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Continuing his series of articles on German fighter aces of World War II, MisterBee's first appearance on this month list concerns a pilot who shot down 208 aircraft during 375 combat missions. Most of these "kills" were made against Soviet forces over the Arctic front, but
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and frequently served as a flagship during her short career. She entered service in 1910 and saw combat at the Battle of
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Also part of a long-running series, this article covers the significant, but little-remembered, British role in the development of atomic weapons during World War II. Britain was unceremoniously excluded from the US atomic program after the war, but its involvement in the
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home from the Middle East in early 1943. The article covers the high level diplomatic dispute between
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MisterBee's second article for the month provides a biography of another fighter ace. Wilcke shot down 162 enemy aircraft during 732 combat missions. Like
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before World War I, and as a junior officer in the light horse and artillery during the war. He was re-elected while still serving overseas in 1918 and served in various ministries during the periods his party was in power until he lost his seat in the 1933
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This small warship had a highly unusual career. She entered service with the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1914, saw combat in both the world wars and was retired in 1959. During this period she formed part of no less than five different
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The subject of this article's full name of "Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj ibn Juff ibn Yiltakīn ibn Fūrān ibn Fūrī ibn Khāqān" is something of a tongue-twister! al-Ikhshīd (as he's commonly known) was an
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