. Ninth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General...
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renewed as Operation Blockbuster and linked up with the U.S. Ninth Army near Geldern on 4 March after the execution of Operation Grenade. Fighting continued...
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The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the United States military. The M67 is a further development of the M33 grenade, itself a replacement...
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Operation Grenade, subtitled "The Battle for the Rhineland 23 Feb. – 5 Mar. '45", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI)...
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Airborne Corps, the British 6th, and the U.S. 17th Airborne Divisions. Operation Grenade in February by Simpson's Ninth Army and Crerar's Canadians was also...
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A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the...
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Grenade (insignia), on military uniforms Operation Grenade, an American World War II plan HMS Grenade (H86), a British Royal Navy destroyer Grenade,...
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The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War...
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Klever Reichswald, some 60 km (37 mi) north of the Roer Triangle. Operation Grenade, the southern part of the pincer movement, by the US Ninth Army was...
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arming the grenade. The grenade would then explode when its fuze ran out. Although somewhat clumsy in appearance and operation, the M1 grenade projection...
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