What is it called to have fewer troops than the enemy?
Outnumbered. But sometimes, incorrectly, the term "understrength" is used. Incorrectly, because an understrength unit could still equal or outnumber it's enemy.
The word (term) "outnumbered" is also mis-used frequently. Saying that "we're outnumbered" and then winning the battle; makes the victory that much greater, so commanders sometimes "exaggerate" the opposition somewhat, to make that victory greater than it really was.
Talambuhay ni rufina salao lucas?
ytang ina ang hirap hnapin naman nung talambuhay n2 tang ina nyo wala kayong kwenta kausap
What was the role of women in the 1940's in the US?
Women were left to stand the home front while the men went off to fight in WWII.
Mainly in the 1950s. They were named after the Edwardian style clothing that was introduced after the second world war.
Can anyone help with information about John Morelli who played with Boston Yanks in 1940's?
He played for the Georgetown Hoyas so check with their sports information service. He is one of many players who have returned 2 fumbles for touchdowns so NFL.com should have some stats on him also John Morelli is my dad....I have always been so proud of him. Yes, he played for the Boston Yanks and I brag on him every opportunity that I can. After playing for the NFL he went on to become the breadwinner for the family. He was married to Barbara Janet Ainslee and had three daughters, Diane Barbara Morelli Stine, Donna Marie Morelli Ford, and me...Daryl J. Morelli. He worked for Container Corporation for many years and retired from that company early to enjoy life. When he retired he was living in Greensboro, NC and an active member with the Cardinal Country Club where he was an avid golfer. Unfortunately, life took its tole on dad - he developed Ahlzheimer's in his mid 70's and died at the age of 80 - still a very happy man.
Gerald P. Wergin (3/3/1922 - 7/09/1998). He served as a fighter pilot in the 80th Fighter Group of the 10th Army Air Force in the China, Burma, India (CBI) theater of WWII. He was the Blue Squadron Leader of the Burma Banshees so named for the wailing sound of their planes when diving. Their motto "Angles on Our Wings" is a reference to their primary mission; to provide air cover they to crews flying supplies. The treacherous route through the massive Himalayan Moutains between India and China is famously known as "The Hump."
Wergin attained the rank of Captain, racked up 156 combat missions, was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross & one Oak Leaf Clusters, The Air Medal & three Oak Leaf Clusters and a Presidential Unit Citation.
A full account of Gerald Wergin's military career is available at:
www.talkingproud.us/HistoryWWWIIFtrPilot.html
What were the common diseases of the 1940s?
Some common ones were:
Tuberculosis
Why does the First Marine Division have a number one with Guadalcanal inside it?
The First Marine Division were the boys who captured Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, in 1943.
What three areas did japan take over in the early 1940s?
By the 1930's Japan had already occupied most of China's East Coast. In 1941/1942 they invaded Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands north of Australia, and parts of the current state of Alaska.
What made Giovanni da Verranno famous?
Giovanni da Verranno is famous for exploring the Atlantic coast of America. He was acting for King Francis the first of France.
A game just like baseball but on swings
A Swing Ball is a dance that is themed around the music of the 1940's , just as Sock Hops were to the 1950's .
What factors contributed to the social unrest of the 1930s and 1940s?
Europe and the United States all experienced social unrest in the 1930's and 1940's.
In the United States, the Great Depression, was the source of much distress. High unemployment, low industrial production and well publicized attempts by the US Government, did not really solve the problem.
In Europe, the US depression, trickled on to that part of the world as well. Also, especially in Europe, political stress caused by Germany, the civil war in Spain and other factors were a source of social unrest.
In the 1940's, the Second World War, occupied the attention of the world. No one really wanted a war that would destroy lives and property. Despite the fact that the victorious nations of that war had succeeded, much of Europe has been economically demolished.
Yes, of course spirits were high in the Allied nations because of their victories, the Axis Powers were in a period of social unrest. After the war came the recovery of the late 1940's. However, political problems with the West and the Soviet Union, did much to either induce patriotism or inflict more social unrest.
Who are famous women of Australia from 1800?
The famous women of Australia in the 1800 were notably the convict women. Examples of these women were Esther Abrahams, Charlotte Badger, Mary Bryant, and Margaret Catchpole.
What happened in the summer of 1943 on the Russian front?
In 1943 Germany was in a desperate situation. While they controlled most of Europe and still had plenty of fight left in them, their capacity for offensive warfare was beginning to wane. This was due to the steady bombing campaign that the Allies had begun over their factories and their conquered territories, and because of the stress of fighting a two-front war: one front being in Italy and the other front being in the Soviet Union.
Hitler opened the year of 1943 with a plan for an offensive on the Eastern Front that would crush a Russian salient jutting out towards the city of Kursk. He hoped that by pinching off the salient and annihilating the trapped Russian forces once he had done so, he would be able to open a hole in the Soviet line and exploit that hole for more gains to the East.
In the largest tank battle in the history of the world, the Russians and the Germans fought at Kursk. The Germans fought hard, but they could not break the Russian line. A devastating Russian counterattack took everything the Germans had gained after the first week or so of fighting back, and the Germans were suddenly put on the defensive for the first time in the war.
The Soviet tide, which had been pushed back and reduced thanks to the German offensives throughout 1941 and 1942, as well as the first half of 1943, began rolling west. The Germans quickly discovered that fighting off the Russians would be difficult, given that they were expected an Allied invasion in France at any time and that they were fighting an Allied invasion force in Italy. That wasn't counting the fact that Mussolini's regime in Italy was in danger of collapsing, and the relentless aerial bombardment that Germany was now being hammered by. The Germans simply did not have the means to truly stop the Russian hordes: only to slow them down. 1943 ended with the Russians having taken back all of the Ukraine, and preparing to invade Belorussia (Belarus) and take that back from the Germans as well.