Examples of 'first saw action' in a sentence

Meaning of "first saw action"

first saw action: This phrase is used to describe the initial involvement or participation of something or someone in a particular activity, event, or situation. It is often used in the context of military operations or sports to indicate a debut or first performance

How to use "first saw action" in a sentence

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first saw action
The Sturmtiger first saw action.
He first saw action in France on D-Day with the Régiment de la Chaudière.
Operational history = = The Ki-36 first saw action in China where it saw success.
He first saw action at the First Battle of Manassas in the summer of 1861.
He joined the military service on 3 August 1914 and first saw action in East Prussia.
The regiment first saw action during the Carnatic Wars.
He first saw action his freshman year in 2003 under former coach Mike Shula.
Brilliant soldier, he first saw action when very young, in the army of Louis XIII.
It first saw action during Operation Avalanche, the assault landings at Salerno in September 1943.
The division first saw action in the Landshut area of Upper Bavaria.
Drummond first saw action on 9 September, defending an attack on Biggin Hill.
Law first saw action on February 17.
The Ki-36 first saw action in China where it saw success.
The 321st first saw action during the Lorraine Campaign.
The squadron first saw action in December 1941, against Japanese forces in Malaya.

See also

The Cromwell first saw action in the Battle of Normandy in June 1944.
The battalion first saw action in the Western Desert Campaign of 1940.

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