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1364:. General
1315:Background
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983:2nd Riga
740:1st Riga
647:Pakosław
530:Limanowa
505:Mołotków
500:Przemyśl
471:Augustów
200:Strength
68:Location
1498:, 2013
1484:, 1999
1470:, 2003
1408:Romania
1362:Galicia
1337:on the
1327:Russian
1305:Ukraine
1275:or the
1026:Finland
905:Lysonia
805:Smorgon
730:Jastków
676:Rokitna
664:Syniava
588:Makivka
442:Gorodek
422:Komarow
411:Galicia
373:Kaushen
73:Galicia
1502:
1488:
1474:
1190:Kaniów
1168:Sivash
1151:Crimea
1125:Donbas
994:Albion
944:Zboriv
810:Zurnvo
681:Tarłów
671:Konary
520:Kraków
115:
103:
80:Result
1414:Notes
1347:Lutsk
1293:Kowel
1163:]
1144:]
1132:]
1120:]
1101:Narva
1096:]
1084:]
1072:]
1060:]
1053:Keila
973:Krevo
963:]
912:]
900:]
888:]
859:Kowel
844:Lutsk
800:]
787:Vilno
780:Rovno
759:Rasna
745:Kovno
713:Narew
615:Memel
610:Łomża
583:]
459:]
368:Orlau
291:Kowel
276:Lutsk
218:9,000
1500:ISBN
1486:ISBN
1472:ISBN
1267:The
1015:1918
928:1917
881:Misa
816:1916
774:Prut
553:1915
515:Łódź
437:Rawa
345:1914
60:Date
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