the royal yugoslav army air force ( unk ) had only 77 modern fighter aircraft available to defend Defending belgrade against the hundreds of german fighters and bombers that struck Attack in the first wave early on 6 april .

since the late 1960s , india had developed Creating an elaborate plan to defend Defending the himalayan frontier with china .

However , after the 1980 review , it was decided Deciding by the military strategists that it was important to defend Defending Tawang in a future conflict .

The United States , France , and an official from the United Nations condemned Judgment_communication the Palestinian attacks Attack , and the US stressed Statement that Israel has the right to defend Defending itself .

during the night , however , the ironclad `` monitor Scrutiny '' had arrived Arriving and had taken a position to defend Defending `` minnesota '' .

Additional losses in the Rhineland further weakened Cause_change_of_strength the German Army , leaving shattered remnants of units to defend the east bank of the Rhine .

The threat of Turkish piracy in the Aegean Sea had induced Convincing Clement 's predecessors , John XXII and Benedict XII , to maintain Statement a fleet of four galleys there to defend Defending Christian shipping but starting Process_start in the 1340s Clement endeavoured Self_motion with Venetian aid to expand Expansion this effort into a full military expedition .

In the West the defeat in Normandy and the Allied advance across Western Europe had significant consequences Causation for the `` Luftwaffe 's '' ability to defend Germany from British night attacks .

japanese forces Causation used the area to regroup from attacks Attack against u.s. forces Causation on the island , to launch further attacks Attack on the u.s. defenses that guarded Patrolling the allied airfield ( called Name_conferral henderson field ) located at lunga point on guadalcanal , as a base to defend Defending against allied attacks Attack directed Aiming at japanese troop and supply Supply encampments between point cruz and cape esperance on western guadalcanal , and as a location for watching and reporting Reporting on allied activity around henderson field .

Three neighboring states—Zimbabwe , Tanzania , and Malawi—eventually deployed Arranging troops into Mozambique to defend their own vested economic interests against RENAMO attacks .

Russia 's official position on the presence of Russian forces in Donbass has been vague : while official bodies have denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act presence of `` regular armed forces '' in Ukraine , it has on numerous occasions confirmed Check presence of `` military specialists '' , along with other euphemisms , usually accompanied by an argument that Russia `` was forced Motion '' to deploy Arranging them to `` defend Defending the Russian-speaking population '' .

Following the attack Attack on Buôn Ma Thuôt , the South Vietnamese realized Coming_to_believe they were no longer able to defend Defending the entire country and ordered Arranging a strategic withdrawal Escaping from the Central Highlands .

As stadtholder of Holland , William was de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic ; the coalition he built Building after 1678 to defend Defending it against French expansion was threatened by an Anglo-French alliance .

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The Provisional IRA emerged Coming_to_be from a split in the Irish Republican Army in 1969 , partly as a result of that organisation 's perceived failure Earnings_and_losses to defend Defending Catholic neighbourhoods from attack Attack in the 1969 Northern Ireland riots .

The Provisionals gained Getting credibility from their efforts to physically defend Defending such areas in 1970 and 1971 .

Canada , Germany , the United Kingdom , the United States , and other Western countries expressed Sending support for what they considered Israel 's right to defend Defending itself , or condemned Judgment_communication the Hamas rocket attacks Attack on Israel .

the germans began Process_start systematic fortification of the area , according to a directive from erich von falkenhayn the german army chief of staff , to fortify the western front so that a small number of infantry could defend Defending the front indefinitely and later in the year began Process_start work on second and third defensive positions but in the somme area , the defences north of the unk were improved Cause_to_make_progress first and by july 1916 the first position defences around mametz were extensive but the second position was a shallow trench and the third position had only been marked Recording out .

To halt Preventing_or_letting the PVA advance , the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade was ordered Arranging to defend Defending the lower crossings of the Taeryong and Chongchon rivers as part of a rearguard , in conjunction with the US 24th Infantry Division further upstream on the right .

This made it Causation impossible for the outnumbered Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Swedish troops to effectively defend Defending the recently acquired Getting province .

the hv capture of bosansko grahovo just before operation storm , and the special police 's advance to unk , made it Causation nearly impossible to defend Defending knin .

Months passed before the British forces were strong enough to break Destroying the sieges and defend Defending the major settlements , and war raged on until October of the following year .

While improvements to fortifications had been undertaken Action under the leadership of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel beginning Process_start in October 1943 , the troops assigned Choosing to defend Defending the area were mostly poorly equipped Supply non-German conscripts .

This handicapped Hindering the Japanese attempts to defend Defending Burma against renewed Allied offensives in the following year .

There Murat reinforced Cause_change_of_strength his battered army with the Army of the Interior , which had been left Departing in reserve to defend Defending Naples during the war Hostile_encounter .

its objectives Aiming were to convince Convincing the government to enforce Action the legislative assembly Building 's rulings Legal_rulings , defend Defending france against foreign invasion Attack , and preserve Preserving the spirit of the french constitution of 1791 .

Portugal became Becoming only the second team after Spain to defend Defending the EBSL crown as incumbent champions , after the Spanish did so twice in 2000 and 2001 .

Without the means to effectively resist Defending the Japanese offensive in the Solomons , the British Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands protectorate and the few Australian troops assigned Choosing to defend Defending Tulagi evacuated the island just before the Japanese forces arrived on 3 May .

After the First Battle of Naktong Bulge , the US 2nd Infantry Division was moved Motion to defend the Naktong River line .

Edge went on to defend Defending the Intercontinental Championship against Batista and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match at SummerSlam .

the british expeditionary force Hostile_encounter ( bef ) was sent Sending to help Assistance defend Defending france .

During the Ottoman invasion , two Serbian armies were set up Reforming_a_system to defend Defending the Despotate , 1st army being commanded Control by Nikola Skobaljić in Dubočica , near Leskovac , and the 2nd army being on the banks of Sitnica river in Kosovo .

So instead of four armies invading East Prussia , the Russians planned Arranging to send Sending two armies to East Prussia , and two armies to defend Defending against Austro-Hungarian forces invading Attack from Galicia .

The Republic was , thereafter , left Departing with few soldiers to defend Defending Venetian Albania .

The Serbs were left Departing with too few men to effectively defend Defending their lands , while the Turks had many more troops in the east .

A first attempt at staging an uprising Change_of_leadership was carried out Military_operation by the `` Association bretonne '' to defend Defending the French monarchy and reinstate Recovering the specific laws and customs of Brittany that had been repealed Removing in 1789 .

Reigning women 's champion Li Na did not defend Defending her title , as she retired Process_end from professional tennis in September , 2014 .

the kingdom of georgia , a subject of the persians for many centuries , became Becoming a russian protectorate in 1783 , when erekle ii signed the treaty of unk , whereby the empress promised to defend him in case of the iranian attack .

When the Austrian offensive routed the Italians , the new Italian chief of staff , Armando Diaz , ordered Arranging the Fourth Army to stop Process_end their retreat Escaping and defend Defending these positions between the Roncone and the Tomatico mountains , with the support Supporting of the Second Army .

Florence Kiplagat was not present Presence to defend Defending the women 's senior title , leaving Linet Masai and Tirunesh Dibaba as the favourites .

Qinzong reneged on the deal Resolve_problem and ordered Arranging Song forces to defend Defending the prefectures instead of fortifying Cause_change_of_strength the capital .

were part and for which they engaged eminent counsel to defend Defending their members .

In the Russian part of Ukraine Symon Petliura tried to defend Defending and strengthen Cause_change_of_strength the Ukrainian People 's Republic but as the Bolsheviks began Process_start to win the Russian Civil War , they started Process_start to advance Cause_to_make_progress westward towards the disputed Ukrainian territories , causing Causation Petliura 's forces to retreat Escaping to Podolia .