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  • 121Battle of Kursk — Operation Citadel Part of the Eastern Front of World War II …

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  • 122Bombing of Dresden in World War II — Dresden after the bombing raid The Bombing of Dresden was a military bombing by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and as part of the Allied forces between 13 February and 15 Febr …

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  • 123Somerset Levels — The Somerset Levels (or Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly, but more correctly, called) is a sparsely populated wetland area of central Somerset, England, between the Quantock and Mendip hills. They consist of marine clay levels… …

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  • 124St. Nazaire Raid — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= St. Nazaire Raid Operation Chariot partof= World War II caption= HMS Campbeltown in 1936 when she was USS Buchanan date= 28 March 1942 place= Saint Nazaire, France result= All British objectives were completed …

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  • 125Allied invasion of Sicily — Sicilian Campaign Part of Italian Campaign of World War II The U.S. Liberty ship Robert Rowan explodes after being hit by a German …

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  • 126Royal Engineers — British Army Arms and Services Combat Arms Royal Armoured Corps Infantry Guards Division Scottish Division …

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  • 127Holderness — is an area of England on the coast of Yorkshire. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with The Netherlands than other parts of… …

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  • 128Battle of Beersheba — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Beersheba caption=A photograph reputed to depict the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba, or a re enactment. partof=First World War date=31 October 1917 place=Beersheba, southern… …

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