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2004 U.S. troops launch offensive on Falluja

1993 Israeli offensive against terrorist bases in South Lebanon

1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia

1987 Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka

1986 Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab

1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq

1985 New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28

1984 Russian offensive in Panshirvallei Afghanistan

1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails

1982 Iranian offensive in Khusistan

1982 Iran offensive against Iraq

1981 El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive"

1981 El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "general offensive"

1979 Marocco offensive against Polisario

1979 Iran army opens offensive against Kurds

1978 Operation Litani: Israeli offensive in South Lebanon

1978 Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert

1976 Tarik Glenn, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts

1975 Jamie Nails, offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills

1975 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia

1974 Jeremy O'day, CFL offensive linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts

1974 J .R. Conrad, offensive tackle and guard for the New York Jets

1974 Adam Meadows, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts

1974 Marcus Spriggs, offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills

1974 Jamain Stephens, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1973 Barry Stokes, WLAF offensive linesman for the Rhein Fire

1973 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yds), beats Virginia Tech 77-6

1973 Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria

1973 Jimmy Herndon, offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears

1973 Paul Wiggins, offensive linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1973 Benjamin Fairbrother, CFL offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1973 Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills

1973 Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire

1973 Patrick Sapp, NFL offensive linebacker for the San Diego Chargers

1973 Gene Makowsky, CFL offensive linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1973 Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Balt Ravens, Rhein Fire

1973 Ryan Coughlin, CFL offensive linebacker, Montreal Alouettes

1973 Rob Lazeo, CFL offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1973 Mike Mihelic, CFL offensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1973 President Nixon suspends all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam

1972 Jude St. John, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1972 Jeroen Egge, WLAF offensive linesman for the Amsterdam Admirals

1972 Derek Sholdice, CFL offensive linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos

1972 Seth Dittman, NFL offensive tackle, Indianapolis Colt, London Monarchs

1972 Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts

1972 Tony Boselli, NFL offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars

1972 Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire

1972 Derek West, offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts

1972 Mark Farraway, CFL offensive linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos

1972 Lance Scott, NFL offensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Rohn Meyer, CFL offensive linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders

1971 Steve Hardin, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Ind Colts, Rhein Fire

1971 Corey Louchiey, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills

1971 Mike Sutherland, CFL offensive linebacker, Montreal Alouettes

1971 Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars

1971 Jose Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire

1971 Tim Prinsen, CFL offensive linebacker, Hamilton Tiger Cats

1971 Derek Allen, NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker, New York Giants, Rhein Fire

1970 Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire

1970 Mark Dixon, CFL offensive linebacker, Montreal Alouettes

1970 Stefan Gamlin, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1970 U.S. ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia

1969 Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars

1969 John Fina, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills

1968 Russ McCullough, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1968 Justin Strzelczyk, NFL guard/offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1968 Eric Jonassen, offensive linesman for the Arizona Cardinals

1968 Kai Bjorn, CFL offensive linebacker, Montreal Alouettes

1968 Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins

1968 Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos

1967 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra

1967 Biafran offensive against Nigerian army

1967 Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire

1967 Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Den Broncos, Scot Claymores

1967 U.S. troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War

1967 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border

1966 Scott Adams, NFL offensive linesman for the Chicago Bears

1966 Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs

1965 Vince Alcalde, WLAF offensive assistant for the Scottish Claymores

1965 Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins

1965 John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1963 Blaine Schmidt, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1962 Michael Kenny, WLAF offensive assistant for the Scottish Claymores

1958 President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion

1957 British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman

1957 French offensive in Algeria

1956 Fred Quillan, born in Portland, Oregon, WLAF offensive coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1953 Communist offensive in Korea

1953 Viet-Minh offensive in Laos

1952 Chinese offensive in Korea

1952 Communist offensive in Korea

1952 French offensive at Hanoi

1951 Dean Unruh, born in Riverton, Wyoming, WLAF offensive line coach for the Rhein Fire

1951 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea

1951 Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java

1951 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea

1951 Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi

1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea

1950 Mark McHale, WLAF offensive line coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1950 French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh

1950 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China

1948 Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army

1947 Vince Martino, born in Schenectady, New York, WLAF offensive asst, Barcelona Dragons

1945 Gene Upshaw, NFL offensive tackle, Oakland Raider

1945 U.S. offensive on Okinawa, Sugar Loaf conquered

1945 U.S. offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa

1944 Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders

1944 Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy

1944 Russian offensive at Jassy and Kisjinev

1944 Operation Tractable: new Canadian offensive

1944 Russian offensive at Weichsel

1944 U.S./French offensive at Aleneon

1944 Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation

1944 U.S. offensive at St-Lo/2nd Armour div occupies St. Gilles

1944 Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen

1944 Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan

1944 Russian offensive in central front sector

1944 Russian offensive in Carelia

1944 Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front

1944 Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan

1944 Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim

1944 Japans begins offensive in Burma

1944 Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow

1943 Russian offensive at Orel

1943 German-Italian counter offensive in North-Africa

1943 British and U.S. offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta

1943 British offensive at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia

1943 British offensive against Mareth-line

1943 German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia

1943 German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia

1943 Russian offensive at Don under general Golikov

1943 Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad

1942 German offensive in South Western Stalingrad

1942 Soviet army offensive, 1 million Russians breach German lines

1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front

1942 Last German offensive in Stalingrad

1942 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery

1942 3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive

1942 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt

1942 Russian counter offensive at Stalingrad

1942 Russian counter offensive begins in Moscow

1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is

1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1942 U.S. air offensive against nazi-Germany begins

1942 British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie

1942 German summer offensive opens in Crimea

1942 German offensive in North-Africa under Col-general Rommel

1941 Russian anti offensive in Moscow drives out nazi army

1941 U.S.S.R. begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat

1941 Germany begins a counter offensive in Africa

1941 German counter offensive in North-Africa

1941 British offensive in Eritrea

1941 Italian counter offensive in Albania

1940 British troops 1st major offensive in No Africa (Libya) during WW II

1940 North Africa: British counter offensive under general O'Connor

1940 Gen Von Bock starts German offensive in Somme

1940 Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons

1940 Russia begins new offensive against Finland

1940 Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia

1939 Finnish counter offensive at Summa

1939 Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo

1939 Russ offensive under gen Zjoekov against Jap invasion in Mongolia

1938 Revolutionary offensive of Ebro Spain (Hollander Piet)

1937 Republican offensive near Belchite Spain

1937 Republican offensive by Brunete in Spain

1930 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle, New York Yankees, Cleveland, Phila

1920 Gen Wrangel opens offensive against red Army

1918 Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I

1918 U.S. and French forces launch Aisne-Marne offensive in WW I

1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive

1916 British offensive at Ancre Belgium

1916 Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia

1916 Russian offensive in Armenia

1916 Russian offensive in Kaukasus

1916 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro

1915 3rd Italians offensive at Isonzo

1915 Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins

1915 Italian offensive at Isonzo

1915 German offensive in Argonnes

1914 French offensive in Artois (Petain)

1914 Allied offensive at Ypres (Belgium) begins

1914 Belgian offensive from Antwerp

1914 Belgian offensive at Antwerp

1914 French offensive in the Ardennen/Sambre

1862 Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive McClellan ignores order

1579 England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland



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