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2692:Houndsworth
2334:Abercrombie
1866:"No. 38342"
1834:other ranks
1744:Moskenesøya
1721:Kong Harald
1717:Vestfjorden
1697:Flakstadøya
1689:Moskenesøya
1602:Polish Navy
1549:Grey Ranger
1287:given to a
1130:, 1942–1944
1122:, 1942–1944
935:Sportpalast
861:Attacks on
733:Almenrausch
505:Polish Navy
309: /
89:introducing
2969:Categories
2860:Roundabout
2825:Postmaster
2664:Gunnerside
2615:Fahrenheit
2278:Ambassador
2264:Abstention
1736:Boxing Day
1638:Scapa Flow
1567:; and the
1519:submarines
1509:(HMS
1443:destroyers
1429:Royal Navy
1326:After the
1322:Background
1189:Roundabout
949:Zitronella
846:Gunnerside
801:Bjørn West
713:North Cape
658:Gearbox II
483:Submarines
468:Destroyers
458:Royal Navy
169:newspapers
72:references
36:improve it
2900:Speedwell
2874:Saxifrage
2832:Partridge
2783:Narcissus
2769:Musketoon
2706:Infatuate
2699:Huckaback
2545:Driftwood
2531:Checkmate
2454:Candytuft
2418:Barricade
2404:Bulbasket
2341:Acid Drop
2271:Agreement
2189:(2001) .
1844:Citations
1830:guerrilla
1816:Footnotes
1791:Aftermath
1756:Quislings
1740:Christmas
1681:Eglantine
1662:Wheatland
1658:Wheatland
1608:Krakowiak
1597:Eglantine
1586:corvettes
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1488:HMS
1482:); three
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1358:John Dill
1203:Checkmate
1196:Mardonius
1168:Chaffinch
1120:Thamshavn
1106:Musketoon
1049:Valentine
920:Catechism
807:Judgement
752:Provident
693:Checkmate
672:Musketoon
535:Luftwaffe
501:Corvettes
492:2 Tankers
42:talk page
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2776:Myrmidon
2741:Keystone
2685:Hawthorn
2671:Hardtack
2650:Gauntlet
2608:Freshman
2601:Frankton
2587:Exporter
2573:Deep Cut
2517:Crackers
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1785:Hamilton
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1752:Moskenes
1725:Nordland
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1685:Acanthus
1677:Lamerton
1650:En route
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1614:Kujawiak
1473:Lamerton
1438:Arethusa
1382:and the
1303:and the
1285:codename
1283:was the
1244:Gauntlet
1235:Svalbard
1226:Woodlark
1182:Crackers
1143:SF Hydro
1136:Freshman
1128:Sabotage
1069:Claymore
967:Benedict
906:Paravane
899:Goodwood
885:Tungsten
853:SF Hydro
839:Freshman
832:Sabotage
814:Doomsday
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2538:Chopper
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2292:Archery
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2003:18 July
1981:18 July
1948:18 July
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1729:Ashanti
1709:Ashanti
1693:Bedouin
1666:Sealion
1646:Lerwick
1632:Mission
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1569:Tugboat
1558:); the
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1496:Harrier
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1455:Ashanti
1386:in the
1373:Admiral
1354:General
1332:Dunkirk
1265:Gearbox
1258:Gearbox
1251:Fritham
1161:Cartoon
1113:Bittern
1090:Archery
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863:Tirpitz
796:Haglebu
686:Cartoon
651:Gearbox
644:Fritham
637:Archery
518:223 men
416:Captain
405:Admiral
385:Germany
297:13°00′E
294:67°59′N
183:scholar
85:improve
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1579:exiled
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1467:Eskimo
1449:Somali
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1312:Vågsøy
1210:Source
1175:Brandy
1083:Kitbag
1076:Anklet
1057:Norway
1041:Faroes
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878:Source
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700:Leader
630:Anklet
623:Kitbag
523:77 men
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360:Norway
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