Lodgement

For other uses, see Lodgement (disambiguation).

A lodgement or lodgment is an enclave, taken and defended by force of arms against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a bridgehead, beachhead, or airhead^[1] into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire.^[2] An example is Operation Overlord, the establishment of a large-scale lodgement in Normandy during World War II.^[3]

A map showing the pre-invasion Allied plans for the development of the lodgement area in France during Operation Overlord