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- Instance of
- military
- Subclass of
- amphibious warfare
- Part of
- war
- Image
- Landing beach on the opening day of the invasion of Sicily.jpg
- Said to be same as
- amphibious warfare
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- Category:Landing operations
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Encyclopedic overview
Allied invasion of Sicily, 1943 A landing operation is a military operation during which a landing force, usually utilizing landing craft, is transferred to land with the purpose of power projection ashore. With the proliferation of aircraft, a landing may refer to amphibious forces, airborne forces, or a combination of both.
Naval landing
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