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Lodgement
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<p>A lodgement or lodgment is an <a href="/facts/Enclave/AFKB4LW6">enclave</a>, taken and defended by <a href="/facts/Combat/LWg2SN3o">force of arms</a> against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a <a href="/facts/Bridgehead/uudHQ8N6">bridgehead</a>, <a href="/facts/Beachhead/yUcHPmjx">beachhead</a>, or <a href="/facts/Airhead/mRgue7my">airhead</a> into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire. An example is <a href="/facts/Operation_Overlord/fcx7BD00">Operation Overlord</a>, the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in <a href="/facts/Normandy/0NfFuSct">Normandy</a> during <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>. </p>