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2703:Houndsworth
2345:Abercrombie
1877:"No. 38342"
1845:other ranks
1755:Moskenesøya
1732:Kong Harald
1728:Vestfjorden
1708:Flakstadøya
1700:Moskenesøya
1613:Polish Navy
1560:Grey Ranger
1298:given to a
1141:, 1942–1944
1133:, 1942–1944
946:Sportpalast
872:Attacks on
744:Almenrausch
516:Polish Navy
320: /
100:introducing
2980:Categories
2871:Roundabout
2836:Postmaster
2675:Gunnerside
2626:Fahrenheit
2289:Ambassador
2275:Abstention
1747:Boxing Day
1649:Scapa Flow
1578:; and the
1530:submarines
1520:(HMS
1454:destroyers
1440:Royal Navy
1337:After the
1333:Background
1200:Roundabout
960:Zitronella
857:Gunnerside
812:Bjørn West
724:North Cape
669:Gearbox II
494:Submarines
479:Destroyers
469:Royal Navy
180:newspapers
83:references
47:improve it
2911:Speedwell
2885:Saxifrage
2843:Partridge
2794:Narcissus
2780:Musketoon
2717:Infatuate
2710:Huckaback
2556:Driftwood
2542:Checkmate
2465:Candytuft
2429:Barricade
2415:Bulbasket
2352:Acid Drop
2282:Agreement
2200:(2001) .
1855:Citations
1841:guerrilla
1827:Footnotes
1802:Aftermath
1767:Quislings
1751:Christmas
1692:Eglantine
1673:Wheatland
1669:Wheatland
1619:Krakowiak
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1493:); three
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1369:John Dill
1214:Checkmate
1207:Mardonius
1179:Chaffinch
1131:Thamshavn
1117:Musketoon
1060:Valentine
931:Catechism
818:Judgement
763:Provident
704:Checkmate
683:Musketoon
546:Luftwaffe
512:Corvettes
503:2 Tankers
53:talk page
2918:Tarbrush
2787:Myrmidon
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2682:Hardtack
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2598:Exporter
2584:Deep Cut
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2472:Chestnut
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1796:Hamilton
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1763:Moskenes
1736:Nordland
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1696:Acanthus
1688:Lamerton
1661:En route
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1625:Kujawiak
1484:Lamerton
1449:Arethusa
1393:and the
1314:and the
1296:codename
1294:was the
1255:Gauntlet
1246:Svalbard
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1193:Crackers
1154:SF Hydro
1147:Freshman
1139:Sabotage
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864:SF Hydro
850:Freshman
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2014:18 July
1992:18 July
1959:18 July
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1740:Ashanti
1720:Ashanti
1704:Bedouin
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1643:Mission
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1365:General
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697:Cartoon
662:Gearbox
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648:Archery
529:223 men
427:Captain
416:Admiral
396:Germany
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305:67°59′N
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96:improve
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1068:Norway
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889:Source
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711:Leader
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