In a firm that viewed business as warfare, they were the assaulttroops.
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On D Day he would be in a boat leading the assaulttroops.
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But the assaulttroops advance gingerly, as if on manoeuvres.
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That was Ayibongwinkosi Kabweza, the commander of the Torch army's assaulttroops aboard Parmley Station.
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One of the assaulttroops spotted her doing it, but his only reaction was amusement.
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Torch assaulttroops might be the modern analog of Viking berserks, but analogy was not identity.
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A few Soviet shells fell right beside us, but they were clearly intended for the assaulttroops.
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However prickly they might be in some respects, Torch assaulttroops had been trained by Thandi Palane.
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The Marines would link up with helicopter-borne assaulttroops landing inland to occupy roads and high ground.
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And Montoya's sidearm-ina holster with the flap closed-wouldhave been useless against the heavily armed assaulttroops' armor.
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Our assaulttroops were catching their breath, and numberless ranks of infantry were sleeping on the great battered plain.
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All of them were expert rifle shots who came from the support platoon of the assaulttroops on the left.
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Given the difficulty of the task and the training of Torch assaulttroops, having only one fatality was a minor miracle.
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So he detached his elite unit, consisting almost entirely of Blue Angel flyers and Special Forces assaulttroops, to Westmoreland Station.
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The four assaulttroops moved forward quickly, leapfrogging down the corridor, one person providing cover while the others took more advanced positions.
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With a gesture of his weapon, the two assaulttroops spun back toward the doors, their hands on the thick brass knobs.