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Glider infantry and Rommel's asparagus

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Difference between Glider infantry and Rommel's asparagus

Glider infantry vs. Rommel's asparagus

Glider infantry (also referred to as airlanding infantry esp. in British usage) was a type of airborne infantry in which soldiers and their equipment were inserted into enemy-controlled territory via military glider rather than parachute. Rommel's asparagus (German: Rommelspargel - the German word Spargel means '"asparagus") were logs which the Axis placed in the fields and meadows of Normandy to cause damage to the expected invasion of Allied military gliders and paratroopers.

Similarities between Glider infantry and Rommel's asparagus

Glider infantry and Rommel's asparagus have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Airborne forces, Airspeed Horsa, Allies of World War II, Erwin Rommel, Military glider, Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division.

Airborne forces

Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies.

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Airspeed Horsa

The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German general and military theorist.

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Military glider

Military gliders (an offshoot of common gliders) have been used by the military of various countries for carrying troops (glider infantry) and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War.

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Paratrooper

Paratroopers are military parachutists—military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.

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82nd Airborne Division

The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas.

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Glider infantry and Rommel's asparagus Comparison

Glider infantry has 96 relations, while Rommel's asparagus has 47. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 4.90% = 7 / (96 + 47).

References

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