Vocabulary – Eighth Air Force
Suffered
Verb
to experience or undergo something unpleasant or undesirable
Casualty Rate
Noun
The number of armed forces members killed or injured in combat divided by the total number of armed forces members
Strategic
Adjective
done with the intention of destroying an enemy’s military capability
Targets
Noun
an area, surface, object, or person aimed at
Occupied
Verb
to invade and take control of a country, area, or building
Fortress
Noun
a fortified place with a long-term military presence, often including a town
Liberators
Noun
A person of group who frees or releases a person, group, population, or country from political or military control
Fighter Escorts
Noun
a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to take bombers to and from their targets. They were designed to protect the bombers from enemy fire
Air Campaign
Noun
Military battle done in the air. Usually done as a support to ground activity
Allied
Noun
countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).consisted of France, Poland, the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth nations, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Union of South Africa