Once again, however, a critical situation for the Axis forces was retrieved by vigorous counter-attacks from hastily assembled German and Italian forces, which forced the Australians to withdraw back to their start line with 300 casualties.

Once the Axis forces had been defeated in Tunisia, the Allied strategic bomber force commenced attacking the principal airfields of Sardinia, Sicily and southern Italy, industrial targets in southern Italy and the ports of Naples, Messina, Palermo and Cagliari ( in Sardinia ).

Once the Axis commanders had divined the Allies ' intentions, the Allies began to see some reaction from the Axis field divisions waiting inland, the Hermann Göring and Livorno Divisions.

Once they do, they're intercepted by the pro-war Axis faction that wishes to restart the conflict with the Earth Federation, led by one Colonel Enzo.

Once the Axis powers were cleared from the Mediterranean Sea in 1943-with the Allied capture of Tunisia, Sicily, and southern Italy-cargo convoys were able to pass through the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea to Iran for shipment to the USSR.

Once German and Japanese rearmament became clear, the British and American navies consciously focused on building destroyers that were smaller but more numerous than those used by other nations.

Once again, the anti-tank defences were overwhelmed and about 380 New Zealanders were taken prisoner including Captain Charles Upham who gained a second Victoria Cross for his actions including destroying a German tank and several guns and vehicles with grenades despite being shot through the elbow by a machine gun bullet and having his arm broken.

Once in Munich, he conveyed the papal initiative to end the war to German authorities.

According to the documentary Once Upon a Time, Sergio Leone, the film opened in medias res as the camera goes from focusing on a Russian hiding from the Nazis ' artillery fire to panning hundreds of feet away to show the German Panzer divisions approaching the walls of the city.

Once Barbarossa was completed with the destruction of the Soviet Union later in 1941, Raeder's " Mediterranean plan " would be executed in 1942 while German industry would focus on building the fleet envisioned in the Z Plan, that would, when complete, carry out Raeder's programme of trans-oceanic expansionism.

* " Il était un petit navire " ( There Once was a Little Ship ), played by de Boeldieu with his penny whistle to distract the German guards from Rosenthal and Maréchal's escape, a traditional French song about a shipwrecked sailor that must cannibalize another sailor to survive.

Once Brașov became a German colony, Romanians were denied several privileges by the new German settlers.

Once again, the raft is strafed by German planes.

Once the Second World War began with France and Britain as allies, German strategy was to end the war in the west quickly and on favourable terms, securing resources and permitting Germany to turn east and conquer the USSR.

Once the Erie Canal and Oswego Canal were built, the area was settled by Irish canal workers, Yankee settlers, and, later, German immigrants.

Also in 1998, German synth-pop band Wolfsheim did a cover of the song for their EP Once in a Lifetime.

Once it was captured by German forces, the town was bombed by the US Air Force on 25 and 26 December 1944 and by RAF Bomber Command with 300 aircraft on the 26.

Once tanks began to be used in concentrations, they easily broke through German lines and could not be dislodged through infantry counterattack.

Once Spanish become prevalent, and English was the lingua franca, the German nickname fell by the wayside.

Once in the theater, they see Natalija performing on stage in front of beaming Franz and other German officers.

Once France had abandoned its allies in Eastern Europe as the price of better relations with the Reich, this would create a situation where the Poles and Czechoslovaks having no Great Power ally to protect them, would be forced to adjust to German demands, and hence in Chamberlain's view would peacefully hand over the territories claimed by Germany such as the Sudetenland, the Polish Corridor and the Free City of Danzig ( modern Gdańsk, Poland ) In this way, promoting territorial revisionism in Eastern Europe in Germany ’ s favour was one of Chamberlain's principal reasons for Locarno, and thus Locarno was from the British viewpoint an early instance of Appeasement.

Once Hube arrived, Guzzoni agreed from 16 July to delegate to him control of all sectors where there were German units involved, and from 2 August Hube was given control of the whole Sicilian front.

Once France had abandoned its allies in Eastern Europe, thereby creating a situation where the Poles and Czechoslovaks having no Great Power to protect them from Germany, would be forced to adjust to German demands, and hence in the British viewpoint would peacefully hand over the territories claimed by Germany such as the Sudetenland, the Polish Corridor, and the Free City of Danzig ( modern Gdańsk, Poland ).

Once the German advance lost the initiative, the Western Allies counterattacked.

Once the British forces broke through the German lines at Monte Camino, the Force was ordered to attack their primary objective ( Hill 907 ).

Once assured by Schwartzkoppen and by the War Office at Berlin that Dreyfus was utterly unknown to them, the German government protested publicly against the statements in the newspapers that persisted in bringing Germany into the case.

Once the departure of the German ships was discovered, Admiral Sir John Tovey, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Home Fleet, sailed with the King George V, Victorious and their escorts to support those already at sea.

Once the Canadians cleared the seawall ( about an hour after leaving the transports ) they started to advance quickly inland and had a much easier time subduing the German defences than the Americans at Omaha had.

Once thought to be a language that bridged the gap between the Romanian language and Italian, it was only distantly related to the nearby Romanian dialects, such as the nearly extinct Istro-Romanian, spoken in nearby Istria, Croatia.

Once there, he encounters Wessell and discovers that the Nazi treasure and the Romanian treasure are one and the same, having been captured by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin.

Once the understudy to Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi, it seemed that the sky was the limit for Emre as he won 4 Süper Lig titles, 2 Turkish Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup all by the age of 21.

Once the front lines stabilised, a combination of barbed wire, machine guns and rapid fire rifles proved deadly to horse mounted troops.

Once one of the lines broke, the troops would generally flee from the field, sometimes chased by psiloi, peltasts or light cavalry.

Once the Army of Humayun had made its charge and Sher Shah's troops made their agreed-upon retreat, the Mughal troops relaxed their defensive preparations and returned to their entrenchments without posting a proper guard.

" Once the troops were in place Cromwell entered the assembly.

Once the city of Bursa was captured, Orhan sent cavalry troops towards Bosphorus, capturing Byzantine coastal towns of Marmara.

Once the troops from Buenos Aires had withdrawn, the Banda Oriental appointed its first autonomous government.

Once ashore, the Union troops set fire to the plantations, destroying infrastructure and seizing thousands of dollars worth of food and supplies.

Once they had wandered to the crater, instead of moving around it as the black troops had been trained to do, they thought it would make an excellent rifle pit and it would be well to take cover.

Once the army arrived, however, Gongsun Yuan betrayed them, killing Sun Quan's officials Zhang Mi ( 張彌 ) and Xu Yan ( 許晏 ), whom Sun had sent to grant the bestowments and seized their troops.

Once in the city, Charles II removed his armour and found a fresh mount ; he attempted to rally his troops but it was to no avail.

Once promoted to Captain, Weygand chose not to attempt the difficult preparation to the Advanced War College (' Haute Ecole de Guerre ') because of his desire, he said, to keep contact with the troops.

Once arrived, the troops forced Decius to assume the imperial dignity himself instead.

Once Junot realised that British troops occupied the ridge, he sent Solignac's brigade to the right to assist Brenier's attack.

Once inside they signalled to the rest of Gelo ’ s troops, who were stationed in the mountains overlooking the camp, by setting fire to Hamilcar ’ s ships.

Once there, they made contact with the Cuban rebels, who were headed by the Maceo brothers, and started fighting against Spanish troops.

Once they had that experience, which often included their first combat, they were further recruited into battalions of irregular troops called Special Guerrilla Units.

Once inside Yaitsk, they opened the gates for the rest of the troops to enter and occupy the city.

Once the French groups were disorganized, the rest of the Italian troops would attack.

Once the headquarters staff and accompanying airborne troops had been gathered together, the headquarters was moved to the Le Bas de Ranville area and set up there.

Once the barricades went up, he led Habsburg troops to crush the insurgents.

Once the Great Powers ' troops left the island along with the their representatives, then the union with Greece would be easier to achieve.

Once armed rioters began to fire on troops from concealed positions, the soldiers were ordered fire on the crowds, immediately causing them to disperse.

Once on the other side of the Saint Lawrence, Arnold moved his troops onto the Plains of Abraham, about 1. 5 miles ( 2 km ) from the city walls.

Once the Shu troops had begun to show signs of fatigue, Lu Xun, after several months of inactivity, suddenly struck, first tricking the Shu commanders with a mock attack on one of their camps, then ordering his troops to move forward with torches and set fire to all the other camps of Liu Bei's army.