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bases as well, and had bomb-proof concrete submarine pens built. These fortifications had been surviving Allied air strikes for some time. Local resistance groups operating in
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required to supply the invading Allied forces. It was estimated that the 37 Allied divisions to be on the continent by
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General Ramcke surrendered the city on 19 September 1944 to the
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arrived to accept Ramcke's surrender, the latter asked the lower-ranking man to show his credentials. Canham pointed to his nearby troops and said "These are my credentials". Canham was at the time the deputy commander of the
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2746:Rape during the liberation of France
1849:"Barbara" (a poem) about the battle
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3940:German invasion of the Netherlands
2220:Weather events during World War II
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4571:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
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4125:Invasion of the Soviet Union
3814:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3132:Independent State of Croatia
1753:partial text at Google Books
1735:Balkoski, Joseph E. (2008).
1574:When U.S. Brigadier General
1412:General der Fallschirmtruppe
1392:, exploiting the success of
1279:Early in the war, after the
1258:and the Allied plan for the
425:2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division
139:7 August – 20 September 1944
6500:(Pipe-Line Under The Ocean)
5300:Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
5109:End of World War II in Asia
4949:Western invasion of Germany
4456:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
4433:Second Battle of El Alamein
4003:Hundred Regiments Offensive
3975:Battle of the Mediterranean
3828:Italian invasion of Albania
2002:Air warfare of World War II
1785:Bllumenson, Martin (1961).
1607:Fort Montbary today with a
1260:invasion of mainland Europe
6774:
5691:Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
5423:Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
5316:French Expeditionary Corps
5035:Naval bombardment of Japan
4403:First Battle of El Alamein
4322:Battle of Christmas Island
4267:Japanese invasion of Burma
4031:Italian invasion of Greece
3947:German invasion of Belgium
3919:German invasion of Denmark
3892:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
3761:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
2025:Comparative military ranks
1842:Nur noch rauchende Trümmer
1581:U.S. 8th Infantry Division
1558:"These are my credentials"
1271:, in northwestern France.
18:
6637:Allied forces in Normandy
6114:
6084:1946 legislative election
5456:French National Committee
5355:
5349:French Forces of the West
5209:
5124:
4956:Bratislava–Brno offensive
4887:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
4511:Allied invasion of Sicily
4371:Aleutian Islands campaign
4343:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
4281:Greek famine of 1941–1944
4176:Second Battle of Changsha
4081:German invasion of Greece
3926:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
2268:North and Central Pacific
1911:
1722:worldwar2headquarters.com
1440:The old fortress city of
1191:
557:Combined Bomber Offensive
509:
451:
438:
356:
252:
205:
131:
108:
99:
6101:Trial of Philippe Pétain
6028:1945 municipal elections
5925:Liberation of Strasbourg
4548:Allied invasion of Italy
4525:Solomon Islands campaign
4274:Third Battle of Changsha
3871:First Battle of Changsha
3777:Second Sino-Japanese War
2717:German military brothels
2583:United States war crimes
1827:The American in Brittany
1390:Third United States Army
433:343. Infanterie-Division
429:266. Infanterie-Division
5818:Liberation of Marseille
4970:Second Guangxi campaign
4825:Philippines (1944–1945)
4329:Battle of the Coral Sea
4232:Fall of the Philippines
3878:Battle of South Guangxi
3784:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
3190:Italian Social Republic
1815:, Leo Cooper Ltd 2006
1552:Operation Market-Garden
1431:343rd Infantry Division
1427:266th Infantry Division
1415:Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
457:9,831 killed or wounded
311:Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
60:more precise citations.
6617:D-Day naval deceptions
6058:Provisional Government
5722:Liberation of Saint-Lô
5696:Maquis de Saint-Marcel
5676:Liberation of Limousin
5640:Battle of Mont Mouchet
5624:Liberation of Limousin
5520:Syria–Lebanon campaign
5471:Provisional Government
5446:Empire Defense Council
5362:
5311:French Liberation Army
4555:Armistice of Cassibile
4357:Battle of Dutch Harbor
4308:Battle of the Java Sea
4211:Attack on Pearl Harbor
4111:Syria–Lebanon campaign
4104:Battle of South Shanxi
4074:Invasion of Yugoslavia
3857:Battle of the Atlantic
3471:Korean Liberation Army
3184:(until September 1943)
3141:(until September 1944)
3119:(until September 1944)
1806:Closing with the Enemy
1611:
1571:
1518:79th Armoured Division
1476:
1450:83rd Infantry Division
1423:2nd Parachute Division
1359:
1324:Operation Sledgehammer
1254:. Part of the overall
1019:Air and Sea operations
812:Anglo-Canadian Sector
691:Anglo-Canadian Sector
411:79th Armoured Division
380:29th Infantry Division
253:Commanders and leaders
16:Battle in World War II
6048:Victory in Europe Day
5727:Battle of Mont Gargan
5584:Liberation of Corsica
5361:
5337:4th Moroccan Mountain
5332:3rd Algerian Infantry
5327:2nd Moroccan Infantry
4719:Second Battle of Guam
4615:Bengal famine of 1943
4585:Second Battle of Kiev
4541:Battle of the Dnieper
4246:Battle of Wake Island
4118:East African campaign
4060:Battle of South Henan
3705:atrocities by Germans
3478:Korean Volunteer Army
2459:Occupation of Germany
2213:Music in World War II
1871:at Wikimedia Commons
1609:Churchill "Crocodile"
1606:
1593:Victory in Europe Day
1565:
1474:
1357:
1051:Supporting operations
452:Casualties and losses
375:8th Infantry Division
370:2nd Infantry Division
6387:(Canada, Poland, US)
6340:(Canada, Poland, UK)
6334:(Canada, Poland, UK)
6033:Advance to the Rhine
5838:Battle of Montélimar
5833:Liberation of Guéret
5813:Liberation of Toulon
5686:Liberation of Guéret
5403:Dwight D. Eisenhower
5203:Liberation of France
5005:Surrender of Germany
4483:Battle of West Hubei
4440:Guadalcanal campaign
4410:Battle of Stalingrad
4336:Battle of Madagascar
3110:Albania protectorate
2897:(formerly Swaziland)
2606:Wehrmacht war crimes
2422:Expulsion of Germans
2206:Art and World War II
2104:British contribution
2053:Governments in exile
1811:Delaforce, Patrick.
1788:Breakout and Pursuit
1654:Saint-Nazaire pocket
1649:Battle of Saint-Malo
1639:Liberation of France
1369:, at the tip of the
503:(Battle of Normandy)
417:6th Armored Division
401:5th Ranger Battalion
388:2nd Ranger Battalion
178:48.39083°N 4.48556°E
104:, Battle of Normandy
6648:Operation Bodyguard
6642:Liberation of Paris
6038:Invasion of Germany
5902:Battle of Meximieux
5897:Battle of Arracourt
5859:Liberation of Nancy
5823:Liberation of Paris
5803:Battle of La Ciotat
5798:Battle of Port Cros
5763:Liberation of Brest
5748:Battle for Brittany
5666:Battle of Cherbourg
5095:Potsdam Declaration
4984:Italy (Spring 1945)
4747:Liberation of Paris
4204:Siege of Sevastopol
3222:(until August 1944)
3125:Wang Jingwei regime
2947:from September 1943
2907:from September 1944
2845:from September 1944
2705:Romanian war crimes
2696:Persecution of Jews
2682:Croatian war crimes
2652:Japanese war crimes
2466:Occupation of Japan
2415:First Indochina War
2127:Military production
2039:Declarations of war
1644:Battle for Brittany
1616:Liberation of Paris
1526:Churchill Crocodile
1256:Battle for Brittany
299:Charles H. Gerhardt
277:Walter M. Robertson
174: /
6726:Operation Overlord
6675:Rommel's asparagus
6659:Operation Jedburgh
6504:Operation Chastity
6106:Klaus Barbie trial
5843:Liberation of Nice
5661:Battle of Carentan
5656:Operation Overlord
5393:Bernard Montgomery
5363:
5088:Surrender of Japan
4921:Battle of Iwo Jima
4770:Belgrade offensive
4183:Siege of Leningrad
4067:Battle of Shanggao
3996:British Somaliland
3961:Dunkirk evacuation
3912:Norwegian campaign
3850:Invasion of Poland
3677:Japanese prisoners
2645:Italian war crimes
2576:British war crimes
2491:Soviet occupations
2275:South-West Pacific
2162:Allied cooperation
2120:Military equipment
1869:Battle of Brittany
1612:
1572:
1477:
1371:Cotentin Peninsula
1360:
846:Normandy massacres
735:Operation Chastity
499:Operation Overlord
288:William H. Simpson
123:in the streets of
102:Operation Overlord
6701:Conflicts in 1944
6688:
6687:
6653:Operation Dragoon
6328:(UK 6th Airborne)
6158:
6157:
6095:Trente Glorieuses
6071:Épuration sauvage
6009:
6008:
5869:Operation Undergo
5864:Operation Astonia
5808:Provence landings
5608:Battle of Glières
5603:Battle of Vercors
5565:Battle of Réunion
5560:Tunisian campaign
5408:Raymond O. Barton
5388:Winston Churchill
5378:Charles de Gaulle
5162:
5161:
5120:
5119:
4963:Battle of Okinawa
4862:Burma (1944–1945)
4696:Mariana and Palau
4476:Tunisian campaign
4301:Fall of Singapore
4225:Fall of Hong Kong
3968:Battle of Britain
3821:Operation Himmler
3730:
3729:
3394:Dutch East Indies
3037:Southern Rhodesia
2789:
2788:
2689:Genocide of Serbs
2592:German war crimes
2569:Soviet war crimes
2562:Allied war crimes
2408:Division of Korea
2387:Chinese Civil War
2185:Strategic bombing
2097:Manhattan Project
1867:Media related to
1847:Jacques Prévert:
1825:Gawne, Jonathan,
1821:978-1-84415-344-2
1804:Dobler, Michael.
1568:fort des Capucins
1337:, as part of the
1335:Organization Todt
1302:Other ports were
1237:
1236:
1147:
1146:
1003:Mantes-Gassicourt
667:Normandy landings
464:
463:
266:Troy H. Middleton
201:
200:
183:48.39083; 4.48556
127:in September 1944
86:
85:
78:
6763:
6661:(France, UK, US)
6655:(France, UK, US)
6627:Hobart's Funnies
6581:Hillman Fortress
6493:Mulberry harbour
6426:
6422:
6419:Landing points (
6397:Merville Battery
6266:(Deception plan)
6185:
6178:
6171:
6162:
6064:Épuration légale
6016:
5978:Atlantic pockets
5954:Atlantic pockets
5920:Battle of Alsace
5874:Atlantic pockets
5768:Atlantic pockets
5706:Battle of Ushant
5701:Maquis de Saffré
5488:
5439:
5428:Philippe Kieffer
5418:Philippe Leclerc
5413:George S. Patton
5371:
5257:Commando Kieffer
5245:
5201:
5200:
5189:
5182:
5175:
5166:
5155:
5148:
5141:
5138:World portal
5136:
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5097:
5090:
5081:
5074:
5067:
5058:
5051:
5044:
5037:
5030:
5023:
5014:
5007:
5000:
4998:Prague offensive
4993:
4991:Battle of Berlin
4986:
4979:
4972:
4965:
4958:
4951:
4944:
4937:
4935:Vienna offensive
4930:
4923:
4916:
4914:Battle of Manila
4909:
4889:
4880:
4871:
4864:
4855:
4848:
4841:
4834:
4827:
4820:
4813:
4804:
4795:
4788:
4779:
4772:
4765:
4758:
4749:
4742:
4735:
4728:
4721:
4714:
4707:
4698:
4691:
4682:
4673:
4664:
4657:
4655:Korsun–Cherkassy
4650:
4639:
4617:
4608:
4601:
4594:
4587:
4580:
4573:
4566:
4557:
4550:
4543:
4536:
4527:
4520:
4513:
4506:
4499:
4497:Bombing of Gorky
4492:
4485:
4478:
4458:
4451:
4442:
4435:
4428:
4419:
4412:
4405:
4398:
4387:
4380:
4373:
4366:
4364:Battle of Midway
4359:
4352:
4350:Battle of Gazala
4345:
4338:
4331:
4324:
4317:
4310:
4303:
4283:
4276:
4269:
4262:
4260:Battle of Borneo
4255:
4253:Malayan campaign
4248:
4241:
4234:
4227:
4220:
4213:
4206:
4199:
4197:Bombing of Gorky
4192:
4190:Battle of Moscow
4185:
4178:
4171:
4164:
4157:
4150:
4134:
4127:
4120:
4113:
4106:
4099:
4090:
4083:
4076:
4069:
4062:
4042:
4033:
4026:
4019:
4012:
4005:
3998:
3991:
3984:
3977:
3970:
3963:
3956:
3954:Battle of France
3949:
3942:
3935:
3928:
3921:
3914:
3894:
3887:
3880:
3873:
3866:
3859:
3852:
3830:
3823:
3816:
3809:
3807:Munich Agreement
3802:
3795:
3786:
3779:
3772:
3763:
3756:
3741:
3723:
3716:
3707:
3700:
3693:
3692:Soviet prisoners
3686:
3679:
3672:
3663:
3656:
3647:
3640:
3633:
3632:German prisoners
3628:
3608:
3599:
3592:
3585:
3580:
3573:
3566:
3559:
3552:
3545:
3538:
3531:
3524:
3517:
3510:
3503:
3496:
3489:
3480:
3473:
3466:
3459:
3452:
3445:
3438:
3431:
3424:
3417:
3410:
3403:
3396:
3389:
3382:
3375:
3368:
3361:
3354:
3334:
3327:
3320:
3313:
3306:
3299:
3292:
3285:
3278:
3271:
3264:
3244:
3237:
3230:
3223:
3215:
3208:
3201:
3192:
3185:
3177:
3170:
3168:French Indochina
3163:
3156:
3149:
3142:
3134:
3127:
3120:
3112:
3092:
3083:
3076:
3067:
3060:
3053:
3046:
3039:
3032:
3025:
3018:
3015:from August 1944
3006:
2999:
2992:
2985:
2978:
2971:
2964:
2957:
2950:
2938:
2931:
2924:
2917:
2910:
2898:
2890:
2883:
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2822:
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2741:
2726:
2719:
2712:
2707:
2698:
2691:
2684:
2675:
2668:
2661:
2659:Nanjing Massacre
2654:
2647:
2638:
2636:Nuremberg trials
2629:
2622:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2594:
2585:
2578:
2571:
2564:
2544:
2537:
2530:
2521:
2514:
2507:
2500:
2493:
2486:
2477:
2468:
2461:
2454:
2447:
2438:
2431:
2424:
2417:
2410:
2403:
2396:
2389:
2369:
2360:
2353:
2346:
2337:
2330:
2323:
2316:
2307:
2300:
2293:
2284:
2277:
2270:
2263:
2256:
2249:
2242:
2240:Asia and Pacific
2222:
2215:
2208:
2201:
2194:
2187:
2180:
2171:
2169:Mulberry harbour
2164:
2157:
2150:
2143:
2136:
2129:
2122:
2115:
2106:
2099:
2092:
2083:
2076:
2069:
2062:
2055:
2048:
2041:
2034:
2027:
2020:
2011:
2004:
1989:
1977:
1970:
1961:
1954:
1947:
1940:
1933:
1926:
1919:
1898:
1891:
1884:
1875:
1866:
1792:
1755:
1750:
1732:
1726:
1725:
1714:
1708:
1707:
1695:
1685:
1679:
1673:
1589:British 2nd Army
1524:. Flamethrowing
1386:George S. Patton
1314:in Brittany and
1290:Mulberry Harbors
1244:Battle for Brest
1186:
1184:
1183:Atlantic pockets
1174:
1167:
1160:
1151:
778:La Haye-du-Puits
763:American Sector
671:American Sector
617:Merville Battery
597:Airborne assault
504:
500:
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5732:Operation Cobra
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5671:Battle for Caen
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4740:Eastern Romania
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4733:Warsaw Uprising
4731:
4726:Tannenberg Line
4724:
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4712:Western Ukraine
4710:
4701:
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4685:
4676:
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4660:
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4604:
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4583:
4576:
4569:
4562:
4553:
4546:
4539:
4530:
4523:
4516:
4509:
4504:Battle of Kursk
4502:
4495:
4488:
4481:
4474:
4461:
4454:
4445:
4438:
4431:
4422:
4415:
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4392:
4383:
4376:
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4348:
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4327:
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4315:St Nazaire Raid
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4279:
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4223:
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4181:
4174:
4167:
4160:
4153:
4139:
4130:
4123:
4116:
4109:
4102:
4097:Anglo-Iraqi War
4095:
4088:Battle of Crete
4086:
4079:
4072:
4065:
4058:
4045:
4036:
4029:
4022:
4017:Eastern Romania
4015:
4008:
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3659:
3652:
3643:
3636:
3631:
3624:
3611:
3604:
3595:
3588:
3583:
3578:Western Ukraine
3576:
3569:
3562:
3555:
3548:
3541:
3534:
3527:
3522:Northeast China
3520:
3513:
3506:
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3485:
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2785:
2776:
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2762:
2755:
2744:
2729:
2722:
2715:
2711:Sexual violence
2710:
2703:
2694:
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2680:
2671:
2664:
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2510:
2503:
2496:
2489:
2480:
2471:
2464:
2457:
2450:
2441:
2434:
2429:Greek Civil War
2427:
2420:
2413:
2406:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2372:
2365:
2356:
2349:
2342:
2333:
2326:
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2303:
2296:
2289:
2280:
2273:
2266:
2259:
2254:South-East Asia
2252:
2245:
2238:
2225:
2218:
2211:
2204:
2197:
2190:
2183:
2176:
2167:
2160:
2153:
2146:
2139:
2132:
2125:
2118:
2113:Military awards
2111:
2102:
2095:
2088:
2079:
2072:
2065:
2058:
2051:
2044:
2037:
2030:
2023:
2016:
2007:
2000:
1980:
1973:
1966:
1957:
1950:
1943:
1938:
1929:
1922:
1915:
1907:
1902:
1860:
1795:Buchheim, L.G.
1784:
1768:Joseph Balkoski
1764:
1759:
1758:
1747:
1734:
1733:
1729:
1716:
1715:
1711:
1704:
1687:
1686:
1682:
1676:Bllumenson 1961
1674:
1667:
1662:
1635:
1601:
1560:
1502:Fallschirmjäger
1486:Fallschirmjäger
1481:U.S. VIII Corps
1469:
1394:Operation Cobra
1352:
1277:
1240:
1239:
1238:
1233:
1195:Channel Islands
1187:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1148:
1143:
1130:
917:Verrières Ridge
839:Le Mesnil-Patry
762:
760:Ground campaign
670:
633:American Sector
600:British Sector
599:
505:
502:
498:
496:
494:
460:38,000 captured
431:
427:
337:
336:
320:
319:
303:
291:
290:
280:
279:
269:
268:
258:
239:
237:
236:
225:
223:
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213:
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182:
180:
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168:
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163:
161:
160:
159:
114:
82:
71:
65:
62:
52:Please help to
51:
35:
31:
24:
21:Battle of Brest
17:
12:
11:
5:
6771:
6770:
6767:
6759:
6758:
6753:
6748:
6743:
6738:
6733:
6728:
6723:
6718:
6713:
6708:
6706:1944 in France
6703:
6693:
6692:
6686:
6685:
6683:
6682:
6677:
6672:
6667:
6662:
6656:
6650:
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6624:
6619:
6614:
6609:
6603:
6601:
6597:
6596:
6594:
6593:
6588:
6586:Pegasus Bridge
6583:
6578:
6573:
6571:Falaise pocket
6567:
6565:
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6558:
6557:
6552:
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6457:
6451:
6450:
6449:
6437:
6430:
6428:
6416:
6415:
6413:
6412:
6409:Villers-Bocage
6406:
6400:
6394:
6388:
6382:
6376:
6370:
6364:
6357:
6355:
6351:
6350:
6348:
6347:
6341:
6335:
6329:
6323:
6317:
6311:
6305:
6299:
6293:
6285:
6279:
6273:
6267:
6261:
6255:
6249:
6243:
6237:
6231:
6225:
6220:
6219:(assault plan)
6214:
6213:(overall plan)
6207:
6205:
6201:
6200:
6190:
6188:
6187:
6180:
6173:
6165:
6156:
6155:
6153:
6152:
6147:
6142:
6137:
6132:
6127:
6122:
6119:WW II theatres
6115:
6112:
6111:
6109:
6108:
6103:
6098:
6091:
6086:
6081:
6074:
6067:
6060:
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5724:
5718:
5716:
5712:
5711:
5709:
5708:
5703:
5698:
5693:
5688:
5683:
5681:Tulle massacre
5678:
5673:
5668:
5663:
5658:
5652:
5650:
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5645:
5643:
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5636:
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5477:
5476:
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5473:
5468:
5463:
5458:
5453:
5448:
5442:
5440:
5438:Administration
5434:
5433:
5431:
5430:
5425:
5420:
5415:
5410:
5405:
5400:
5395:
5390:
5385:
5380:
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5372:
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5354:
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5351:
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5341:
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5324:
5313:
5308:
5303:
5296:
5295:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5272:3rd Army Corps
5269:
5259:
5254:
5252:Army of Africa
5248:
5246:
5240:
5239:
5237:
5236:
5231:
5226:
5221:
5216:
5210:
5207:
5206:
5194:
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5184:
5177:
5169:
5160:
5159:
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5121:
5118:
5117:
5115:
5114:
5113:
5112:
5105:
5098:
5084:
5083:
5082:
5068:
5065:South Sakhalin
5061:
5060:
5059:
5045:
5038:
5031:
5024:
5017:
5016:
5015:
5001:
4994:
4987:
4980:
4973:
4966:
4959:
4952:
4945:
4938:
4931:
4924:
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4902:
4900:
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4865:
4858:
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4842:
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4773:
4766:
4759:
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4674:
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4651:
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4628:
4622:
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4610:
4609:
4602:
4588:
4581:
4574:
4567:
4560:
4559:
4558:
4544:
4537:
4528:
4521:
4514:
4507:
4500:
4493:
4490:Battle of Attu
4486:
4479:
4471:
4469:
4463:
4462:
4460:
4459:
4452:
4443:
4436:
4429:
4420:
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4406:
4399:
4390:
4389:
4388:
4381:
4367:
4360:
4353:
4346:
4339:
4332:
4325:
4318:
4311:
4304:
4296:
4294:
4288:
4287:
4285:
4284:
4277:
4270:
4263:
4256:
4249:
4242:
4239:Battle of Guam
4235:
4228:
4221:
4214:
4207:
4200:
4193:
4186:
4179:
4172:
4165:
4162:Battle of Kiev
4158:
4151:
4137:
4136:
4135:
4121:
4114:
4107:
4100:
4093:
4092:
4091:
4077:
4070:
4063:
4055:
4053:
4047:
4046:
4044:
4043:
4034:
4027:
4020:
4013:
4006:
3999:
3992:
3985:
3978:
3971:
3964:
3957:
3950:
3943:
3936:
3929:
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3915:
3907:
3905:
3899:
3898:
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3824:
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3780:
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3731:
3728:
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3724:
3717:
3710:
3709:
3708:
3701:
3689:
3688:
3687:
3673:
3666:
3665:
3664:
3661:United Kingdom
3657:
3650:
3649:
3648:
3629:
3621:
3619:
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3612:
3610:
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3460:
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3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3369:
3362:
3355:
3347:
3345:
3339:
3338:
3336:
3335:
3328:
3321:
3314:
3307:
3300:
3293:
3286:
3279:
3272:
3265:
3257:
3255:
3249:
3248:
3246:
3245:
3238:
3231:
3224:
3216:
3209:
3202:
3195:
3194:
3193:
3178:
3171:
3164:
3157:
3150:
3143:
3135:
3128:
3121:
3113:
3105:
3103:
3097:
3096:
3094:
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3086:
3085:
3084:
3070:
3069:
3068:
3065:British Empire
3058:United Kingdom
3054:
3047:
3040:
3033:
3026:
3019:
3007:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2979:
2972:
2965:
2958:
2951:
2939:
2932:
2925:
2918:
2911:
2899:
2891:
2884:
2877:
2874:Czechoslovakia
2870:
2863:
2856:
2849:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2816:
2808:
2806:
2797:
2791:
2790:
2787:
2786:
2784:
2783:
2782:
2781:
2774:
2771:Rape of Manila
2767:
2760:
2753:
2742:
2727:
2720:
2708:
2701:
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2699:
2692:
2678:
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2546:
2545:
2542:United Nations
2538:
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2524:
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2515:
2508:
2501:
2487:
2478:
2469:
2462:
2455:
2448:
2439:
2432:
2425:
2418:
2411:
2404:
2401:Decolonization
2397:
2390:
2382:
2380:
2374:
2373:
2371:
2370:
2363:
2362:
2361:
2347:
2340:
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2310:
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2301:
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2257:
2250:
2235:
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2227:
2226:
2224:
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2216:
2209:
2202:
2195:
2188:
2181:
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2137:
2130:
2123:
2116:
2109:
2108:
2107:
2093:
2086:
2085:
2084:
2077:
2074:United Kingdom
2070:
2056:
2049:
2042:
2035:
2028:
2021:
2014:
2013:
2012:
1997:
1995:
1986:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1978:
1971:
1964:
1963:
1962:
1955:
1948:
1936:
1935:
1934:
1920:
1912:
1909:
1908:
1903:
1901:
1900:
1893:
1886:
1878:
1859:
1858:External links
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1576:Charles Canham
1559:
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1533:house to house
1522:Fort Montbarey
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1281:Fall of France
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834:Villers-Bocage
824:
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810:
809:
808:
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797:
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768:Brécourt Manor
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749:
739:
738:
737:
721:
720:
718:Port-en-Bessin
715:
710:
705:
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689:
688:
683:
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663:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
629:
628:
621:
620:
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614:
594:
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588:
583:
576:
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567:Transport Plan
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540:
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390:
385:
382:
377:
372:
359:
358:
357:Units involved
354:
353:
301:
255:
254:
250:
249:
234:
232:United Kingdom
208:
207:
203:
202:
199:
198:
197:Allied victory
195:
191:
190:
147:
145:
141:
140:
137:
129:
128:
106:
105:
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6741:Urban warfare
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6608:
6607:Atlantic Wall
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6446:Pointe du Hoc
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6280:
6277:
6274:
6271:
6268:
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6253:
6250:
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6244:
6241:
6238:
6235:
6232:
6229:
6226:
6224:
6221:
6218:
6215:
6212:
6209:
6208:
6206:
6202:
6198:
6194:
6193:Western Front
6186:
6181:
6179:
6174:
6172:
6167:
6166:
6163:
6151:
6150:Sino Japanese
6148:
6146:
6143:
6141:
6138:
6136:
6135:Eastern Front
6133:
6131:
6130:Western Front
6128:
6126:
6123:
6120:
6117:
6116:
6113:
6107:
6104:
6102:
6099:
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6031:
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6026:
6024:
6021:
6020:
6018:
6012:
6000:
5999:Saint-Nazaire
5997:
5995:
5992:
5990:
5987:
5985:
5982:
5981:
5979:
5976:
5975:
5973:
5969:
5961:
5958:
5957:
5955:
5952:
5951:
5949:
5947:
5942:
5936:
5933:
5931:
5930:Colmar Pocket
5928:
5926:
5923:
5921:
5918:
5917:
5915:
5909:
5903:
5900:
5898:
5895:
5891:
5888:
5886:
5883:
5881:
5878:
5877:
5875:
5872:
5870:
5867:
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5862:
5860:
5857:
5856:
5854:
5850:
5844:
5841:
5839:
5836:
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5831:
5829:
5826:
5824:
5821:
5819:
5816:
5814:
5811:
5809:
5806:
5804:
5801:
5799:
5796:
5794:
5791:
5789:
5786:
5780:
5779:Saint-Nazaire
5777:
5775:
5772:
5771:
5769:
5766:
5764:
5761:
5759:
5756:
5754:
5751:
5750:
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5725:
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5707:
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5669:
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5638:
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5409:
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5360:
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5320:
5319:
5317:
5314:
5312:
5309:
5307:
5304:
5302:
5301:
5297:
5293:
5292:32nd Infantry
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5280:
5278:
5275:
5273:
5270:
5268:
5267:Cavalry Corps
5265:
5264:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5255:
5253:
5250:
5249:
5247:
5241:
5235:
5232:
5230:
5227:
5225:
5222:
5220:
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5208:
5204:
5199:
5190:
5185:
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5178:
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5150:
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5127:
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5123:
5110:
5106:
5103:
5099:
5096:
5092:
5091:
5089:
5085:
5080:
5076:
5075:
5073:
5072:Kuril Islands
5069:
5066:
5062:
5057:
5053:
5052:
5050:
5046:
5043:
5039:
5036:
5032:
5029:
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5018:
5013:
5009:
5008:
5006:
5002:
4999:
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4992:
4988:
4985:
4981:
4978:
4974:
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4964:
4960:
4957:
4953:
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4946:
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4932:
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4925:
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4918:
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4908:
4904:
4903:
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4899:
4895:
4888:
4884:
4879:
4878:
4873:
4872:
4870:
4866:
4863:
4859:
4854:
4850:
4849:
4847:
4843:
4840:
4839:Syrmian Front
4836:
4833:
4829:
4826:
4822:
4819:
4815:
4812:
4811:
4806:
4803:
4802:
4797:
4794:
4790:
4787:
4786:
4785:Market Garden
4781:
4778:
4774:
4771:
4767:
4764:
4760:
4757:
4756:
4751:
4748:
4744:
4741:
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4709:
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4697:
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4680:
4675:
4672:
4671:
4666:
4663:
4659:
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4649:
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4644:Monte Cassino
4641:
4638:
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4607:
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4048:
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4032:
4028:
4025:
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4018:
4014:
4011:
4010:Baltic states
4007:
4004:
4000:
3997:
3993:
3990:
3986:
3983:
3979:
3976:
3972:
3969:
3965:
3962:
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3654:United States
3651:
3646:
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3627:
3623:
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3620:
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3598:
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3590:Quốc dân Đảng
3587:
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3319:
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3312:
3308:
3305:
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3298:
3294:
3291:
3290:Liechtenstein
3287:
3284:
3280:
3277:
3273:
3270:
3266:
3263:
3259:
3258:
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3104:
3102:
3098:
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3074:United States
3071:
3066:
3062:
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2765:
2764:Comfort women
2761:
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2748: /
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2740:
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2724:Camp brothels
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2649:
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2637:
2633:
2628:
2624:
2621:
2617:
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2614:
2613:The Holocaust
2610:
2607:
2603:
2600:
2599:forced labour
2596:
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2452:Marshall Plan
2449:
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2298:Western Front
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2135:
2134:Naval history
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2117:
2114:
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2105:
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2068:
2064:
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2057:
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1876:
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1852:
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1835:2-913903-21-5
1832:
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1818:
1814:
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1807:
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1780:0-8117-0325-8
1777:
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1769:
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1498:Monte Cassino
1494:
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1404:Festung Brest
1401:
1400:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1356:
1349:
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1339:Atlantic Wall
1336:
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1329:
1325:
1321:
1317:
1313:
1312:Saint Nazaire
1309:
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1300:
1298:
1293:
1291:
1285:
1282:
1274:
1272:
1270:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1253:
1249:
1248:Western Front
1245:
1231:
1228:
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1225:Saint-Nazaire
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3147:German Reich
3044:Soviet Union
3030:South Africa
3023:Sierra Leone
2976:Newfoundland
2795:Participants
2778:Marocchinate
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6555:Mont Canisy
6078:Tripartisme
6053:Victory Day
5989:La Rochelle
5880:La Rochelle
5383:Jean Moulin
5344:Second Army
5318:Divisions:
5287:1st Armored
5229:Netherlands
4877:Bodenplatte
4763:Gothic Line
3989:West Africa
3536:Philippines
3515:Netherlands
3380:Czech lands
3318:Switzerland
3262:Afghanistan
3213:Philippines
3081:Puerto Rico
2997:Philippines
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2969:Netherlands
2922:Free France
2673:Prosecution
2474:Osoaviakhim
2344:West Africa
2328:East Africa
1975:Conferences
1798:Die Festung
1491:paratrooper
1328:Dieppe Raid
1220:La Rochelle
1093:Houndsworth
1013:La Rochelle
345:Erwin Rauch
181: /
117:M18 Hellcat
58:introducing
6695:Categories
6632:Rhino tank
6520:Amfreville
6204:Operations
5913:March 1945
5911:Nov 1944 -
5758:Saint-Malo
5617:March 1944
5262:First Army
5224:Luxembourg
4977:West Hunan
4810:Pointblank
4146:Silver Fox
4132:Summer War
3885:Winter War
3864:Phoney War
3645:Azerbaijan
3606:Yugoslavia
3501:Luxembourg
3343:Resistance
3090:Yugoslavia
2955:Luxembourg
2757:Sook Ching
2553:War crimes
2155:Technology
2148:Opposition
2090:Lend-Lease
2067:Australian
2060:Home front
2018:Blitzkrieg
1968:Casualties
1959:Commanders
1931:Operations
1762:References
1442:Saint-Malo
1433:and other
1408:propaganda
1375:Utah Beach
1304:Saint Malo
1275:Background
1139:Cemeteries
993:Saint-Malo
562:Pointblank
447:45,000 men
444:75,000 men
419:(elements)
413:(elements)
364:VIII Corps
166:48°23′27″N
41:references
6476:Logistics
6391:Cherbourg
6338:Tractable
6264:Fortitude
6240:Charnwood
6015:Aftermath
5852:Sept 1944
5715:July 1944
5042:Manchuria
4928:Indochina
4704:Bagration
4155:Lithuania
3800:Anschluss
3597:Viet Minh
3494:Lithuania
3436:Hong Kong
3206:Manchukuo
3161:Azad Hind
2820:Australia
2620:Aftermath
2483:Paperclip
2378:Aftermath
2178:Total war
2046:Diplomacy
2009:In Europe
1840:Kuby, E.
1599:Aftermath
1514:pillboxes
1435:Wehrmacht
1399:Wehrmacht
1382:peninsula
1367:Cherbourg
1316:Cherbourg
1200:Cherbourg
1133:Aftermath
1086:Bulbasket
1035:Cherbourg
972:Tractable
885:Charnwood
800:Cherbourg
724:Logistics
530:Fortitude
523:Bodyguard
328:Hans Kroh
169:4°29′08″E
6644:(France)
6600:See also
6576:Hill 262
6550:Merville
6535:Houlgate
6530:Crisbecq
6525:Azeville
6462:(Canada)
6405:(Canada)
6385:Chambois
6379:Carentan
6367:Bréville
6346:(Canada)
6332:Totalize
6316:(Canada)
6292:(German)
6270:Goodwood
6234:Bluecoat
6230:(Canada)
6228:Atlantic
6211:Overlord
6125:Atlantic
5971:May 1945
5793:Égletons
5741:Aug 1944
5649:Jun 1944
5633:May 1944
5529:Dec 1941
5483:campaign
5153:Category
5102:document
5012:document
4869:Ardennes
4853:Budapest
4801:Crossbow
4679:Overlord
4518:Smolensk
3736:Timeline
3571:Slovakia
3557:Thailand
3408:Ethiopia
3373:Bulgaria
3297:Portugal
3235:Thailand
3117:Bulgaria
2895:Eswatini
2888:Ethiopia
2841:Bulgaria
2666:Unit 731
2627:Response
2444:Keelhaul
2394:Cold War
2367:Americas
2358:timeline
2351:Atlantic
2231:Theaters
1633:See also
1544:Audierne
1454:Cézembre
1446:captured
1379:Brittany
1320:Le Havre
1297:Brittany
1264:materiel
1107:Jedburgh
1030:La Caine
983:Chambois
978:Hill 262
957:Hill 140
951:Totalize
944:Bluecoat
923:Breakout
911:Goodwood
904:Atlantic
898:2nd Odon
822:Bréville
788:Carentan
783:Saint-Lô
773:Graignes
747:Mulberry
730:American
580:Tarbrush
537:Zeppelin
439:Strength
153:Brittany
144:Location
100:Part of
6354:Battles
6344:Windsor
6320:Titanic
6302:Martlet
6296:Mallard
6289:Lüttich
6282:Jupiter
6217:Neptune
6145:Pacific
5994:Lorient
5984:Dunkirk
5890:Dunkirk
5774:Lorient
5370:Leaders
5214:Belgium
5079:Shumshu
4846:Hungary
4793:Estonia
4777:Lapland
4755:Dragoon
4688:Neptune
4670:Ichi-Go
4636:Tempest
4578:Changde
4533:Cottage
4425:Jubilee
4141:Finland
4039:Compass
3745:Prelude
3698:Finland
3584:Vietnam
3550:Romania
3422:Germany
3401:Estonia
3387:Denmark
3366:Belgium
3359:Austria
3352:Albania
3283:Ireland
3269:Andorra
3253:Neutral
3220:Romania
3154:Hungary
3139:Finland
3011:Romania
2903:Finland
2881:Denmark
2827:Belgium
2813:Algeria
2519:Romania
2505:Hungary
2261:Pacific
1985:General
1939:Leaders
1924:Battles
1917:Outline
1448:by the
1350:Prelude
1308:Lorient
1250:during
1230:Lorient
1205:St Malo
1121:Wallace
1114:Dragoon
1072:Titanic
1065:Samwest
1058:Dingson
988:Falaise
965:Lüttich
892:Jupiter
878:Windsor
864:Martlet
858:Douvres
793:Hill 30
742:British
655:Detroit
650:Chicago
625:Mallard
544:Titanic
512:Prelude
246:Germany
119:of the
54:improve
6314:Spring
5935:Bitche
5788:Lioran
5753:Rennes
5481:French
5244:Forces
5234:Norway
5056:Debate
5028:Taipei
5021:Borneo
4599:Tarawa
3793:Europe
3754:Africa
3543:Poland
3529:Norway
3508:Malaya
3487:Latvia
3429:Greece
3415:France
3311:Sweden
3276:Bhutan
3004:Poland
2990:Norway
2962:Mexico
2929:Greece
2915:France
2853:Canada
2834:Brazil
2804:Allies
2750:Serbia
2739:Poland
2512:Poland
2498:Baltic
2291:Europe
1993:Topics
1945:Allied
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1458:napalm
1343:U-boat
1310:, and
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1079:Cooney
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937:Spring
697:Gambit
660:Elmira
645:Boston
640:Albany
591:Fabius
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194:Result
157:France
43:, but
6612:D-Day
6545:Maisy
6498:Pluto
6466:Sword
6442:(US)
6440:Omaha
6361:Brest
6326:Tonga
6308:Perch
6258:Epsom
6246:Cobra
5960:Royan
5885:Royan
5574:Sept
5219:Italy
4832:Leyte
4662:Narva
4648:Anzio
4606:Makin
4564:Burma
4448:Torch
4417:Rzhev
4378:Kiska
3464:Korea
3450:Japan
3443:Italy
3325:Tibet
3304:Spain
3182:Italy
2943:Italy
2936:India
2860:China
2735:Japan
2335:Italy
2247:China
2199:Women
1660:Notes
1548:Paris
1269:Brest
1215:Royan
1210:Brest
1125:Hardy
1008:Paris
998:Brest
930:Cobra
871:Epsom
828:Perch
805:Naval
752:Pluto
703:Sword
676:Omaha
606:Tonga
586:Tiger
149:Brest
125:Brest
115:A US
6468:(UK)
6460:Juno
6456:(UK)
6454:Gold
6448:(US)
6436:(US)
6434:Utah
6411:(UK)
6399:(UK)
6393:(US)
6381:(US)
6373:Caen
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5946:1945
5944:Apr
5595:1944
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5576:1943
5547:1942
5545:Nov
5512:1941
5510:Jun
5493:1940
5491:Nov
4898:1945
4626:1944
4467:1943
4395:Blue
4385:Attu
4292:1942
4051:1941
3903:1940
3841:1939
3770:Asia
3617:POWs
3457:Jews
3175:Iraq
3101:Axis
3051:Tuva
2867:Cuba
1952:Axis
1831:ISBN
1817:ISBN
1776:ISBN
1741:ISBN
1698:ISBN
1510:flak
1444:was
1318:and
1242:The
817:Caen
713:Gold
708:Juno
681:Utah
136:Date
5282:5th
5277:4th
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