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1917:Lateiner, Donald (21 March 2014).
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2018:(in German). Munich: C. H. Beck.
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37:World War II
31:Part of the
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2380:Last stands
2331:22 November
2309:22 November
2291:Meyer Levin
1724:12 February
1442:Josef Gangl
1318:Josef Gangl
1294:Nazi regime
1157:Oswald Pohl
1071:North Tyrol
921:Blockbuster
829:Netherlands
784:Dieppe Raid
579:Afsluitdijk
504:River Forth
392:3 flak guns
284:Josef Gangl
272:Harry Basse
110: /
2354:Categories
2277:. BBC News
1878:Mayer 1945
1501:References
1416:Hans Waltl
1412:Alois Mayr
1368:KĂĽbelwagen
1351:of the US
1329:white flag
1266:of the US
1135:Background
1088:of the US
928:Lumberjack
798:Baby Blitz
763:Donnerkeil
721:Kanalkampf
644:Montcornet
549:Maastricht
528:Luxembourg
498:Phoney War
98:12°08′23″E
95:47°28′14″N
65:1945-05-05
1958:636148523
1506:Citations
1423:88 mm gun
1404:Wehrmacht
1396:Waffen-SS
1353:XXI Corps
1322:Wehrmacht
1313:Waffen-SS
1307:Wehrmacht
1260:Innsbruck
1256:Inn River
1149:Anschluss
1108:defended
1094:Wehrmacht
1090:XXI Corps
1028:The Blitz
1011:Nuremberg
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991:Frankfurt
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954:Undertone
907:Veritable
900:Blackcock
792:1944–1945
749:1941–1943
683:Abbeville
564:Rotterdam
559:The Hague
408:destroyed
236:Waffen-SS
165:Wehrmacht
2250:Archived
2220:Archived
2159:Archived
2096:11 April
2087:Archived
1993:Archived
1989:BBC News
1927:Archived
1833:Archived
1718:Archived
1357:Kufstein
1268:VI Corps
996:WĂĽrzburg
875:2nd Alps
869:Nordwind
811:Chastity
804:Overlord
756:Cerberus
742:Sea Lion
726:Adlertag
700:1st Alps
659:Boulogne
615:Gembloux
520:Wikinger
380:Strength
73:Location
2256:11 July
2226:11 July
2178:Sources
1999:21 June
1839:27 July
1489:Sabaton
1408:harried
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1238:in 1942
1218:Prelude
1202:member
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1016:Hamburg
986:TF Baum
968:Varsity
961:Plunder
939:Cologne
934:Remagen
914:Grenade
892:Germany
858:Scheldt
818:Dragoon
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569:Zeeland
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863:Bulge
852:Queen
694:Paula
688:Lille
654:Arras
639:Sedan
609:David
82:Tyrol
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