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plus 114 missing and 356 wounded. They also claimed that, as of 17 October, eleven of their aircraft had been shot down. The French suffered around 2,000 casualties in the Saar
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was engaged in the attack on Poland and the French enjoyed a decisive numerical advantage along the border with
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1200:front, but after the collapse of Poland, General
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1548:. Pocket Books. p. 514.
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5080:Military history of Saarland
3993:Invasion of the Soviet Union
3682:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3000:Independent State of Croatia
1728:. New York: Julian Messner.
1666:Liddell Hart, B. H. (1970).
1581:Kaufmann & Kaufmann 2002
1521:Seidner, Stanley S. (1978).
1311:, German military commander
151:Disposition of French forces
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4817:Western invasion of Germany
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4301:Second Battle of El Alamein
3871:Hundred Regiments Offensive
3843:Battle of the Mediterranean
3696:Italian invasion of Albania
1870:Air warfare of World War II
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3899:Italian invasion of Greece
3815:German invasion of Belgium
3787:German invasion of Denmark
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1507:Government of Luxembourg.
1484:"La drôle de guerre 39-40"
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2334:Occupation of Japan
2283:First Indochina War
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1907:Declarations of war
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2255:Chinese Civil War
2053:Strategic bombing
1965:Manhattan Project
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1417:Liddell Hart 1970
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4819:
4812:
4805:
4803:Vienna offensive
4798:
4791:
4784:
4782:Battle of Manila
4777:
4757:
4748:
4739:
4732:
4723:
4716:
4709:
4702:
4695:
4688:
4681:
4672:
4663:
4656:
4647:
4640:
4633:
4626:
4617:
4610:
4603:
4596:
4589:
4582:
4575:
4566:
4559:
4550:
4541:
4532:
4525:
4523:Korsun–Cherkassy
4518:
4507:
4485:
4476:
4469:
4462:
4455:
4448:
4441:
4434:
4425:
4418:
4411:
4404:
4395:
4388:
4381:
4374:
4367:
4365:Bombing of Gorky
4360:
4353:
4346:
4326:
4319:
4310:
4303:
4296:
4287:
4280:
4273:
4266:
4255:
4248:
4241:
4234:
4232:Battle of Midway
4227:
4220:
4218:Battle of Gazala
4213:
4206:
4199:
4192:
4185:
4178:
4171:
4151:
4144:
4137:
4130:
4128:Battle of Borneo
4123:
4121:Malayan campaign
4116:
4109:
4102:
4095:
4088:
4081:
4074:
4067:
4065:Bombing of Gorky
4060:
4058:Battle of Moscow
4053:
4046:
4039:
4032:
4025:
4018:
4002:
3995:
3988:
3981:
3974:
3967:
3958:
3951:
3944:
3937:
3930:
3910:
3901:
3894:
3887:
3880:
3873:
3866:
3859:
3852:
3845:
3838:
3831:
3824:
3822:Battle of France
3817:
3810:
3803:
3796:
3789:
3782:
3762:
3755:
3748:
3741:
3734:
3727:
3720:
3698:
3691:
3684:
3677:
3675:Munich Agreement
3670:
3663:
3654:
3647:
3640:
3631:
3624:
3609:
3591:
3584:
3575:
3568:
3561:
3560:Soviet prisoners
3554:
3547:
3540:
3531:
3524:
3515:
3508:
3501:
3500:German prisoners
3496:
3476:
3467:
3460:
3453:
3448:
3441:
3434:
3427:
3420:
3413:
3406:
3399:
3392:
3385:
3378:
3371:
3364:
3357:
3348:
3341:
3334:
3327:
3320:
3313:
3306:
3299:
3292:
3285:
3278:
3271:
3264:
3257:
3250:
3243:
3236:
3229:
3222:
3202:
3195:
3188:
3181:
3174:
3167:
3160:
3153:
3146:
3139:
3132:
3112:
3105:
3098:
3091:
3083:
3076:
3069:
3060:
3053:
3045:
3038:
3036:French Indochina
3031:
3024:
3017:
3010:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2980:
2960:
2951:
2944:
2935:
2928:
2921:
2914:
2907:
2900:
2893:
2886:
2883:from August 1944
2874:
2867:
2860:
2853:
2846:
2839:
2832:
2825:
2818:
2806:
2799:
2792:
2785:
2778:
2766:
2758:
2751:
2744:
2737:
2730:
2723:
2716:
2704:
2697:
2690:
2683:
2668:
2648:
2641:
2634:
2627:
2620:
2609:
2594:
2587:
2580:
2575:
2566:
2559:
2552:
2543:
2536:
2529:
2527:Nanjing Massacre
2522:
2515:
2506:
2504:Nuremberg trials
2497:
2490:
2483:
2476:
2469:
2462:
2453:
2446:
2439:
2432:
2412:
2405:
2398:
2389:
2382:
2375:
2368:
2361:
2354:
2345:
2336:
2329:
2322:
2315:
2306:
2299:
2292:
2285:
2278:
2271:
2264:
2257:
2237:
2228:
2221:
2214:
2205:
2198:
2191:
2184:
2175:
2168:
2161:
2152:
2145:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2110:
2108:Asia and Pacific
2090:
2083:
2076:
2069:
2062:
2055:
2048:
2039:
2037:Mulberry harbour
2032:
2025:
2018:
2011:
2004:
1997:
1990:
1983:
1974:
1967:
1960:
1951:
1944:
1937:
1930:
1923:
1916:
1909:
1902:
1895:
1888:
1879:
1872:
1857:
1845:
1838:
1829:
1822:
1815:
1808:
1801:
1794:
1787:
1766:
1759:
1752:
1743:
1737:
1720:
1701:
1684:Moorhouse, Roger
1679:
1662:
1634:
1625:
1619:
1618:
1610:
1602:
1596:
1590:
1584:
1578:
1572:
1566:
1560:
1559:
1541:
1535:
1534:
1518:
1512:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1494:
1480:
1469:
1463:
1457:
1451:
1445:
1444:
1431:
1420:
1414:
1408:
1402:
1396:
1390:
1384:
1381:Associated Press
1375:
1366:
1356:
1309:Nuremberg Trials
816:Atlantic Pockets
420:
416:Western Front of
408:
401:
394:
385:
369:2,000 casualties
337:
336:
325:
324:
314:
313:
298:
294:
292:
291:
280:
278:
277:
266:
262:
260:
259:
221:
220:
218:
217:
216:
211:
210:49.167°N 7.250°E
207:
204:
203:
202:
199:
174:
172:
168:
157:
156:
149:
125:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
60:"Saar Offensive"
53:
29:
21:
5132:
5131:
5125:
5124:
5123:
5121:
5120:
5119:
5090:1939 in Germany
5055:
5054:
5053:
5043:
5041:
5033:
5031:
5026:
5019:
5012:
4998:
4996:
4984:
4975:
4968:
4961:
4954:
4945:
4938:
4931:
4922:
4917:Atomic bombings
4915:
4908:
4901:
4894:
4887:
4878:
4871:
4864:
4857:
4850:
4843:
4836:
4829:
4822:
4815:
4808:
4801:
4794:
4787:
4780:
4773:
4760:
4753:
4742:
4735:
4728:
4719:
4712:
4705:
4698:
4691:
4684:
4675:
4666:
4659:
4650:
4643:
4636:
4629:
4620:
4613:
4608:Eastern Romania
4606:
4601:Warsaw Uprising
4599:
4594:Tannenberg Line
4592:
4585:
4580:Western Ukraine
4578:
4569:
4562:
4553:
4544:
4535:
4528:
4521:
4510:
4501:
4488:
4481:
4472:
4465:
4458:
4451:
4444:
4437:
4430:
4421:
4414:
4407:
4398:
4391:
4384:
4377:
4372:Battle of Kursk
4370:
4363:
4356:
4349:
4342:
4329:
4322:
4313:
4306:
4299:
4290:
4283:
4276:
4269:
4260:
4251:
4244:
4237:
4230:
4223:
4216:
4209:
4202:
4195:
4188:
4183:St Nazaire Raid
4181:
4174:
4167:
4154:
4147:
4140:
4133:
4126:
4119:
4112:
4105:
4098:
4091:
4084:
4077:
4070:
4063:
4056:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4028:
4021:
4007:
3998:
3991:
3984:
3977:
3970:
3965:Anglo-Iraqi War
3963:
3956:Battle of Crete
3954:
3947:
3940:
3933:
3926:
3913:
3904:
3897:
3890:
3885:Eastern Romania
3883:
3876:
3869:
3862:
3855:
3848:
3841:
3834:
3827:
3820:
3813:
3806:
3799:
3792:
3785:
3778:
3765:
3758:
3751:
3744:
3737:
3730:
3723:
3716:
3703:
3694:
3687:
3680:
3673:
3666:
3659:
3650:
3643:
3636:
3627:
3620:
3594:
3587:
3580:
3571:
3564:
3559:
3550:
3543:
3536:
3527:
3520:
3511:
3504:
3499:
3492:
3479:
3472:
3463:
3456:
3451:
3446:Western Ukraine
3444:
3437:
3430:
3423:
3416:
3409:
3402:
3395:
3390:Northeast China
3388:
3381:
3374:
3367:
3360:
3353:
3344:
3337:
3330:
3323:
3316:
3309:
3302:
3295:
3288:
3281:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3253:
3246:
3239:
3232:
3225:
3218:
3205:
3198:
3191:
3184:
3177:
3170:
3163:
3156:
3149:
3142:
3135:
3128:
3115:
3108:
3101:
3096:Slovak Republic
3094:
3086:
3079:
3072:
3067:Empire of Japan
3065:
3056:
3048:
3041:
3034:
3027:
3020:
3013:
3005:
2998:
2991:
2983:
2976:
2963:
2956:
2947:
2940:
2931:
2924:
2917:
2910:
2903:
2896:
2889:
2877:
2870:
2863:
2856:
2849:
2842:
2835:
2828:
2821:
2809:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2769:
2761:
2754:
2747:
2740:
2733:
2726:
2719:
2707:
2700:
2693:
2686:
2679:
2653:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2623:
2612:
2597:
2590:
2583:
2579:Sexual violence
2578:
2571:
2562:
2555:
2548:
2539:
2532:
2525:
2518:
2511:
2502:
2493:
2486:
2479:
2472:
2465:
2458:
2449:
2442:
2435:
2428:
2415:
2408:
2401:
2394:
2385:
2378:
2371:
2364:
2357:
2348:
2339:
2332:
2325:
2318:
2309:
2302:
2297:Greek Civil War
2295:
2288:
2281:
2274:
2267:
2260:
2253:
2240:
2233:
2224:
2217:
2210:
2201:
2194:
2187:
2180:
2171:
2164:
2157:
2148:
2141:
2134:
2127:
2122:South-East Asia
2120:
2113:
2106:
2093:
2086:
2079:
2072:
2065:
2058:
2051:
2044:
2035:
2028:
2021:
2014:
2007:
2000:
1993:
1986:
1981:Military awards
1979:
1970:
1963:
1956:
1947:
1940:
1933:
1926:
1919:
1912:
1905:
1898:
1891:
1884:
1875:
1868:
1848:
1841:
1834:
1825:
1818:
1811:
1806:
1797:
1790:
1783:
1775:
1770:
1740:
1723:
1717:
1704:
1698:
1682:
1665:
1659:
1646:
1642:
1637:
1626:
1622:
1608:
1604:
1603:
1599:
1591:
1587:
1579:
1575:
1567:
1563:
1556:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1520:
1519:
1515:
1506:
1502:
1492:
1490:
1482:
1481:
1472:
1464:
1460:
1452:
1448:
1433:
1432:
1423:
1415:
1411:
1403:
1399:
1391:
1387:
1376:
1369:
1357:
1350:
1346:
1329:
1270:Maurice Gamelin
1236:
1202:Maurice Gamelin
1147:, Niedaltdorf,
1078:
1062:German 1st Army
1046:
1022:
998:French invasion
990:
989:
988:
983:
710:St Nazaire Raid
662:The Hardest Day
529:Fort Eben-Emael
515:Rotterdam Blitz
473:The Netherlands
421:
417:
414:
412:
377:
375:
370:
358:
353:
351:
350:40-85 divisions
331:
319:
318:
316:Maurice Gamelin
308:
289:
287:
286:
275:
273:
272:
268:
257:
255:
254:
214:
212:
208:
205:
200:
197:
195:
193:
192:
191:
170:
166:
164:
150:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5130:
5129:
5126:
5118:
5117:
5112:
5107:
5102:
5097:
5095:1939 in France
5092:
5087:
5082:
5077:
5072:
5067:
5057:
5056:
5052:
5051:
5028:
5027:
5025:
5024:
5017:
5010:
4993:
4990:
4989:
4986:
4985:
4983:
4982:
4981:
4980:
4973:
4966:
4952:
4951:
4950:
4936:
4933:South Sakhalin
4929:
4928:
4927:
4913:
4906:
4899:
4892:
4885:
4884:
4883:
4869:
4862:
4855:
4848:
4841:
4834:
4827:
4820:
4813:
4806:
4799:
4792:
4785:
4778:
4770:
4768:
4762:
4761:
4759:
4758:
4751:
4750:
4749:
4733:
4726:
4725:
4724:
4710:
4703:
4696:
4689:
4682:
4673:
4664:
4657:
4648:
4641:
4634:
4627:
4618:
4611:
4604:
4597:
4590:
4583:
4576:
4567:
4560:
4551:
4542:
4533:
4526:
4519:
4508:
4498:
4496:
4490:
4489:
4487:
4486:
4479:
4478:
4477:
4470:
4456:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4428:
4427:
4426:
4412:
4405:
4396:
4389:
4382:
4375:
4368:
4361:
4358:Battle of Attu
4354:
4347:
4339:
4337:
4331:
4330:
4328:
4327:
4320:
4311:
4304:
4297:
4288:
4281:
4274:
4267:
4258:
4257:
4256:
4249:
4235:
4228:
4221:
4214:
4207:
4200:
4193:
4186:
4179:
4172:
4164:
4162:
4156:
4155:
4153:
4152:
4145:
4138:
4131:
4124:
4117:
4110:
4107:Battle of Guam
4103:
4096:
4089:
4082:
4075:
4068:
4061:
4054:
4047:
4040:
4033:
4030:Battle of Kiev
4026:
4019:
4005:
4004:
4003:
3989:
3982:
3975:
3968:
3961:
3960:
3959:
3945:
3938:
3931:
3923:
3921:
3915:
3914:
3912:
3911:
3902:
3895:
3888:
3881:
3874:
3867:
3860:
3853:
3846:
3839:
3832:
3825:
3818:
3811:
3804:
3797:
3790:
3783:
3775:
3773:
3767:
3766:
3764:
3763:
3756:
3749:
3742:
3735:
3728:
3721:
3713:
3711:
3705:
3704:
3702:
3701:
3700:
3699:
3692:
3685:
3678:
3671:
3657:
3656:
3655:
3648:
3634:
3633:
3632:
3617:
3615:
3606:
3600:
3599:
3596:
3595:
3593:
3592:
3585:
3578:
3577:
3576:
3569:
3557:
3556:
3555:
3541:
3534:
3533:
3532:
3529:United Kingdom
3525:
3518:
3517:
3516:
3497:
3489:
3487:
3481:
3480:
3478:
3477:
3470:
3469:
3468:
3461:
3449:
3442:
3435:
3428:
3421:
3414:
3407:
3400:
3393:
3386:
3379:
3372:
3365:
3358:
3351:
3350:
3349:
3342:
3328:
3321:
3314:
3307:
3300:
3293:
3286:
3279:
3272:
3265:
3258:
3251:
3244:
3237:
3230:
3223:
3215:
3213:
3207:
3206:
3204:
3203:
3196:
3189:
3182:
3175:
3168:
3161:
3154:
3147:
3140:
3133:
3125:
3123:
3117:
3116:
3114:
3113:
3106:
3099:
3092:
3084:
3077:
3070:
3063:
3062:
3061:
3046:
3039:
3032:
3025:
3018:
3011:
3003:
2996:
2989:
2981:
2973:
2971:
2965:
2964:
2962:
2961:
2954:
2953:
2952:
2938:
2937:
2936:
2933:British Empire
2926:United Kingdom
2922:
2915:
2908:
2901:
2894:
2887:
2875:
2868:
2861:
2854:
2847:
2840:
2833:
2826:
2819:
2807:
2800:
2793:
2786:
2779:
2767:
2759:
2752:
2745:
2742:Czechoslovakia
2738:
2731:
2724:
2717:
2705:
2698:
2691:
2684:
2676:
2674:
2665:
2659:
2658:
2655:
2654:
2652:
2651:
2650:
2649:
2642:
2639:Rape of Manila
2635:
2628:
2621:
2610:
2595:
2588:
2576:
2569:
2568:
2567:
2560:
2546:
2545:
2544:
2537:
2530:
2516:
2509:
2508:
2507:
2500:
2499:
2498:
2491:
2477:
2470:
2456:
2455:
2454:
2447:
2440:
2425:
2423:
2417:
2416:
2414:
2413:
2410:United Nations
2406:
2399:
2392:
2391:
2390:
2383:
2376:
2369:
2355:
2346:
2337:
2330:
2323:
2316:
2307:
2300:
2293:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2269:Decolonization
2265:
2258:
2250:
2248:
2242:
2241:
2239:
2238:
2231:
2230:
2229:
2215:
2208:
2207:
2206:
2199:
2192:
2178:
2177:
2176:
2169:
2155:
2154:
2153:
2146:
2139:
2132:
2125:
2118:
2103:
2101:
2095:
2094:
2092:
2091:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2042:
2041:
2040:
2033:
2019:
2012:
2005:
1998:
1991:
1984:
1977:
1976:
1975:
1961:
1954:
1953:
1952:
1945:
1942:United Kingdom
1938:
1924:
1917:
1910:
1903:
1896:
1889:
1882:
1881:
1880:
1865:
1863:
1854:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1846:
1839:
1832:
1831:
1830:
1823:
1816:
1804:
1803:
1802:
1788:
1780:
1777:
1776:
1771:
1769:
1768:
1761:
1754:
1746:
1739:
1738:
1721:
1715:
1702:
1696:
1688:First to Fight
1680:
1663:
1657:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1620:
1597:
1585:
1573:
1571:, p. 512.
1561:
1554:
1536:
1513:
1500:
1470:
1468:, p. 160.
1466:Moorhouse 2019
1458:
1454:Moorhouse 2019
1446:
1421:
1409:
1397:
1385:
1367:
1363:William Shirer
1359:"Berlin Diary"
1347:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1335:
1328:
1325:
1245:, head of the
1235:
1232:
1129:Niedergailbach
1077:
1074:
1058:Siegfried Line
1045:
1042:
1021:
1018:
1014:under invasion
994:Saar Offensive
985:
984:
982:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
903:
902:
888:
881:
874:
873:
872:
867:
855:
848:
841:
834:
819:
818:
813:
808:
803:
796:
791:
786:
779:
774:
772:Hürtgen Forest
769:
762:
757:
755:Siegfried Line
752:
745:
738:
731:
720:
719:
718:
717:
712:
705:Commando Raids
702:
700:Baedeker Blitz
697:
690:
677:
676:
669:
664:
659:
654:
641:
640:
639:
638:
628:
621:
616:
611:
610:
609:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
559:
558:
553:
548:
543:
536:
531:
518:
517:
512:
507:
505:The Grebbeberg
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
469:
468:
455:
454:
447:
442:
437:
426:
423:
422:
413:
411:
410:
403:
396:
388:
380:
379:
374:552 casualties
372:
366:
365:
361:
360:
355:
347:
346:
342:
341:
329:
305:
304:
300:
299:
284:
282:United Kingdom
250:
249:
245:
244:
241:
240:
239:
238:
227:
223:
222:
183:
181:
177:
176:
161:
153:
152:
142:
141:
130:
129:
128:Saar Offensive
123:
122:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5128:
5127:
5116:
5113:
5111:
5108:
5106:
5103:
5101:
5098:
5096:
5093:
5091:
5088:
5086:
5083:
5081:
5078:
5076:
5073:
5071:
5068:
5066:
5063:
5062:
5060:
5050:
5040:
5036:
5022:
5018:
5015:
5011:
5008:
5007:
5002:
4995:
4994:
4991:
4978:
4974:
4971:
4967:
4964:
4960:
4959:
4957:
4953:
4948:
4944:
4943:
4941:
4940:Kuril Islands
4937:
4934:
4930:
4925:
4921:
4920:
4918:
4914:
4911:
4907:
4904:
4900:
4897:
4893:
4890:
4886:
4881:
4877:
4876:
4874:
4870:
4867:
4863:
4860:
4856:
4853:
4849:
4846:
4842:
4839:
4835:
4832:
4828:
4825:
4821:
4818:
4814:
4811:
4807:
4804:
4800:
4797:
4793:
4790:
4786:
4783:
4779:
4776:
4772:
4771:
4769:
4767:
4763:
4756:
4752:
4747:
4746:
4741:
4740:
4738:
4734:
4731:
4727:
4722:
4718:
4717:
4715:
4711:
4708:
4707:Syrmian Front
4704:
4701:
4697:
4694:
4690:
4687:
4683:
4680:
4679:
4674:
4671:
4670:
4665:
4662:
4658:
4655:
4654:
4653:Market Garden
4649:
4646:
4642:
4639:
4635:
4632:
4628:
4625:
4624:
4619:
4616:
4612:
4609:
4605:
4602:
4598:
4595:
4591:
4588:
4584:
4581:
4577:
4574:
4573:
4568:
4565:
4561:
4558:
4557:
4552:
4549:
4548:
4543:
4540:
4539:
4534:
4531:
4527:
4524:
4520:
4517:
4513:
4512:Monte Cassino
4509:
4506:
4505:
4500:
4499:
4497:
4495:
4491:
4484:
4480:
4475:
4471:
4468:
4464:
4463:
4461:
4457:
4454:
4450:
4447:
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4440:
4436:
4433:
4429:
4424:
4420:
4419:
4417:
4413:
4410:
4406:
4403:
4402:
4397:
4394:
4390:
4387:
4383:
4380:
4376:
4373:
4369:
4366:
4362:
4359:
4355:
4352:
4348:
4345:
4341:
4340:
4338:
4336:
4332:
4325:
4321:
4318:
4317:
4312:
4309:
4305:
4302:
4298:
4295:
4294:
4289:
4286:
4282:
4279:
4275:
4272:
4268:
4265:
4264:
4259:
4254:
4250:
4247:
4243:
4242:
4240:
4236:
4233:
4229:
4226:
4222:
4219:
4215:
4212:
4208:
4205:
4201:
4198:
4194:
4191:
4187:
4184:
4180:
4177:
4173:
4170:
4166:
4165:
4163:
4161:
4157:
4150:
4146:
4143:
4139:
4136:
4132:
4129:
4125:
4122:
4118:
4115:
4111:
4108:
4104:
4101:
4097:
4094:
4090:
4087:
4083:
4080:
4076:
4073:
4069:
4066:
4062:
4059:
4055:
4052:
4048:
4045:
4041:
4038:
4034:
4031:
4027:
4024:
4020:
4016:
4015:
4010:
4006:
4001:
3997:
3996:
3994:
3990:
3987:
3983:
3980:
3976:
3973:
3969:
3966:
3962:
3957:
3953:
3952:
3950:
3946:
3943:
3939:
3936:
3932:
3929:
3925:
3924:
3922:
3920:
3916:
3909:
3908:
3903:
3900:
3896:
3893:
3889:
3886:
3882:
3879:
3878:Baltic states
3875:
3872:
3868:
3865:
3861:
3858:
3854:
3851:
3847:
3844:
3840:
3837:
3833:
3830:
3826:
3823:
3819:
3816:
3812:
3809:
3805:
3802:
3798:
3795:
3791:
3788:
3784:
3781:
3777:
3776:
3774:
3772:
3768:
3761:
3757:
3754:
3750:
3747:
3743:
3740:
3736:
3733:
3729:
3726:
3722:
3719:
3715:
3714:
3712:
3710:
3706:
3697:
3693:
3690:
3686:
3683:
3679:
3676:
3672:
3669:
3665:
3664:
3662:
3658:
3653:
3649:
3646:
3642:
3641:
3639:
3635:
3630:
3626:
3625:
3623:
3619:
3618:
3616:
3614:
3610:
3607:
3605:
3601:
3590:
3586:
3583:
3579:
3574:
3570:
3567:
3563:
3562:
3558:
3553:
3549:
3548:
3546:
3542:
3539:
3535:
3530:
3526:
3523:
3522:United States
3519:
3514:
3510:
3509:
3507:
3503:
3502:
3498:
3495:
3491:
3490:
3488:
3486:
3482:
3475:
3471:
3466:
3462:
3459:
3458:Quốc dân Đảng
3455:
3454:
3450:
3447:
3443:
3440:
3436:
3433:
3429:
3426:
3422:
3419:
3415:
3412:
3408:
3405:
3401:
3398:
3394:
3391:
3387:
3384:
3380:
3377:
3373:
3370:
3366:
3363:
3359:
3356:
3352:
3347:
3343:
3340:
3336:
3335:
3333:
3329:
3326:
3322:
3319:
3315:
3312:
3308:
3305:
3301:
3298:
3294:
3291:
3287:
3284:
3280:
3277:
3273:
3270:
3266:
3263:
3259:
3256:
3252:
3249:
3245:
3242:
3238:
3235:
3231:
3228:
3224:
3221:
3217:
3216:
3214:
3212:
3208:
3201:
3197:
3194:
3190:
3187:
3183:
3180:
3176:
3173:
3169:
3166:
3162:
3159:
3158:Liechtenstein
3155:
3152:
3148:
3145:
3141:
3138:
3134:
3131:
3127:
3126:
3124:
3122:
3118:
3111:
3107:
3104:
3100:
3097:
3093:
3089:
3085:
3082:
3078:
3075:
3071:
3068:
3064:
3059:
3055:
3054:
3051:
3047:
3044:
3040:
3037:
3033:
3030:
3026:
3023:
3019:
3016:
3012:
3008:
3004:
3001:
2997:
2994:
2990:
2986:
2982:
2979:
2975:
2974:
2972:
2970:
2966:
2959:
2955:
2950:
2946:
2945:
2943:
2942:United States
2939:
2934:
2930:
2929:
2927:
2923:
2920:
2916:
2913:
2909:
2906:
2902:
2899:
2895:
2892:
2888:
2884:
2880:
2876:
2873:
2869:
2866:
2862:
2859:
2855:
2852:
2848:
2845:
2841:
2838:
2834:
2831:
2827:
2824:
2820:
2816:
2812:
2808:
2805:
2801:
2798:
2794:
2791:
2787:
2784:
2780:
2776:
2772:
2768:
2764:
2760:
2757:
2753:
2750:
2746:
2743:
2739:
2736:
2732:
2729:
2725:
2722:
2718:
2714:
2710:
2706:
2703:
2699:
2696:
2692:
2689:
2685:
2682:
2678:
2677:
2675:
2673:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2660:
2647:
2643:
2640:
2636:
2633:
2632:Comfort women
2629:
2626:
2622:
2619:
2616: /
2615:
2611:
2608:
2605: /
2604:
2601: /
2600:
2596:
2593:
2592:Camp brothels
2589:
2586:
2582:
2581:
2577:
2574:
2570:
2565:
2561:
2558:
2554:
2553:
2551:
2547:
2542:
2538:
2535:
2531:
2528:
2524:
2523:
2521:
2517:
2514:
2510:
2505:
2501:
2496:
2492:
2489:
2485:
2484:
2482:
2481:The Holocaust
2478:
2475:
2471:
2468:
2467:forced labour
2464:
2463:
2461:
2457:
2452:
2448:
2445:
2441:
2438:
2434:
2433:
2431:
2427:
2426:
2424:
2422:
2418:
2411:
2407:
2404:
2400:
2397:
2393:
2388:
2384:
2381:
2377:
2374:
2370:
2367:
2363:
2362:
2360:
2356:
2353:
2352:
2347:
2344:
2343:
2338:
2335:
2331:
2328:
2324:
2321:
2320:Marshall Plan
2317:
2314:
2313:
2308:
2305:
2301:
2298:
2294:
2291:
2287:
2284:
2280:
2277:
2273:
2270:
2266:
2263:
2259:
2256:
2252:
2251:
2249:
2247:
2243:
2236:
2232:
2227:
2223:
2222:
2220:
2216:
2213:
2209:
2204:
2200:
2197:
2193:
2190:
2186:
2185:
2183:
2179:
2174:
2173:Eastern Front
2170:
2167:
2166:Western Front
2163:
2162:
2160:
2156:
2151:
2147:
2144:
2140:
2137:
2133:
2130:
2126:
2123:
2119:
2116:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2105:
2104:
2102:
2100:
2096:
2089:
2085:
2082:
2078:
2075:
2071:
2068:
2064:
2061:
2060:Puppet states
2057:
2054:
2050:
2047:
2043:
2038:
2034:
2031:
2027:
2026:
2024:
2020:
2017:
2013:
2010:
2006:
2003:
2002:Naval history
1999:
1996:
1992:
1989:
1985:
1982:
1978:
1973:
1969:
1968:
1966:
1962:
1959:
1955:
1950:
1949:United States
1946:
1943:
1939:
1936:
1932:
1931:
1929:
1925:
1922:
1918:
1915:
1911:
1908:
1904:
1901:
1897:
1894:
1890:
1887:
1883:
1878:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1867:
1866:
1864:
1862:
1858:
1855:
1851:
1844:
1840:
1837:
1833:
1828:
1824:
1821:
1817:
1814:
1810:
1809:
1805:
1800:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1789:
1786:
1782:
1781:
1778:
1774:
1767:
1762:
1760:
1755:
1753:
1748:
1747:
1744:
1735:
1731:
1727:
1722:
1718:
1712:
1708:
1703:
1699:
1693:
1689:
1685:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1669:
1664:
1660:
1654:
1650:
1645:
1644:
1639:
1633:
1629:
1624:
1621:
1616:
1615:
1607:
1601:
1598:
1594:
1589:
1586:
1583:, p. 97.
1582:
1577:
1574:
1570:
1565:
1562:
1557:
1551:
1547:
1540:
1537:
1532:
1528:
1524:
1517:
1514:
1510:
1504:
1501:
1489:
1485:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1467:
1462:
1459:
1455:
1450:
1447:
1442:
1441:
1440:Inside Europe
1436:
1435:Gunther, John
1430:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1418:
1413:
1410:
1406:
1401:
1398:
1394:
1389:
1386:
1382:
1379:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1360:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1343:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1310:
1305:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1282:
1280:
1276:
1271:
1267:
1263:
1258:
1256:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1217:52nd Division
1213:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1194:
1192:
1183:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1141:Brenschelbach
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1104:
1098:
1097:Western Front
1091:
1087:
1082:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1024:In 1921, the
1019:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
955:
954:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
901:
900:
896:
895:
894:
893:
889:
887:
886:
882:
880:
879:
875:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
861:
860:
856:
854:
853:
849:
847:
846:
842:
840:
839:
835:
833:
832:
828:
827:
826:
825:
824:
817:
814:
812:
811:Colmar Pocket
809:
807:
804:
802:
801:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
784:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
767:
766:Market Garden
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
750:
746:
744:
743:
739:
737:
736:
732:
730:
727:
726:
725:
724:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
695:
691:
689:
688:
684:
683:
682:
681:
675:
674:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
648:
647:
646:
637:
636:Haddock Force
634:
633:
632:
629:
627:
626:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
608:
607:
603:
602:
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