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Luftwaffe Field Division initially managed to break out, but was liquidated in the forests west of Vitebsk. The remnants of IX Corps were retreating to the
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was able to break through the German lines in a marshy, thinly-held area to the north of the 78th Sturm
Division, which was ordered back to the 'Hessen' line, the third defence zone. It was now struggling to maintain contact with the 25th Panzergrenadier Division to the south. Chernyakhovsky,
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of four divisions, was already serious, as Soviet forces were clearly intending to encircle the city, but no reserves were available to shore up the collapsing defences, and requests to withdraw German troops to the second defense lines, the 'Tiger' line, were denied by the
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Völckers's position was further threatened by the near-collapse of the Third Panzer Army's VI Corps, immediately to the north. At 11:20 on 25 June the VI Corps, which had been cut off from its parent formation, was reassigned to Fourth Army. Part of its reserve, the
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encouraged by the 1st Guards Rifle
Division's progress, pushed a mixed cavalry / mechanised exploitation force into the breach in the German lines. On 25 June, the German defences began to rupture; a counter-attack at
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Luftwaffe Field Division was cut off and destroyed by the 39th Army on the evening of 25 June, and by the next day the 246th Infantry and
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Division at Lake Sarro on 26 June, and was eventually destroyed near Iakubovschina on 27 June.
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holding the lines to the south. As a result of the strong defenses in this sector, Soviet plans included the commitment of heavily armed engineer units to assist in a breakthrough.
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insisted that a staff officer be parachuted into
Vitebsk to remind Gollwitzer that the trapped 206th Infantry Division should not withdraw;
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Divisions' sectors. By 24 June, the German position in Vitebsk itself, held by the central
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The operation effectively ceased with the arrival of 5th Guards Tank Army's forward units at the
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attacked towards Orsha on 23 June but initially made little headway. By the next day, the Soviet
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was disintegrating. In the north, IX Corps had been broken and pushed over the
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regiments in several waves against the fortified and mined positions of the
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or strongpoint under 78th Sturm Division's commander, with the
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was ordered to stay in the city and fight to the last man.
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however, denied all requests for complete evacuation: the
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Army Group Centre's northern flank was defended by the
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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Crumbling Empire: the German Defeat in the East, 1944
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Strategic operations of the Red Army in World War II
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Bagration 1944: The Destruction of Army Group Centre
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931:in pursuit: VI Corps was also largely destroyed.
1248:Byelorussia 1944: The Soviet General Staff Study
935:had been effectively shattered within days, and
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955:. Soviet plans envisaged the bulk of it, the
879:attempted to hold open the Dvina crossings.
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1046:were able to push up the road towards
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3483:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
3129:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
3085:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
2190:Rape during the occupation of Germany
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3173:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
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3399:German invasion of the Netherlands
1679:Weather events during World War II
401:in summer 1944, commonly known as
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4030:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
825:at the junction of the 299th and
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452:highway and liberate the town of
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1987:Territorial changes of Germany
1895:Indonesian National Revolution
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3628:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
3392:German invasion of Luxembourg
1773:Mediterranean and Middle East
1013:25th Panzergrenadier Division
983:, which the southern wing of
790:and cutting off the salient.
487:. As a result, the attack of
3584:Invasion of the Soviet Union
3273:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
2591:Independent State of Croatia
1105:Bobruysk offensive operation
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4568:End of World War II in Asia
4408:Western invasion of Germany
3915:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
3892:Second Battle of El Alamein
3462:Hundred Regiments Offensive
3434:Battle of the Mediterranean
3287:Italian invasion of Albania
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3862:First Battle of El Alamein
3781:Battle of Christmas Island
3726:Japanese invasion of Burma
3490:Italian invasion of Greece
3406:German invasion of Belgium
3378:German invasion of Denmark
3351:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
3220:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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1070:northwards and moving the
433:to the north and south of
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4346:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
3970:Allied invasion of Sicily
3830:Aleutian Islands campaign
3802:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
3740:Greek famine of 1941–1944
3635:Second Battle of Changsha
3540:German invasion of Greece
3385:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
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2176:German military brothels
2042:United States war crimes
1224:Dunn, Walter S. (2000).
770:. It was opposed by the
4429:Second Guangxi campaign
4284:Philippines (1944–1945)
3788:Battle of the Coral Sea
3691:Fall of the Philippines
3337:Battle of South Guangxi
3243:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
2649:Italian Social Republic
1310:Zaloga, Steven (1996).
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1068:260th Infantry Division
885:206th Infantry Division
877:246th Infantry Division
837:Oberkommando des Heeres
599:286th Security Division
387:Vitebsk–Orsha offensive
21:Vitebsk–Orsha offensive
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3816:Battle of Dutch Harbor
3767:Battle of the Java Sea
3670:Attack on Pearl Harbor
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3563:Battle of South Shanxi
3533:Invasion of Yugoslavia
3316:Battle of the Atlantic
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1291:Niepold, Gerd (1987).
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923:west, falling back on
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143:Commanders and leaders
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4044:Second Battle of Kiev
4000:Battle of the Dnieper
3705:Battle of Wake Island
3577:East African campaign
3519:Battle of South Henan
3164:atrocities by Germans
2937:Korean Volunteer Army
1918:Occupation of Germany
1672:Music in World War II
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989:3rd Belorussian Front
979:road and the town of
965:2nd Belorussian Front
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784:3rd Belorussian Front
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309:Skrygalovo-Konkovichi
228:17,800 taken prisoner
217:Casualties and losses
197:3rd Belorussian Front
158:Kurt von Tippelskirch
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3899:Guadalcanal campaign
3869:Battle of Stalingrad
3795:Battle of Madagascar
2569:Albania protectorate
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2065:Wehrmacht war crimes
1881:Expulsion of Germans
1665:Art and World War II
1563:British contribution
1512:Governments in exile
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896:158th Rifle Division
869:Friedrich Gollwitzer
748:Georg-Hans Reinhardt
727:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
708:5th Guards Tank Army
553:Friedrich Gollwitzer
533:Georg-Hans Reinhardt
441:in the German lines.
226:1,840 motor vehicles
149:Georg-Hans Reinhardt
4639:Operation Bagration
4554:Potsdam Declaration
4443:Italy (Spring 1945)
4206:Liberation of Paris
3663:Siege of Sevastopol
2681:(until August 1944)
2584:Wang Jingwei regime
2406:from September 1943
2366:from September 1944
2304:from September 1944
2164:Romanian war crimes
2155:Persecution of Jews
2141:Croatian war crimes
2111:Japanese war crimes
1925:Occupation of Japan
1874:First Indochina War
1586:Military production
1498:Declarations of war
1091:Operation Bagration
1001:78th Sturm Division
905:6th Luftwaffe Field
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677:Ivan Chernyakhovsky
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507:78th Sturm Division
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4229:Belgrade offensive
3642:Siege of Leningrad
3526:Battle of Shanggao
3455:British Somaliland
3420:Dunkirk evacuation
3371:Norwegian campaign
3309:Invasion of Poland
3136:Japanese prisoners
2104:Italian war crimes
2035:British war crimes
1950:Soviet occupations
1734:South-West Pacific
1621:Allied cooperation
1579:Military equipment
1266:Mitcham, Samuel W.
1211:, pp. 149–50.
957:XXXIX Panzer Corps
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766:road, held by the
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612:had been declared
570:Northern flank of
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3684:Fall of Hong Kong
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2021:Allied war crimes
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1556:Manhattan Project
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4503:
4496:
4489:
4482:
4473:
4466:
4459:
4457:Prague offensive
4452:
4450:Battle of Berlin
4445:
4438:
4431:
4424:
4417:
4410:
4403:
4396:
4394:Vienna offensive
4389:
4382:
4375:
4373:Battle of Manila
4368:
4348:
4339:
4330:
4323:
4314:
4307:
4300:
4293:
4286:
4279:
4272:
4263:
4254:
4247:
4238:
4231:
4224:
4217:
4208:
4201:
4194:
4187:
4180:
4173:
4166:
4157:
4150:
4141:
4132:
4123:
4116:
4114:Korsun–Cherkassy
4109:
4098:
4076:
4067:
4060:
4053:
4046:
4039:
4032:
4025:
4016:
4009:
4002:
3995:
3986:
3979:
3972:
3965:
3958:
3956:Bombing of Gorky
3951:
3944:
3937:
3917:
3910:
3901:
3894:
3887:
3878:
3871:
3864:
3857:
3846:
3839:
3832:
3825:
3823:Battle of Midway
3818:
3811:
3809:Battle of Gazala
3804:
3797:
3790:
3783:
3776:
3769:
3762:
3742:
3735:
3728:
3721:
3719:Battle of Borneo
3714:
3712:Malayan campaign
3707:
3700:
3693:
3686:
3679:
3672:
3665:
3658:
3656:Bombing of Gorky
3651:
3649:Battle of Moscow
3644:
3637:
3630:
3623:
3616:
3609:
3593:
3586:
3579:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3549:
3542:
3535:
3528:
3521:
3501:
3492:
3485:
3478:
3471:
3464:
3457:
3450:
3443:
3436:
3429:
3422:
3415:
3413:Battle of France
3408:
3401:
3394:
3387:
3380:
3373:
3353:
3346:
3339:
3332:
3325:
3318:
3311:
3289:
3282:
3275:
3268:
3266:Munich Agreement
3261:
3254:
3245:
3238:
3231:
3222:
3215:
3200:
3182:
3175:
3166:
3159:
3152:
3151:Soviet prisoners
3145:
3138:
3131:
3122:
3115:
3106:
3099:
3092:
3091:German prisoners
3087:
3067:
3058:
3051:
3044:
3039:
3032:
3025:
3018:
3011:
3004:
2997:
2990:
2983:
2976:
2969:
2962:
2955:
2948:
2939:
2932:
2925:
2918:
2911:
2904:
2897:
2890:
2883:
2876:
2869:
2862:
2855:
2848:
2841:
2834:
2827:
2820:
2813:
2793:
2786:
2779:
2772:
2765:
2758:
2751:
2744:
2737:
2730:
2723:
2703:
2696:
2689:
2682:
2674:
2667:
2660:
2651:
2644:
2636:
2629:
2627:French Indochina
2622:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2593:
2586:
2579:
2571:
2551:
2542:
2535:
2526:
2519:
2512:
2505:
2498:
2491:
2484:
2477:
2474:from August 1944
2465:
2458:
2451:
2444:
2437:
2430:
2423:
2416:
2409:
2397:
2390:
2383:
2376:
2369:
2357:
2349:
2342:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2314:
2307:
2295:
2288:
2281:
2274:
2259:
2239:
2232:
2225:
2218:
2211:
2200:
2185:
2178:
2171:
2166:
2157:
2150:
2143:
2134:
2127:
2120:
2118:Nanjing Massacre
2113:
2106:
2097:
2095:Nuremberg trials
2088:
2081:
2074:
2067:
2060:
2053:
2044:
2037:
2030:
2023:
2003:
1996:
1989:
1980:
1973:
1966:
1959:
1952:
1945:
1936:
1927:
1920:
1913:
1906:
1897:
1890:
1883:
1876:
1869:
1862:
1855:
1848:
1828:
1819:
1812:
1805:
1796:
1789:
1782:
1775:
1766:
1759:
1752:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1699:Asia and Pacific
1681:
1674:
1667:
1660:
1653:
1646:
1639:
1630:
1628:Mulberry harbour
1623:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1595:
1588:
1581:
1574:
1565:
1558:
1551:
1542:
1535:
1528:
1521:
1514:
1507:
1500:
1493:
1486:
1479:
1470:
1463:
1448:
1436:
1429:
1420:
1413:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1385:
1378:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1334:
1329:
1306:
1287:
1275:
1261:
1244:Glantz, David M.
1239:
1228:. Lynne Riener.
1212:
1206:
1200:
1194:
1188:
1187:, pp. 56–7.
1182:
1176:
1173:
1167:
1161:
1155:
1149:
1143:
1137:
1074:into the lines.
1052:Pavel Rotmistrov
1023:11th Guards Army
967:in the parallel
772:1st Baltic Front
712:Pavel Rotmistrov
683:11th Guards Army
641:1st Baltic Front
492:11th Guards Army
396:
279:
277:
267:
260:
253:
244:
188:1st Baltic Front
174:
135:
134:
126:
122:
120:
119:
92:
91:
89:
88:
87:
82:
78:
75:
74:
73:
70:
44:
43:
38:
18:
4674:
4673:
4669:
4668:
4667:
4665:
4664:
4663:
4624:
4623:
4622:
4617:
4610:
4603:
4589:
4587:
4575:
4566:
4559:
4552:
4545:
4536:
4529:
4522:
4513:
4508:Atomic bombings
4506:
4499:
4492:
4485:
4478:
4469:
4462:
4455:
4448:
4441:
4434:
4427:
4420:
4413:
4406:
4399:
4392:
4385:
4378:
4371:
4364:
4351:
4344:
4333:
4326:
4319:
4310:
4303:
4296:
4289:
4282:
4275:
4266:
4257:
4250:
4241:
4234:
4227:
4220:
4211:
4204:
4199:Eastern Romania
4197:
4192:Warsaw Uprising
4190:
4185:Tannenberg Line
4183:
4176:
4171:Western Ukraine
4169:
4160:
4153:
4144:
4135:
4126:
4119:
4112:
4101:
4092:
4079:
4072:
4063:
4056:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4028:
4021:
4012:
4005:
3998:
3989:
3982:
3975:
3968:
3963:Battle of Kursk
3961:
3954:
3947:
3940:
3933:
3920:
3913:
3904:
3897:
3890:
3881:
3874:
3867:
3860:
3851:
3842:
3835:
3828:
3821:
3814:
3807:
3800:
3793:
3786:
3779:
3774:St Nazaire Raid
3772:
3765:
3758:
3745:
3738:
3731:
3724:
3717:
3710:
3703:
3696:
3689:
3682:
3675:
3668:
3661:
3654:
3647:
3640:
3633:
3626:
3619:
3612:
3598:
3589:
3582:
3575:
3568:
3561:
3556:Anglo-Iraqi War
3554:
3547:Battle of Crete
3545:
3538:
3531:
3524:
3517:
3504:
3495:
3488:
3481:
3476:Eastern Romania
3474:
3467:
3460:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3432:
3425:
3418:
3411:
3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3369:
3356:
3349:
3342:
3335:
3328:
3321:
3314:
3307:
3294:
3285:
3278:
3271:
3264:
3257:
3250:
3241:
3234:
3227:
3218:
3211:
3185:
3178:
3171:
3162:
3155:
3150:
3141:
3134:
3127:
3118:
3111:
3102:
3095:
3090:
3083:
3070:
3063:
3054:
3047:
3042:
3037:Western Ukraine
3035:
3028:
3021:
3014:
3007:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2981:Northeast China
2979:
2972:
2965:
2958:
2951:
2944:
2935:
2928:
2921:
2914:
2907:
2900:
2893:
2886:
2879:
2872:
2865:
2858:
2851:
2844:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2816:
2809:
2796:
2789:
2782:
2775:
2768:
2761:
2754:
2747:
2740:
2733:
2726:
2719:
2706:
2699:
2692:
2687:Slovak Republic
2685:
2677:
2670:
2663:
2658:Empire of Japan
2656:
2647:
2639:
2632:
2625:
2618:
2611:
2604:
2596:
2589:
2582:
2574:
2567:
2554:
2547:
2538:
2531:
2522:
2515:
2508:
2501:
2494:
2487:
2480:
2468:
2461:
2454:
2447:
2440:
2433:
2426:
2419:
2412:
2400:
2393:
2386:
2379:
2372:
2360:
2352:
2345:
2338:
2331:
2324:
2317:
2310:
2298:
2291:
2284:
2277:
2270:
2244:
2235:
2228:
2221:
2214:
2203:
2188:
2181:
2174:
2170:Sexual violence
2169:
2162:
2153:
2146:
2139:
2130:
2123:
2116:
2109:
2102:
2093:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2040:
2033:
2026:
2019:
2006:
1999:
1992:
1985:
1976:
1969:
1962:
1955:
1948:
1939:
1930:
1923:
1916:
1909:
1900:
1893:
1888:Greek Civil War
1886:
1879:
1872:
1865:
1858:
1851:
1844:
1831:
1824:
1815:
1808:
1801:
1792:
1785:
1778:
1771:
1762:
1755:
1748:
1739:
1732:
1725:
1718:
1713:South-East Asia
1711:
1704:
1697:
1684:
1677:
1670:
1663:
1656:
1649:
1642:
1635:
1626:
1619:
1612:
1605:
1598:
1591:
1584:
1577:
1572:Military awards
1570:
1561:
1554:
1547:
1538:
1531:
1524:
1517:
1510:
1503:
1496:
1489:
1482:
1475:
1466:
1459:
1439:
1432:
1425:
1416:
1409:
1402:
1397:
1388:
1381:
1374:
1366:
1361:
1326:
1309:
1303:
1290:
1284:
1264:
1258:
1242:
1236:
1223:
1220:
1215:
1207:
1203:
1195:
1191:
1183:
1179:
1174:
1170:
1162:
1158:
1150:
1146:
1142:, pp. 1–2.
1138:
1134:
1130:
1118:
1087:
945:
929:6th Guards Army
740:
735:
656:6th Guards Army
637:
627:(Field-Marshal
530:Colonel-General
522:
515:
431:3rd Panzer Army
423:
415:Minsk offensive
383:
378:
280:
275:
273:
271:
237:
235:
233:
229:
227:
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223:
191:
175:
165:
156:
129:
117:
115:
114:
85:
83:
79:
76:
71:
68:
66:
64:
63:
62:
60:Belorussian SSR
50:23–28 June 1944
12:
11:
5:
4672:
4670:
4662:
4661:
4656:
4651:
4646:
4641:
4636:
4626:
4625:
4619:
4618:
4616:
4615:
4608:
4601:
4584:
4581:
4580:
4577:
4576:
4574:
4573:
4572:
4571:
4564:
4557:
4543:
4542:
4541:
4527:
4524:South Sakhalin
4520:
4519:
4518:
4504:
4497:
4490:
4483:
4476:
4475:
4474:
4460:
4453:
4446:
4439:
4432:
4425:
4418:
4411:
4404:
4397:
4390:
4383:
4376:
4369:
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4359:
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4349:
4342:
4341:
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4324:
4317:
4316:
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4273:
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4255:
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4239:
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4209:
4202:
4195:
4188:
4181:
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4167:
4158:
4151:
4142:
4133:
4124:
4117:
4110:
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4089:
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4077:
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4068:
4061:
4047:
4040:
4033:
4026:
4019:
4018:
4017:
4003:
3996:
3987:
3980:
3973:
3966:
3959:
3952:
3949:Battle of Attu
3945:
3938:
3930:
3928:
3922:
3921:
3919:
3918:
3911:
3902:
3895:
3888:
3879:
3872:
3865:
3858:
3849:
3848:
3847:
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3812:
3805:
3798:
3791:
3784:
3777:
3770:
3763:
3755:
3753:
3747:
3746:
3744:
3743:
3736:
3729:
3722:
3715:
3708:
3701:
3698:Battle of Guam
3694:
3687:
3680:
3673:
3666:
3659:
3652:
3645:
3638:
3631:
3624:
3621:Battle of Kiev
3617:
3610:
3596:
3595:
3594:
3580:
3573:
3566:
3559:
3552:
3551:
3550:
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3364:
3358:
3357:
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3333:
3326:
3319:
3312:
3304:
3302:
3296:
3295:
3293:
3292:
3291:
3290:
3283:
3276:
3269:
3262:
3248:
3247:
3246:
3239:
3225:
3224:
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3208:
3206:
3197:
3191:
3190:
3187:
3186:
3184:
3183:
3176:
3169:
3168:
3167:
3160:
3148:
3147:
3146:
3132:
3125:
3124:
3123:
3120:United Kingdom
3116:
3109:
3108:
3107:
3088:
3080:
3078:
3072:
3071:
3069:
3068:
3061:
3060:
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3040:
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3019:
3012:
3005:
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2984:
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2529:
2528:
2527:
2524:British Empire
2517:United Kingdom
2513:
2506:
2499:
2492:
2485:
2478:
2466:
2459:
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2445:
2438:
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2377:
2370:
2358:
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2343:
2336:
2333:Czechoslovakia
2329:
2322:
2315:
2308:
2296:
2289:
2282:
2275:
2267:
2265:
2256:
2250:
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2243:
2242:
2241:
2240:
2233:
2230:Rape of Manila
2226:
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2186:
2179:
2167:
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2089:
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2068:
2061:
2047:
2046:
2045:
2038:
2031:
2016:
2014:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2004:
2001:United Nations
1997:
1990:
1983:
1982:
1981:
1974:
1967:
1960:
1946:
1937:
1928:
1921:
1914:
1907:
1898:
1891:
1884:
1877:
1870:
1863:
1860:Decolonization
1856:
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1841:
1839:
1833:
1832:
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1533:United Kingdom
1529:
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2482:Sierra Leone
2435:Newfoundland
2254:Participants
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1600:Nazi plunder
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2721:Afghanistan
2672:Philippines
2540:Puerto Rico
2456:Philippines
2442:New Zealand
2428:Netherlands
2381:Free France
2132:Prosecution
1933:Osoaviakhim
1803:West Africa
1787:East Africa
1434:Conferences
1276:. Praeger.
1209:Dunn (2000)
1197:Dunn (2000)
1140:Dunn (2000)
1005:assault gun
997:XXVII Corps
949:Fourth Army
843:By 25 June
768:Fourth Army
629:Ernst Busch
582:XXVII Corps
572:Fourth Army
513:Deployments
503:assault gun
212:359,000 men
209:165,000 men
162:Fourth Army
84: /
4628:Categories
4436:West Hunan
4269:Pointblank
3605:Silver Fox
3591:Summer War
3344:Winter War
3323:Phoney War
3104:Azerbaijan
3065:Yugoslavia
2960:Luxembourg
2802:Resistance
2549:Yugoslavia
2414:Luxembourg
2216:Sook Ching
2012:War crimes
1614:Technology
1607:Opposition
1549:Lend-Lease
1526:Australian
1519:Home front
1477:Blitzkrieg
1427:Casualties
1418:Commanders
1390:Operations
1218:References
861:Bogushevsk
831:LIII Corps
549:LIII Corps
489:Galitsky's
374:Studzianki
86:55.2; 30.2
4501:Manchuria
4387:Indochina
4163:Bagration
3614:Lithuania
3259:Anschluss
3056:Viet Minh
2953:Lithuania
2895:Hong Kong
2665:Manchukuo
2620:Azad Hind
2279:Australia
2079:Aftermath
1942:Paperclip
1837:Aftermath
1637:Total war
1505:Diplomacy
1468:In Europe
1128:Footnotes
1032:Orekhovsk
961:XII Corps
927:with the
795:43rd Army
710:(General
703:31st Army
698:39th Army
685:(General
675:(General
661:43rd Army
643:(General
620:(Orsha).
593:Reserve:
584:(General
574:(General
561:(General
551:(General
541:(General
519:Wehrmacht
4612:Category
4561:document
4471:document
4328:Ardennes
4312:Budapest
4260:Crossbow
4138:Overlord
3977:Smolensk
3195:Timeline
3030:Slovakia
3016:Thailand
2867:Ethiopia
2832:Bulgaria
2756:Portugal
2694:Thailand
2576:Bulgaria
2354:Eswatini
2347:Ethiopia
2300:Bulgaria
2125:Unit 731
2086:Response
1903:Keelhaul
1853:Cold War
1826:Americas
1817:timeline
1810:Atlantic
1690:Theaters
1268:(2001).
1246:(2004).
1079:Berezina
1034:failed.
1019:Galitsky
919:orders.
823:5th Army
811:VI Corps
799:IX Corps
725:Marshal
693:5th Army
635:Red Army
559:VI Corps
539:IX Corps
465:4th Army
421:Planning
399:Red Army
354:Šiauliai
349:Belostok
314:Petrikov
304:Bobruysk
299:Zdudichi
204:Strength
55:Location
26:Part of
4538:Shumshu
4305:Hungary
4252:Estonia
4236:Lapland
4214:Dragoon
4147:Neptune
4129:Ichi-Go
4095:Tempest
4037:Changde
3992:Cottage
3884:Jubilee
3600:Finland
3498:Compass
3204:Prelude
3157:Finland
3043:Vietnam
3009:Romania
2881:Germany
2860:Estonia
2846:Denmark
2825:Belgium
2818:Austria
2811:Albania
2742:Ireland
2728:Andorra
2712:Neutral
2679:Romania
2613:Hungary
2598:Finland
2470:Romania
2362:Finland
2340:Denmark
2286:Belgium
2272:Algeria
1978:Romania
1964:Hungary
1720:Pacific
1444:General
1398:Leaders
1383:Battles
1376:Outline
1060:Borisov
937:Vitebsk
925:Polotsk
803:Vitebsk
788:Vitebsk
756:Vitebsk
752:salient
738:Vitebsk
606:Vitebsk
467:in the
439:salient
435:Vitebsk
407:Vitebsk
391:Russian
369:Osovets
344:Vilnius
329:Polotsk
294:Mogilev
124:Germany
72:30°12′E
69:55°12′N
4515:Debate
4487:Taipei
4480:Borneo
4058:Tarawa
3252:Europe
3213:Africa
3002:Poland
2988:Norway
2967:Malaya
2946:Latvia
2888:Greece
2874:France
2770:Sweden
2735:Bhutan
2463:Poland
2449:Norway
2421:Mexico
2388:Greece
2374:France
2312:Canada
2293:Brazil
2263:Allies
2209:Serbia
2198:Poland
1971:Poland
1957:Baltic
1750:Europe
1452:Topics
1404:Allied
1322:
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973:Moscow
909:Hitler
778:, and
760:Moscow
477:Moscow
446:Moscow
364:Kaunas
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97:Result
4291:Leyte
4121:Narva
4107:Anzio
4065:Makin
4023:Burma
3907:Torch
3876:Rzhev
3837:Kiska
2923:Korea
2909:Japan
2902:Italy
2784:Tibet
2763:Spain
2641:Italy
2402:Italy
2395:India
2319:China
2194:Japan
1794:Italy
1706:China
1658:Women
1048:Minsk
981:Orsha
977:Minsk
943:Orsha
857:256th
853:299th
849:Dvina
827:256th
819:197th
815:299th
807:Dvina
764:Minsk
610:Orsha
499:PT-34
485:Orsha
481:Minsk
454:Orsha
450:Minsk
411:Orsha
339:Pinsk
334:Borki
324:Minsk
4357:1945
4085:1944
3926:1943
3854:Blue
3844:Attu
3751:1942
3510:1941
3362:1940
3300:1939
3229:Asia
3076:POWs
2916:Jews
2634:Iraq
2560:Axis
2510:Tuva
2326:Cuba
1411:Axis
1320:ISBN
1297:ISBN
1278:ISBN
1252:ISBN
1230:ISBN
959:and
865:39th
855:and
817:and
608:and
409:and
385:The
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