
A lodgement or lodgment is an
enclave, taken and defended by
force of arms against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a
bridgehead,
beachhead, or
airhead into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire.
An example is
Operation Overlord, the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.
References
Military geography
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