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Operation Buffalo (other)
Operation Buffalo may refer to: * Operation Buffalo, a 1944 military operation, part of the Battle of Anzio in World War II * Operation Buffalo (1956), four open-air nuclear tests at Maralinga, South Australia * Operation Buffalo (1967) Operation Buffalo (2–14 July 1967) was an operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the southern half of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Demilitarized Zone, around Con Thien. Operation 2 July On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo ..., a Vietnam War operation * ''Operation Buffalo'' (TV series), 2020 drama series based on the 1956 Operation Buffalo nuclear tests See also * Operation Büffel (Buffalo), a 1943 withdrawal of the German 9th Army {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Anzio
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced January 22, 1944. The battle began with the Allies of World War II, Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle, and ended on June 4, 1944, with the liberation of Rome. The operation was opposed by German and by Italian Italian Social Republic, ''Repubblica Sociale Italiana'' (RSI) forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno. Allied landings on the Italian mainland began in September 1943, and after slow gains against German resistance, the progress was stopped in December 1943 at the German defensive Gustav Line, south of Rome. The operation was initially commanded by Major General John P. Lucas, of the U.S. Army, commanding VI Corps (United States), U.S. VI Corps with the intent to outflank German forces at the Winter Line and enable an attack on Rome. The success of an amphibious landing at that location, in a basin consisting substantially of reclaim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Buffalo (1956)
Operation Buffalo may refer to: * Operation Buffalo, a 1944 military operation, part of the Battle of Anzio in World War II * Operation Buffalo (1956), four open-air nuclear tests at Maralinga, South Australia * Operation Buffalo (1967) Operation Buffalo (2–14 July 1967) was an operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the southern half of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Demilitarized Zone, around Con Thien. Operation 2 July On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo ..., a Vietnam War operation * ''Operation Buffalo'' (TV series), 2020 drama series based on the 1956 Operation Buffalo nuclear tests See also * Operation Büffel (Buffalo), a 1943 withdrawal of the German 9th Army {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Buffalo (1967)
Operation Buffalo (2–14 July 1967) was an operation of the Vietnam War that took place in the southern half of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Demilitarized Zone, around Con Thien. Operation 2 July On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines#Vietnam War, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines made their way up north on Highway 561 and secured a crossroad as their first objective. As they went further north between Gia Binh and An Kha, near a place called "The Market Place" (), they made contact with the elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 90th Regiment when sniper fire began to break out. Enemy fire intensified as efforts were made by the 3rd Platoon to suppress it. Tri-directional ambushes had virtually decimated company B. Alpha Company, sent to rescue Company B was ambushed. During the battle the PAVN used flamethrowers in combat for the first time setting fire to hedgerows along Highway 561 forcing the Marines out into the open, exposin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Buffalo (TV Series)
''Operation Buffalo'' is an Australian television comedy-drama series written and directed by Peter Duncan that screened on ABC TV from 31 May 2020. Synopsis The series is inspired by the true events of British nuclear bomb tests conducted in the 1950s at remote Maralinga, in outback South Australia. It specifically focuses on the four tests codenamed Operation Buffalo and follows Major Leo Carmichael as he deals with various pressures and problems during nuclear weapons testing. Cast Episodes Production The six-part series was filmed in New South Wales, with additional desert location filming in South Australia. The French distributor and production company, APC Studios, helped fund the project and provided worldwide distribution. Critical reception The series received mixed reviews, attaining a score of 5.0 on IMDb. Luke Buckmaster from ''The Guardian'' gave the series three stars out of five and described the series as, "much more fickle: sometimes funny as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
