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539:Background
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1404:Infatuate
1397:Huckaback
1243:Driftwood
1229:Checkmate
1152:Candytuft
1116:Barricade
1102:Bulbasket
1039:Acid Drop
969:Agreement
681:Aftermath
533:squadrons
446:Logistics
430:Stuttgart
415:Nuremberg
393:Heilbronn
378:Paderborn
368:Frankfurt
350:Undertone
273:Veritable
267:Rhineland
261:Blackcock
196:15th Army
1605:Tarbrush
1474:Myrmidon
1439:Keystone
1383:Hawthorn
1369:Hardtack
1348:Gauntlet
1306:Freshman
1299:Frankton
1285:Exporter
1271:Deep Cut
1215:Crackers
1187:Colossus
1166:Claymore
1159:Chestnut
1140:Branford
1127:Hill 170
1053:Astrakan
997:Aquatint
687:Far East
641:and the
475:codename
473:was the
452:American
405:Dortmund
383:WĂĽrzburg
203:Strength
76:Western
72:Location
1631:Wallace
1619:Tombola
1591:Sunstar
1579:Savanna
1565:Rumford
1516:Opossum
1460:Manacle
1418:Jubilee
1411:Jaywick
1334:Foxrock
1327:Farrier
1292:Flipper
1264:Dunhill
1236:Chopper
1201:Chariot
1194:Cartoon
1133:Bristle
1095:Begonia
1046:Albumen
1025:Archway
1018:Amherst
990:Archery
748:25 July
620:Bislich
609:mortars
579:Mission
512:by the
457:British
435:Hamburg
420:Lippach
362:TF Baum
335:Cologne
330:Remagen
315:Archway
308:Varsity
294:Plunder
280:Grenade
208:300 men
125:Germany
78:Germany
37:of the
33:in the
1537:Pistol
1502:Nicety
1495:Newton
1488:Nelson
1446:Loyton
1432:Kitbag
1355:Grouse
1320:Forfar
1208:Canuck
1180:Collar
1122:Bardia
1109:Brandy
1088:Batman
1081:Bigamy
1074:Biting
1067:Basalt
1060:Baobab
1004:Aflame
983:Anklet
908:
885:
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637:, the
553:Allied
399:Howard
388:Kassel
343:Gisela
122:
108:
85:Result
1551:Roast
1544:Rimau
1453:Maple
1376:Hardy
1278:Devon
1257:Defoe
1250:Dryad
1222:Chess
1011:Anglo
710:Notes
605:Jeeps
506:Wesel
183:2 SAS
180:1 SAS
1509:Noah
1341:Gaff
906:ISBN
883:ISBN
860:ISBN
841:ISBN
750:2010
649:and
567:and
502:Rees
492:and
373:Ruhr
64:Date
53:Jeep
1425:J V
647:7th
500:at
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758:^
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