US's 'Iron Hammer'

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US's 'Iron Hammer' Code Name 1st Used by Nazis US's 'Iron Hammer' Code Name
1st Used by Nazis.

Tue November 18, 2003 12:57 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's code name for a crackdown on
resistance in Iraq was also used by the Nazis for an aborted operation to
damage the Soviet power grid during World War II.
"Operation Iron Hammer" this week launched the 1st Armored Division's 3rd
Brigade into the roughest parts of Baghdad to ferret out the attackers who
have killed scores of U.S. troops since Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was
ousted in April.

A Pentagon official said the name was chosen because of the "Old Ironsides"
nickname of the 1st Armored Division. He was unaware of any connection to
any Nazi operation.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3845697