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51World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
52Early Slavs — The early Slavs were a diverse group of tribal societies in Migration period and early medieval Europe (ca. 5th to 10th centuries) whose tribal organizations indirectly created the foundations for today’s Slavic nations (via the Slavic states of… …
53History of ancient Tunisia — The present day Republic of Tunisia, al Jumhuriyyah at Tunisiyyah , has over ten million citizens, almost all of Arab Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west. Tunis is the… …
54Lusitanians — The Lusitanians (or Lusitani in Latin) were an Indo European people living in the western Iberian Peninsula long before it became the Roman province of Lusitania (modern Portugal south of the Douro River and what now is Extremadura in modern… …
55Valsugana — The Valsugana valley is one of the most important valleys in the autonomous province of Trento (also called Trentino ) of Northern Italy. Leading into the Alps foothills, an important main north south Roman road, the Via Claudia Augusta, one of… …
56Mistral (wind) — The winds of the Mediterranean Tramontane …
57List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …
58Kaikoura Ranges — The Kaikoura Ranges are two parallel ranges of mountains in the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand.Formed along New Zealand s Alpine Fault, they can be seen as the northernmost extension of the Southern Alps in the South Island.Named… …
59guerrilla warfare — the use of hit and run tactics by small, mobile groups of irregular forces operating in territory controlled by a hostile, regular force. [1835 45] * * * ▪ military tactics Introduction also spelled guerilla warfare type of warfare fought …
60Thuringii — The Thuringii or Toringi were a Germanic tribe which appeared late during the Völkerwanderung in the Harz Mountains of central Germania around 280, in a region which still bears their name to this day mdash; Thuringia. They evidently filled a… …
