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when 'B' Company reached the village unopposed and occupied abandoned German trenches beside the church. Fearing a German counter-attack on his weakened battalion, Parker ordered a defensive artillery bombardment. However, there was a misunderstanding when the order reached the artillery and a heavy bombardment landed on the
British positions in the village, causing several casualties including three of the surviving officers.
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destroyed two of 'B' company's machine-gun posts, when it was hit by a third anti-tank projectile and withdrew. The attack killed or wounded the last men in the
Machine-Gun Platoon and the Anti-Tank Platoon was reduced to one PIAT detachment. The German infantry were in danger of over-running the battalion, when Otway contacted brigade headquarters, informing them they were not able to hold out much longer.
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defended by 6th
Airborne Division. Their positions also isolated the 9th Parachute Battalion, which was almost cut off from the rest of the division. The next day a patrol from the 9th Parachute Battalion reconnoitred the Château Saint Come. They found it abandoned, but the presence of clothing, equipment, a half-eaten meal and a payroll containing 50,000
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ill-coordinated and was easily repelled. Shortly afterwards the battalion killed around fifty
Germans, who had started digging defences in full view of the British position. Then 'A' Company ambushed a German patrol, causing several casualties. That afternoon a strong force of Germans occupied the Château and used it as a base to start an infantry and
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By 22:45 the crossroads had been secured by what remained of 'C' Company, the eighteen survivors of 'A' Company were in among the south-eastern buildings of Bréville. In the north-east of the village the twenty survivors of the
Devonshire company had captured their objective. The shelling had stopped
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The battalion's 'A' Company suffered a similar fate: the officer commanding was wounded crossing the start line, and at the same time every member of the 2nd
Platoon was killed or wounded. The CSM assumed command of the company but was killed when they reached Bréville. The company second in command,
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of the 12th
Parachute Battalion was in command of the assault. He decided his own 'C' Company would secure the first crossroads; the Devonshire company would then take the north of the village. At the same time 'A' Company would advance through 'C' Company and secure the south-east. At the rear would
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The battle of
Breville has since been claimed to have been "one of the most important battles of the invasion". Had the division lost the battle, the Germans would have been in a position to attack the landing beaches. But after the battle the Germans never attempted a serious attack on the division
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At 02:00 on 13 June the 13th/18th Royal
Hussars squadron arrived at 'C' Company's position at the crossroads, later followed by fifty-one men from the 22nd Independent Parachute Company. Bréville was now in British control again for the third time since the landings on 6 June. But there were too few
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At midday on 12 June the entire 3rd
Parachute Brigade position came under artillery and mortar fire prior to a major attack scheduled to start at 15:00. A German battalion attacked the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, another supported by six tanks and self-propelled guns attacked the 9th Parachute
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That afternoon three troops of tanks from the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, were sent to reinforce the Black Watch, but they had only just started to move towards the Château when three tanks were destroyed by hidden German self-propelled guns. The other tanks were withdrawn being unable to deploy in the
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did not stop the attack. When they reached the British position a hand-to-hand fight ensued, during which most of the Germans were killed. One of the prisoners taken was the commander of the 2nd Battalion 857th Grenadier Regiment, who informed his captors that "his regiment had been destroyed in the
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and destroyed all of their anti-tank guns. Unable to resist they were forced to pull back to the Bois de Mont, joining the 9th Parachute Battalion, which was being attacked by the German armoured vehicles. One tank in front of 'B' Company was hit by two PIAT rounds, but remained in action. The tank
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reported a large gathering of Germans in Bréville and suspected an attack was imminent. At 08:00 a massive artillery and mortar bombardment fell along the 1st Special Service Brigade lines, while the 857th Grenadier Regiment, which had gathered in the village, attacked No. 6 Commando. By 10:30, the
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The next German attack was at dawn on 9 June, when a heavy mortar bombardment landed on the 9th Parachute Battalion positions. Then 'A' and 'C' Companies were attacked simultaneously. After suffering many casualties, the Germans retreated into the woods surrounding the Château, where they reformed
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fire from Bréville. The commandos attacked and cleared the village of Germans, capturing several prisoners, some machine-guns and four artillery pieces. Then they withdrew to their original position. The Germans reoccupied the village and formed their own defensive positions, facing the ridge line
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At 21:50 the British artillery opened fire, and the Germans responded with their own artillery and mortars which forced most of the British to take cover, for the next fifteen minutes, until a lull in the German fire allowed them to continue. In the lead 'C' Company had crossed the start line at
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took over responsibility for the southern sector of the Orne bridgehead, releasing the 6th Airlanding Brigade to strengthen the 6th Airborne Division position along the ridge line. The next two months was a period of static warfare, until 17 August when the division crossed the River Dives and
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The Black Watch would attack Bréville from the south-west, but before the attack sent a company to take over the defence of the Château. At 04:30 supported by the guns and mortars of the airborne and highland divisions the attack began. To reach Bréville the battalion had to cross 250 yards
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Units of the 857th Grenadier Regiment, part of the 346th Infantry Division, attacked the battalion's position at midday. It appeared to be only a probing attack, easily fought off by 'A' Company. Later the same day the Germans attacked 'A' and 'C' Companies. This time they were repelled by
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Early on 10 June another group of thirty-one men arrived at the 9th Parachute Battalion position. These and other stragglers, who had arrived through the night, brought the battalion strength to around 270 men. At 11:00 the Germans attacked 'A' Company again, but this time the attack was
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and five regiments of artillery were assigned to the division. The assault had to negotiate both the British and German artillery fire, which killed or wounded several men, including some senior officers. The attackers eventually reached and secured the village. However, every officer or
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wooded ground around the Château. The rest of the day and night passed without another attack, but the Germans sent out reconnaissance patrols to establish the exact location of the British positions and German armoured vehicles could be heard moving up to the front during the night.
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After the capture of Bréville, the Germans never seriously attempted to break through the airborne division's lines again. The British division only being subjected to sporadic artillery and mortar fire. This lasted until 17 August, when the Germans started to withdraw and the
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The Devonshire company was moving towards Amfreville when an artillery round landed amongst them wounding several men. As they crossed the start line another shell landed nearby killing Johnson and their company commander Major Bampfylde, and wounding brigadiers
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machine-guns. They approached the Germans from the rear and trapped them in a crossfire, killing nineteen and capturing one. That afternoon two infantry platoons attacked 'A' Company but were repulsed by a counter-attack from 'C' Company's position.
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The division's two parachute brigades, landing in the early hours of 6 June, were scattered across the countryside during the parachute drop. Most of the battalions could only muster around sixty per cent or less of their total strength on the
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be 'B' Company, the battalion reserve. The attack had to cross 400 yards (370 m) of open ground to reach the village. To support the assault and destroy a German position 200 yards (180 m) from the start line, a
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anti-tank guns, which until then had always been delivered by glider. Some forty-one of the 9th Parachute Battalion's missing men arrived at their position at 21:00, bringing the battalion strength up to around 200 men.
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was attached to the 3rd Parachute Brigade. The Black Watch were informed to prepare for an assault to capture Bréville and formed up to the rear of the 9th Parachute Battalion, ready to begin their attack the next day.
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personally led a counter-attack of forty men from the Canadian battalion which drove off the Germans. By 20:00 the area defended by the two battalions had been cleared of all opposition and the front line restored.
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The two remaining brigades dug in along a ridge of high ground that, if lost, offered the Germans a position to look down on the British landing zone. The 1st Special Service Brigade was in the north on a line from
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Reginald Parker, deputy commander of 6th Airlanding Brigade and a former commanding officer of the 12th Parachute Battalion, had been wounded by the same shell but went forward to take over command of the attack.
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The next German attack was in force, using the 2nd Battalion, 857th Grenadier Regiment, the 1st and 2nd Battalions 858th Grenadier Regiment and several companies of the 744th Grenadier Regiment with tank and
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who had been bringing up the rear, reached the village and found the 3rd Platoon only had nine men left, but they had managed to clear the village Château and the 1st Platoon had cleared its grounds.
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126 killed, and left its three rifle companies with only thirty-five men between them. The 12th Devonshire company had another thirty-six killed. Amongst the casualties, was every officer or
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Gale concluded that to relieve the pressure on the division, he had to take Bréville. The only units available for the attack were the division reserve, which consisted of the
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and the 13th Parachute Battalion, held their fire until the Germans were only 50 yards (46 m) away. The few survivors of the onslaught escaped into the nearby woods.
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rounds from the Hussar tanks. Repeatedly hit by the artillery and tanks, Bréville was in flames by the time the company's fifteen survivors reached the village.
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light tanks were destroyed. The Germans from the 857th Grenadier Regiment, had twenty killed and 100 men surrendered, and were driven out of the woods.
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had to win a hand-to-hand fight before the Germans withdrew. Twice more during the day the commandos were attacked unsuccessfully, from
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Two infantry companies attacked 'B' Company 9th Parachute Battalion's position. This assault was more determined, even
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of 9th Parachute Battalion, collected 'C' Company, his headquarters staff and a small group armed with captured German
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under command, had to defend the Orne bridgehead. This was not an easy task as it had to face elements of the
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If Chaos Reigns: The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, 6 June 1944
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bombers arrived to carry out a parachute supply drop for the division. Included in the parachute drop were
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to secure the left flank of the British landing zone. The division's objectives were to capture intact the
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was ordered to take over the southern sector of the Orne bridgehead. At the same time the 5th Battalion
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counter-attacked and drove them back. Later in the morning, No. 6 Commando came under artillery and
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assault on the British battalion. With no mortar ammunition left, the British had to use their
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fighting against the airborne division". The rest of the German assault came up against the
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attacked the Orne bridgehead, causing little in the way of any damage. Soon afterward,
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Their defensive line, however, was incomplete, as the small village of
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468:
2533:. Great Missenden, United Kingdom: Sampson Low, Marston & co ltd.
2451:
The Day The Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy
1316:(DZ). They did carry out all of their objectives, however, before the
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advanced north along the French coast. By 26 August they had reached
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The German 346th Infantry Division reached the area from its base at
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The British attack occurred over the night of 12/13 June 1944, when
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Two soldiers of the 6th Airborne Division man a trench beside the
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to defend against a German counter-attack, so the 1st Battalion
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2608:
The killing ground: the battle of the Falaise Gap, August 1944
1374:. In between the commandos and the airlanding brigade was the
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1501:
1157:, between 8 and 13 June 1944, during the early phases of the
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In June 1944, units of the 346th Infantry Division occupied
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British Parachute and Commando troops in Normandy, June 1944
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The Second World War 1939–1945 Army — Airborne Forces
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of 6th Airlanding Brigade, who were observing the attack.
283:
1881:
again. For their accomplishment, Breville was one of six
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for armour support. He had decided to clear the woods at
2591:. Pan military classics series. London: Pan Macmillan.
1580:
German patrol moving past a crashed Waco Hadrian glider
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anti-tank weapons and machine-guns to stop the attack.
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fire and a counter-attack by the battalion's anti-tank
1307:
Positions of the 6th Airborne Division from 7 June 1944
3384:
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
6578:
Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom
2668:
The History of the 51st Highland Division, 1939–1945
1753:
53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment
1238:who took part in the attack was killed or wounded.
2713:Personal account of the battle at BBC Peoples War
1849:on the outskirts of the village after the battle.
1244:6th Airborne Division advanced to the River Seine
6559:
2589:Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
2472:. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: William Blackwood.
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1838:6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine
1486:and made another abortive attack an hour later.
1256:Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
2062:
2060:
2058:
2048:
2046:
2044:
2016:
2014:
2012:
2567:Wings Of War – Airborne Warfare 1918–1945
2548:Encyclopaedia of Modern British Army Regiments
1172:, a village on a watershed between the rivers
6043:
2738:
2550:. Stroud, United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing.
2511:. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing.
2453:. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword.
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2002:
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1994:
1743:, three field artillery regiments armed with
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269:
6058:Primary articles on the Battle of Normandy,
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2041:
2009:
6350:American logistics in the Normandy campaign
2606:Lucas, James Sidney; Barker, James (1978).
2605:
2509:The Paras 1940–84, Volume 1 of Elite series
2392:
2390:
6547:Weather forecasting for Operation Overlord
6355:British logistics in the Normandy campaign
6050:
6036:
2745:
2731:
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2531:With the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy
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1991:
1727:(350 men), and 'D' Company 12th Battalion
969:British airborne forces operations of the
960:
946:
276:
262:
16:Battle of the invasion of Normandy in WWII
6573:Battles of World War II involving Germany
2486:Crookenden, Lieutenant-General Sir Napier
1324:to reinforce them at 21:00 that evening.
197:
133:
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2583:
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1787:22:00, however all its officers and the
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1751:, and the division's own artillery, the
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1469:
1401:
1327:The 6th Airborne Division, now with the
1302:
2665:
2545:
2492:. New York: Charles Schriber and Sons.
1767:of Sherman tanks would accompany them.
6560:
6090:American airborne landings in Normandy
4599:
4577:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
2448:
1557:positions. Its two forward units, the
1550:in the north and again from Bréville.
1442:betrayed the recent German occupancy.
1406:German troops moving towards the front
248:^ Numbers for the final attack 12 June
6031:
5455:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
4880:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
4526:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
4482:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
3580:Rape during the occupation of Germany
2726:
2646:
2624:
2569:. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
1963:
1961:
1296: – and the bridges crossing the
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257:
4570:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
3595:Rape during the liberation of France
2525:
2467:
2402:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
2398:"D-Day — The Normandy Landings"
1973:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1211:12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion
1184:bridges and beyond them the British
6588:Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
6583:Airborne operations of World War II
13:
6143:Greenline, Pomegranate and Express
4796:German invasion of the Netherlands
3069:Weather events during World War II
2649:The Black Watch: A Concise History
1958:
1347:Infantry Divisions from the east.
1223:22nd Independent Parachute Company
14:
6614:
5434:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
2706:
1975:. 30 January 2006. Archived from
1866:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1747:, a medium artillery regiment of
1654:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1537:A reconnaissance patrol from the
1209:committed his only reserves, the
1071:Caen canal and Orne river bridges
400:Caen canal and Orne river bridges
6119:Capture of Caen and Orne bridges
5994:
2752:
2626:Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H.
2527:Gale, General Sir Richard Nelson
1778:supporting the division, with a
1610:1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
1225:. To support the attack, a tank
205:
186:
167:
156:
135:
121:
67:
6537:People of Western Europe speech
6458:Military cemeteries in Normandy
2690:. London: New English Library.
2632:. London: Imperial War Museum.
2429:
2420:
2378:
2357:
2348:
2325:
2316:
2277:
2268:
2259:
2250:
2241:
2232:
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2193:
2104:
2095:
1917:
1908:
1718:
338:Taxable, Glimmer & Big Drum
6532:June 6, 1944, order of the day
5681:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945
3377:Territorial changes of Germany
3285:Indonesian National Revolution
2032:
2023:
1969:"The British Airborne Assault"
1949:
1940:
1853:The final attack had cost the
1155:German 346th Infantry Division
1:
5074:Japanese invasion of Thailand
5025:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
4789:German invasion of Luxembourg
3163:Mediterranean and Middle East
2441:
1645:The German attacks convinced
1249:
1151:British 6th Airborne Division
6291:
6287:
4981:Invasion of the Soviet Union
4670:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3981:Independent State of Croatia
2666:Salmond, James Bell (1953).
1831:
1807:of the commando brigade and
7:
6367:(Pipe-Line Under The Ocean)
5972:End of World War II in Asia
5812:Western invasion of Germany
5319:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
5296:Second Battle of El Alamein
4859:Hundred Regiments Offensive
4831:Battle of the Mediterranean
4684:Italian invasion of Albania
2851:Air warfare of World War II
1458:group under command of the
1397:
1333:1st Special Service Brigade
10:
6619:
5898:Naval bombardment of Japan
5259:First Battle of El Alamein
5178:Battle of Christmas Island
5123:Japanese invasion of Burma
4887:Italian invasion of Greece
4803:German invasion of Belgium
4775:German invasion of Denmark
4748:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
4617:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
2874:Comparative military ranks
2718:Breville at Normandie 1944
2684:Saunders, Hilary St George
2651:. New York: Random House.
2565:Harclerode, Peter (2005).
2507:Ferguson, Gregory (1984).
2363:Crookenden, pp.279 and 279
1835:
1677:
1664:
1532:
1253:
6504:Allied forces in Normandy
6466:
6430:
6379:
6342:
6285:
6220:
6070:
5987:
5819:Bratislava–Brno offensive
5759:
5750:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
5487:
5374:Allied invasion of Sicily
5328:
5227:Aleutian Islands campaign
5199:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
5146:
5137:Greek famine of 1941–1944
5032:Second Battle of Changsha
4937:German invasion of Greece
4905:
4782:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
4757:
4695:
4590:
4471:
4197:
4107:
3948:
3651:
3642:
3400:
3225:
3117:North and Central Pacific
3078:
2840:
2833:
2760:
1598:6-inch (150 mm) guns
1465:
1460:Regimental Sergeant Major
1392:
1217:from the 12th Battalion,
980:
345:Combined Bomber Offensive
297:
247:
234:
217:
149:
114:
77:
66:
58:
53:
5411:Allied invasion of Italy
5388:Solomon Islands campaign
5130:Third Battle of Changsha
4727:First Battle of Changsha
4633:Second Sino-Japanese War
3566:German military brothels
3432:United States war crimes
2670:. London: W. Blackwood.
2610:. London: B.T Batsford.
1896:
1855:12th Parachute Battalion
1725:12th Parachute Battalion
1539:13th Parachute Battalion
1410:At 01:30 on 7 June, the
5833:Second Guangxi campaign
5688:Philippines (1944–1945)
5185:Battle of the Coral Sea
5088:Fall of the Philippines
4734:Battle of South Guangxi
4640:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
4039:Italian Social Republic
2468:Cole, Howard N (1963).
2322:Harclerode, pp. 343–344
1776:13th/18th Royal Hussars
1741:13th/18th Royal Hussars
1688:9th Parachute Battalion
1632:13th/18th Royal Hussars
1559:7th Parachute Battalion
1412:9th Parachute Battalion
1339:from the south and the
1231:13th/18th Royal Hussars
243:Over 400 confirmed dead
229:346th Infantry Division
6484:D-Day naval deceptions
5418:Armistice of Cassibile
5213:Battle of Dutch Harbor
5164:Battle of the Java Sea
5067:Attack on Pearl Harbor
4967:Syria–Lebanon campaign
4960:Battle of South Shanxi
4930:Invasion of Yugoslavia
4713:Battle of the Atlantic
4327:Korean Liberation Army
4033:(until September 1943)
3990:(until September 1944)
3968:(until September 1944)
2647:Royle, Trevor (2011).
2331:Harclerode, pp.345–346
2274:Harclerode, pp.334–335
2110:Harclerode, pp.328–329
2101:Lucas and Barker, p.31
2029:Harclerode, pp.338–339
1925:North African Campaign
1850:
1789:company sergeant major
1783:
1698:
1581:
1555:5th Parachute Brigades
1482:
1407:
1318:6th Airlanding Brigade
1308:
807:Air and Sea operations
600:Anglo-Canadian Sector
479:Anglo-Canadian Sector
150:Commanders and leaders
37:49.240278°N 0.226056°W
5582:Second Battle of Guam
5478:Bengal famine of 1943
5448:Second Battle of Kiev
5404:Battle of the Dnieper
5273:Kokoda Track campaign
5102:Battle of Wake Island
4974:East African campaign
4916:Battle of South Henan
4561:atrocities by Germans
4334:Korean Volunteer Army
3308:Occupation of Germany
3062:Music in World War II
2546:Griffin, P.D (2006).
2449:Barber, Neil (2002).
1845:
1836:Further information:
1773:
1685:
1594:naval gunfire support
1579:
1508:At 17:30 a flight of
1473:
1405:
1376:3rd Parachute Brigade
1352:5th Parachute Brigade
1306:
1274:6th Airborne Division
1254:Further information:
1110:2nd Parachute Brigade
1056:6th Airborne Division
986:1st Airborne Division
839:Supporting operations
235:Casualties and losses
224:6th Airborne Division
6254:(Canada, Poland, US)
6207:(Canada, Poland, UK)
6201:(Canada, Poland, UK)
5868:Surrender of Germany
5346:Battle of West Hubei
5303:Guadalcanal campaign
5266:Battle of Stalingrad
5192:Battle of Madagascar
3959:Albania protectorate
3746:(formerly Swaziland)
3455:Wehrmacht war crimes
3271:Expulsion of Germans
3055:Art and World War II
2953:British contribution
2902:Governments in exile
1873:at the mouth of the
1774:Sherman tank of the
1337:21st Panzer Division
1290:Merville gun battery
1272:On 6 June 1944, the
1159:invasion of Normandy
1076:Merville Gun Battery
291:(Battle of Normandy)
42:49.240278; -0.226056
6515:Operation Bodyguard
6509:Liberation of Paris
5958:Potsdam Declaration
5847:Italy (Spring 1945)
5610:Liberation of Paris
5060:Siege of Sevastopol
4071:(until August 1944)
3974:Wang Jingwei regime
3796:from September 1943
3756:from September 1944
3694:from September 1944
3554:Romanian war crimes
3545:Persecution of Jews
3531:Croatian war crimes
3501:Japanese war crimes
3315:Occupation of Japan
3264:First Indochina War
2976:Military production
2888:Declarations of war
1826:Royal Ulster Rifles
1758:Lieutenant Colonel
1729:Devonshire Regiment
1448:Vickers machine gun
1416:Le Mesnil-les-Monts
1219:Devonshire Regiment
1207:Richard Nelson Gale
163:Richard Nelson Gale
33: /
6568:Operation Overlord
6542:Rommel's asparagus
6526:Operation Jedburgh
6371:Operation Chastity
5951:Surrender of Japan
5784:Battle of Iwo Jima
5633:Belgrade offensive
5039:Siege of Leningrad
4923:Battle of Shanggao
4852:British Somaliland
4817:Dunkirk evacuation
4768:Norwegian campaign
4706:Invasion of Poland
4533:Japanese prisoners
3494:Italian war crimes
3425:British war crimes
3340:Soviet occupations
3124:South-West Pacific
3011:Allied cooperation
2969:Military equipment
2408:on 1 November 2006
1979:on 30 January 2006
1887:Parachute Regiment
1851:
1784:
1699:
1647:Lieutenant General
1582:
1567:self propelled gun
1515:Focke-Wulf Fw 190s
1498:commanding officer
1491:Lieutenant Colonel
1483:
1478:road just outside
1408:
1383:Bréville-les-Monts
1309:
1170:Bréville-les-Monts
1149:was fought by the
1147:Battle of Bréville
634:Normandy massacres
523:Operation Chastity
287:Operation Overlord
95:Bréville-les-Monts
61:Operation Overlord
54:Battle of Bréville
6598:Conflicts in 1944
6555:
6554:
6520:Operation Dragoon
6195:(UK 6th Airborne)
6025:
6024:
5983:
5982:
5826:Battle of Okinawa
5725:Burma (1944–1945)
5559:Mariana and Palau
5339:Tunisian campaign
5157:Fall of Singapore
5081:Fall of Hong Kong
4824:Battle of Britain
4677:Operation Himmler
4586:
4585:
4250:Dutch East Indies
3886:Southern Rhodesia
3638:
3637:
3538:Genocide of Serbs
3441:German war crimes
3418:Soviet war crimes
3411:Allied war crimes
3257:Division of Korea
3236:Chinese Civil War
3034:Strategic bombing
2946:Manhattan Project
2658:978-1-78057-254-3
2617:978-0-7134-0433-3
2598:978-0-330-51362-3
2557:978-0-7509-3929-4
2499:978-0-7110-0660-7
2490:Dropzone Normandy
2375:Harclerode, p.347
2354:Crookenden, p.275
2345:Harclerode, p.346
2313:Crookenden, p.268
2299:Harclerode, p.335
2283:Crookenden, p.267
2265:Crookenden, p.265
2229:Harclerode, p.331
2217:Harclerode, p.337
2208:Crookenden, p.250
2199:Harclerode, p.336
2190:Harclerode, p.330
2172:Harclerode, p.334
2148:Crookenden, p.255
2136:Crookenden, p.253
2124:Harclerode, p.329
2092:Crookenden, p.249
2078:Crookenden, p.248
2066:Harclerode, p.328
2052:Crookenden, p.247
2020:Harclerode, p.327
1891:Normandy Campaign
1782:in the background
1704:Bren Gun Carriers
1286:Orne river bridge
1282:Caen canal bridge
1268:Normandy landings
1264:Operation Mallard
1142:
1141:
935:
934:
791:Mantes-Gassicourt
455:Normandy landings
252:
251:
110:
109:
6610:
6603:June 1944 events
6528:(France, UK, US)
6522:(France, UK, US)
6494:Hobart's Funnies
6448:Hillman Fortress
6360:Mulberry harbour
6293:
6289:
6286:Landing points (
6264:Merville Battery
6133:(Deception plan)
6052:
6045:
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6004:
6001:World portal
5999:
5998:
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5937:
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5921:
5914:
5907:
5900:
5893:
5886:
5877:
5870:
5863:
5861:Prague offensive
5856:
5854:Battle of Berlin
5849:
5842:
5835:
5828:
5821:
5814:
5807:
5800:
5798:Vienna offensive
5793:
5786:
5779:
5777:Battle of Manila
5772:
5752:
5743:
5734:
5727:
5718:
5711:
5704:
5697:
5690:
5683:
5676:
5667:
5658:
5651:
5642:
5635:
5628:
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5612:
5605:
5598:
5591:
5584:
5577:
5570:
5561:
5554:
5545:
5536:
5527:
5520:
5518:Korsun–Cherkassy
5513:
5502:
5480:
5471:
5464:
5457:
5450:
5443:
5436:
5429:
5420:
5413:
5406:
5399:
5390:
5383:
5376:
5369:
5362:
5360:Bombing of Gorky
5355:
5348:
5341:
5321:
5314:
5305:
5298:
5291:
5282:
5275:
5268:
5261:
5254:
5243:
5236:
5229:
5222:
5220:Battle of Midway
5215:
5208:
5206:Battle of Gazala
5201:
5194:
5187:
5180:
5173:
5166:
5159:
5139:
5132:
5125:
5118:
5116:Battle of Borneo
5111:
5109:Malayan campaign
5104:
5097:
5090:
5083:
5076:
5069:
5062:
5055:
5053:Bombing of Gorky
5048:
5046:Battle of Moscow
5041:
5034:
5027:
5020:
5013:
5006:
4990:
4983:
4976:
4969:
4962:
4955:
4946:
4939:
4932:
4925:
4918:
4898:
4889:
4882:
4875:
4868:
4861:
4854:
4847:
4840:
4833:
4826:
4819:
4812:
4810:Battle of France
4805:
4798:
4791:
4784:
4777:
4770:
4750:
4743:
4736:
4729:
4722:
4715:
4708:
4686:
4679:
4672:
4665:
4663:Munich Agreement
4658:
4651:
4642:
4635:
4628:
4619:
4612:
4597:
4596:
4579:
4572:
4563:
4556:
4549:
4548:Soviet prisoners
4542:
4535:
4528:
4519:
4512:
4503:
4496:
4489:
4488:German prisoners
4484:
4464:
4455:
4448:
4441:
4436:
4429:
4422:
4415:
4408:
4401:
4394:
4387:
4380:
4373:
4366:
4359:
4352:
4345:
4336:
4329:
4322:
4315:
4308:
4301:
4294:
4287:
4280:
4273:
4266:
4259:
4252:
4245:
4238:
4231:
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4217:
4210:
4190:
4183:
4176:
4169:
4162:
4155:
4148:
4141:
4134:
4127:
4120:
4100:
4093:
4086:
4079:
4072:
4064:
4057:
4050:
4041:
4034:
4026:
4019:
4017:French Indochina
4012:
4005:
3998:
3991:
3983:
3976:
3969:
3961:
3941:
3932:
3925:
3916:
3909:
3902:
3895:
3888:
3881:
3874:
3867:
3864:from August 1944
3855:
3848:
3841:
3834:
3827:
3820:
3813:
3806:
3799:
3787:
3780:
3773:
3766:
3759:
3747:
3739:
3732:
3725:
3718:
3711:
3704:
3697:
3685:
3678:
3671:
3664:
3649:
3648:
3629:
3622:
3615:
3608:
3601:
3590:
3575:
3568:
3561:
3556:
3547:
3540:
3533:
3524:
3517:
3510:
3508:Nanjing Massacre
3503:
3496:
3487:
3485:Nuremberg trials
3478:
3471:
3464:
3457:
3450:
3443:
3434:
3427:
3420:
3413:
3393:
3386:
3379:
3370:
3363:
3356:
3349:
3342:
3335:
3326:
3317:
3310:
3303:
3296:
3287:
3280:
3273:
3266:
3259:
3252:
3245:
3238:
3218:
3209:
3202:
3195:
3186:
3179:
3172:
3165:
3156:
3149:
3142:
3133:
3126:
3119:
3112:
3105:
3098:
3091:
3089:Asia and Pacific
3071:
3064:
3057:
3050:
3043:
3036:
3029:
3020:
3018:Mulberry harbour
3013:
3006:
2999:
2992:
2985:
2978:
2971:
2964:
2955:
2948:
2941:
2932:
2925:
2918:
2911:
2904:
2897:
2890:
2883:
2876:
2869:
2860:
2853:
2838:
2837:
2826:
2819:
2810:
2803:
2796:
2789:
2782:
2775:
2768:
2747:
2740:
2733:
2724:
2723:
2701:
2679:
2662:
2643:
2621:
2602:
2580:
2561:
2542:
2522:
2503:
2481:
2464:
2436:
2433:
2427:
2424:
2418:
2417:
2415:
2413:
2404:. Archived from
2394:
2385:
2382:
2376:
2373:
2364:
2361:
2355:
2352:
2346:
2343:
2332:
2329:
2323:
2320:
2314:
2311:
2300:
2297:
2284:
2281:
2275:
2272:
2266:
2263:
2257:
2254:
2248:
2245:
2239:
2236:
2230:
2227:
2218:
2215:
2209:
2206:
2200:
2197:
2191:
2188:
2173:
2170:
2149:
2146:
2137:
2134:
2125:
2122:
2111:
2108:
2102:
2099:
2093:
2090:
2079:
2076:
2067:
2064:
2053:
2050:
2039:
2036:
2030:
2027:
2021:
2018:
2007:
2004:
1989:
1988:
1986:
1984:
1965:
1956:
1953:
1947:
1944:
1928:
1921:
1915:
1912:
1737:M4 Sherman tanks
1456:Bren machine gun
1163:Second World War
975:
973:
972:Second World War
962:
955:
948:
939:
938:
566:La Haye-du-Puits
551:American Sector
459:American Sector
405:Merville Battery
385:Airborne assault
292:
288:
278:
271:
264:
255:
254:
210:
209:
199:
191:
190:
182:
172:
171:
161:
160:
145:
141:
139:
138:
127:
125:
124:
79:
78:
71:
51:
50:
48:
47:
45:
44:
43:
38:
34:
31:
30:
29:
26:
6618:
6617:
6613:
6612:
6611:
6609:
6608:
6607:
6558:
6557:
6556:
6551:
6462:
6426:
6407:Longues-sur-Mer
6375:
6338:
6281:
6270:Verrières Ridge
6216:
6109:(UK and Canada)
6066:
6056:
6026:
6021:
6014:
6007:
5993:
5991:
5979:
5970:
5963:
5956:
5949:
5940:
5933:
5926:
5917:
5912:Atomic bombings
5910:
5903:
5896:
5889:
5882:
5873:
5866:
5859:
5852:
5845:
5838:
5831:
5824:
5817:
5810:
5803:
5796:
5789:
5782:
5775:
5768:
5755:
5748:
5737:
5730:
5723:
5714:
5707:
5700:
5693:
5686:
5679:
5670:
5661:
5654:
5645:
5638:
5631:
5624:
5615:
5608:
5603:Eastern Romania
5601:
5596:Warsaw Uprising
5594:
5589:Tannenberg Line
5587:
5580:
5575:Western Ukraine
5573:
5564:
5557:
5548:
5539:
5530:
5523:
5516:
5505:
5496:
5483:
5476:
5467:
5460:
5453:
5446:
5439:
5432:
5425:
5416:
5409:
5402:
5393:
5386:
5379:
5372:
5367:Battle of Kursk
5365:
5358:
5351:
5344:
5337:
5324:
5317:
5308:
5301:
5294:
5285:
5278:
5271:
5264:
5257:
5248:
5239:
5232:
5225:
5218:
5211:
5204:
5197:
5190:
5183:
5176:
5171:St Nazaire Raid
5169:
5162:
5155:
5142:
5135:
5128:
5121:
5114:
5107:
5100:
5093:
5086:
5079:
5072:
5065:
5058:
5051:
5044:
5037:
5030:
5023:
5016:
5009:
4995:
4986:
4979:
4972:
4965:
4958:
4953:Anglo-Iraqi War
4951:
4944:Battle of Crete
4942:
4935:
4928:
4921:
4914:
4901:
4892:
4885:
4878:
4873:Eastern Romania
4871:
4864:
4857:
4850:
4843:
4836:
4829:
4822:
4815:
4808:
4801:
4794:
4787:
4780:
4773:
4766:
4753:
4746:
4739:
4732:
4725:
4718:
4711:
4704:
4691:
4682:
4675:
4668:
4661:
4654:
4647:
4638:
4631:
4624:
4615:
4608:
4582:
4575:
4568:
4559:
4552:
4547:
4538:
4531:
4524:
4515:
4508:
4499:
4492:
4487:
4480:
4467:
4460:
4451:
4444:
4439:
4434:Western Ukraine
4432:
4425:
4418:
4411:
4404:
4397:
4390:
4383:
4378:Northeast China
4376:
4369:
4362:
4355:
4348:
4341:
4332:
4325:
4318:
4311:
4304:
4297:
4290:
4283:
4276:
4269:
4262:
4255:
4248:
4241:
4234:
4227:
4220:
4213:
4206:
4193:
4186:
4179:
4172:
4165:
4158:
4151:
4144:
4137:
4130:
4123:
4116:
4103:
4096:
4089:
4082:
4077:Slovak Republic
4075:
4067:
4060:
4053:
4048:Empire of Japan
4046:
4037:
4029:
4022:
4015:
4008:
4001:
3994:
3986:
3979:
3972:
3964:
3957:
3944:
3937:
3928:
3921:
3912:
3905:
3898:
3891:
3884:
3877:
3870:
3858:
3851:
3844:
3837:
3830:
3823:
3816:
3809:
3802:
3790:
3783:
3776:
3769:
3762:
3750:
3742:
3735:
3728:
3721:
3714:
3707:
3700:
3688:
3681:
3674:
3667:
3660:
3634:
3625:
3618:
3611:
3604:
3593:
3578:
3571:
3564:
3560:Sexual violence
3559:
3552:
3543:
3536:
3529:
3520:
3513:
3506:
3499:
3492:
3483:
3474:
3467:
3460:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3430:
3423:
3416:
3409:
3396:
3389:
3382:
3375:
3366:
3359:
3352:
3345:
3338:
3329:
3320:
3313:
3306:
3299:
3290:
3283:
3278:Greek Civil War
3276:
3269:
3262:
3255:
3248:
3241:
3234:
3221:
3214:
3205:
3198:
3191:
3182:
3175:
3168:
3161:
3152:
3145:
3138:
3129:
3122:
3115:
3108:
3103:South-East Asia
3101:
3094:
3087:
3074:
3067:
3060:
3053:
3046:
3039:
3032:
3025:
3016:
3009:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2981:
2974:
2967:
2962:Military awards
2960:
2951:
2944:
2937:
2928:
2921:
2914:
2907:
2900:
2893:
2886:
2879:
2872:
2865:
2856:
2849:
2829:
2822:
2815:
2806:
2799:
2792:
2787:
2778:
2771:
2764:
2756:
2751:
2709:
2704:
2698:
2659:
2640:
2618:
2599:
2577:
2558:
2519:
2500:
2461:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2430:
2425:
2421:
2411:
2409:
2396:
2395:
2388:
2383:
2379:
2374:
2367:
2362:
2358:
2353:
2349:
2344:
2335:
2330:
2326:
2321:
2317:
2312:
2303:
2298:
2287:
2282:
2278:
2273:
2269:
2264:
2260:
2255:
2251:
2246:
2242:
2237:
2233:
2228:
2221:
2216:
2212:
2207:
2203:
2198:
2194:
2189:
2176:
2171:
2152:
2147:
2140:
2135:
2128:
2123:
2114:
2109:
2105:
2100:
2096:
2091:
2082:
2077:
2070:
2065:
2056:
2051:
2042:
2037:
2033:
2028:
2024:
2019:
2010:
2006:Hastings, p.154
2005:
1992:
1982:
1980:
1967:
1966:
1959:
1954:
1950:
1945:
1941:
1932:
1931:
1922:
1918:
1913:
1909:
1899:
1885:awarded to the
1859:warrant officer
1847:Sherman Firefly
1840:
1834:
1809:Hugh Kindersley
1745:25 pounder guns
1721:
1694:to the west of
1680:
1667:
1638:medium and two
1535:
1519:Royal Air Force
1468:
1400:
1395:
1270:
1260:Operation Tonga
1252:
1143:
1138:
976:
971:
968:
966:
936:
931:
918:
705:Verrières Ridge
627:Le Mesnil-Patry
550:
548:Ground campaign
458:
421:American Sector
388:British Sector
387:
293:
290:
286:
284:
282:
204:
185:
184:
178:
166:
165:
155:
136:
134:
122:
120:
106:British Victory
98:
72:
41:
39:
35:
32:
27:
24:
22:
20:
19:
17:
12:
11:
5:
6616:
6606:
6605:
6600:
6595:
6593:1944 in France
6590:
6585:
6580:
6575:
6570:
6553:
6552:
6550:
6549:
6544:
6539:
6534:
6529:
6523:
6517:
6512:
6506:
6501:
6496:
6491:
6486:
6481:
6476:
6470:
6468:
6464:
6463:
6461:
6460:
6455:
6453:Pegasus Bridge
6450:
6445:
6440:
6438:Falaise pocket
6434:
6432:
6428:
6427:
6425:
6424:
6419:
6414:
6409:
6404:
6399:
6394:
6389:
6383:
6381:
6377:
6376:
6374:
6373:
6368:
6362:
6357:
6352:
6346:
6344:
6340:
6339:
6337:
6336:
6330:
6324:
6318:
6317:
6316:
6304:
6297:
6295:
6283:
6282:
6280:
6279:
6276:Villers-Bocage
6273:
6267:
6261:
6255:
6249:
6243:
6237:
6231:
6224:
6222:
6218:
6217:
6215:
6214:
6208:
6202:
6196:
6190:
6184:
6178:
6172:
6166:
6160:
6152:
6146:
6140:
6134:
6128:
6122:
6116:
6110:
6104:
6098:
6092:
6087:
6086:(assault plan)
6081:
6080:(overall plan)
6074:
6072:
6068:
6067:
6055:
6054:
6047:
6040:
6032:
6023:
6022:
6020:
6019:
6012:
6005:
5988:
5985:
5984:
5981:
5980:
5978:
5977:
5976:
5975:
5968:
5961:
5947:
5946:
5945:
5931:
5928:South Sakhalin
5924:
5923:
5922:
5908:
5901:
5894:
5887:
5880:
5879:
5878:
5864:
5857:
5850:
5843:
5836:
5829:
5822:
5815:
5808:
5801:
5794:
5787:
5780:
5773:
5765:
5763:
5757:
5756:
5754:
5753:
5746:
5745:
5744:
5728:
5721:
5720:
5719:
5705:
5698:
5691:
5684:
5677:
5668:
5659:
5652:
5643:
5636:
5629:
5622:
5613:
5606:
5599:
5592:
5585:
5578:
5571:
5562:
5555:
5546:
5537:
5528:
5521:
5514:
5503:
5493:
5491:
5485:
5484:
5482:
5481:
5474:
5473:
5472:
5465:
5451:
5444:
5437:
5430:
5423:
5422:
5421:
5407:
5400:
5391:
5384:
5377:
5370:
5363:
5356:
5353:Battle of Attu
5349:
5342:
5334:
5332:
5326:
5325:
5323:
5322:
5315:
5306:
5299:
5292:
5283:
5276:
5269:
5262:
5255:
5246:
5245:
5244:
5237:
5223:
5216:
5209:
5202:
5195:
5188:
5181:
5174:
5167:
5160:
5152:
5150:
5144:
5143:
5141:
5140:
5133:
5126:
5119:
5112:
5105:
5098:
5095:Battle of Guam
5091:
5084:
5077:
5070:
5063:
5056:
5049:
5042:
5035:
5028:
5021:
5018:Battle of Kiev
5014:
5007:
4993:
4992:
4991:
4977:
4970:
4963:
4956:
4949:
4948:
4947:
4933:
4926:
4919:
4911:
4909:
4903:
4902:
4900:
4899:
4890:
4883:
4876:
4869:
4862:
4855:
4848:
4841:
4834:
4827:
4820:
4813:
4806:
4799:
4792:
4785:
4778:
4771:
4763:
4761:
4755:
4754:
4752:
4751:
4744:
4737:
4730:
4723:
4716:
4709:
4701:
4699:
4693:
4692:
4690:
4689:
4688:
4687:
4680:
4673:
4666:
4659:
4645:
4644:
4643:
4636:
4622:
4621:
4620:
4605:
4603:
4594:
4588:
4587:
4584:
4583:
4581:
4580:
4573:
4566:
4565:
4564:
4557:
4545:
4544:
4543:
4529:
4522:
4521:
4520:
4517:United Kingdom
4513:
4506:
4505:
4504:
4485:
4477:
4475:
4469:
4468:
4466:
4465:
4458:
4457:
4456:
4449:
4437:
4430:
4423:
4416:
4409:
4402:
4395:
4388:
4381:
4374:
4367:
4360:
4353:
4346:
4339:
4338:
4337:
4330:
4316:
4309:
4302:
4295:
4288:
4281:
4274:
4267:
4260:
4253:
4246:
4239:
4232:
4225:
4218:
4211:
4203:
4201:
4195:
4194:
4192:
4191:
4184:
4177:
4170:
4163:
4156:
4149:
4142:
4135:
4128:
4121:
4113:
4111:
4105:
4104:
4102:
4101:
4094:
4087:
4080:
4073:
4065:
4058:
4051:
4044:
4043:
4042:
4027:
4020:
4013:
4006:
3999:
3992:
3984:
3977:
3970:
3962:
3954:
3952:
3946:
3945:
3943:
3942:
3935:
3934:
3933:
3919:
3918:
3917:
3914:British Empire
3907:United Kingdom
3903:
3896:
3889:
3882:
3875:
3868:
3856:
3849:
3842:
3835:
3828:
3821:
3814:
3807:
3800:
3788:
3781:
3774:
3767:
3760:
3748:
3740:
3733:
3726:
3723:Czechoslovakia
3719:
3712:
3705:
3698:
3686:
3679:
3672:
3665:
3657:
3655:
3646:
3640:
3639:
3636:
3635:
3633:
3632:
3631:
3630:
3623:
3620:Rape of Manila
3616:
3609:
3602:
3591:
3576:
3569:
3557:
3550:
3549:
3548:
3541:
3527:
3526:
3525:
3518:
3511:
3497:
3490:
3489:
3488:
3481:
3480:
3479:
3472:
3458:
3451:
3437:
3436:
3435:
3428:
3421:
3406:
3404:
3398:
3397:
3395:
3394:
3391:United Nations
3387:
3380:
3373:
3372:
3371:
3364:
3357:
3350:
3336:
3327:
3318:
3311:
3304:
3297:
3288:
3281:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3253:
3250:Decolonization
3246:
3239:
3231:
3229:
3223:
3222:
3220:
3219:
3212:
3211:
3210:
3196:
3189:
3188:
3187:
3180:
3173:
3159:
3158:
3157:
3150:
3136:
3135:
3134:
3127:
3120:
3113:
3106:
3099:
3084:
3082:
3076:
3075:
3073:
3072:
3065:
3058:
3051:
3044:
3037:
3030:
3023:
3022:
3021:
3014:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2979:
2972:
2965:
2958:
2957:
2956:
2942:
2935:
2934:
2933:
2926:
2923:United Kingdom
2919:
2905:
2898:
2891:
2884:
2877:
2870:
2863:
2862:
2861:
2846:
2844:
2835:
2831:
2830:
2828:
2827:
2820:
2813:
2812:
2811:
2804:
2797:
2785:
2784:
2783:
2769:
2761:
2758:
2757:
2750:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2727:
2721:
2720:
2715:
2708:
2707:External links
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1883:battle honours
1833:
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1760:Johnny Johnson
1720:
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1679:
1676:
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1544:No.4 Commandos
1534:
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1522:Short Stirling
1467:
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1431:No. 3 Commando
1420:No. 6 Commando
1399:
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1288:, destroy the
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1236:sergeant major
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622:Villers-Bocage
612:
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556:Brécourt Manor
545:
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355:Transport Plan
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218:Units involved
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174:Johnny Johnson
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129:United Kingdom
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85:7–13 June 1944
83:
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5702:Syrmian Front
5699:
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5682:
5678:
5675:
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5648:Market Garden
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5507:Monte Cassino
5504:
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4904:
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4866:Baltic states
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4510:United States
4507:
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4479:
4478:
4476:
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4463:
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4447:
4446:Quốc dân Đảng
4443:
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4428:
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4146:Liechtenstein
4143:
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4126:
4122:
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4114:
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4106:
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4098:Collaboration
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4011:
4007:
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3997:
3993:
3989:
3985:
3982:
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3971:
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3960:
3956:
3955:
3953:
3951:
3947:
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3926:
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3923:United States
3920:
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3911:
3910:
3908:
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3897:
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3883:
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3613:Comfort women
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3573:Camp brothels
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3470:
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3465:
3463:
3462:The Holocaust
3459:
3456:
3452:
3449:
3448:forced labour
3445:
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3301:Marshall Plan
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3154:Eastern Front
3151:
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3147:Western Front
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3041:Puppet states
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2984:
2983:Naval history
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2697:0-450-01006-6
2693:
2689:
2688:The Red Beret
2685:
2681:
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2639:0-901627-57-7
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2585:Hastings, Max
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2576:0-304-36730-3
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2238:Barber, p.181
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3177:East Africa
2824:Conferences
2426:Gale, p.101
1875:River Seine
1733:pathfinders
1658:Black Watch
1628:Le Mariquet
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881:Houndsworth
801:La Rochelle
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6562:Categories
6499:Rhino tank
6387:Amfreville
6071:Operations
5840:West Hunan
5673:Pointblank
5002:Silver Fox
4988:Summer War
4741:Winter War
4720:Phoney War
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2817:Casualties
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2442:References
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1805:Lord Lovat
1712:James Hill
1692:Amfreville
1622:contacted
1314:drop zones
1276:landed in
1250:Background
1190:Ouistreham
1182:Caen Canal
927:Cemeteries
781:Saint-Malo
350:Pointblank
240:162 Dead ^
193:Lord Lovat
6343:Logistics
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6131:Fortitude
6107:Charnwood
5905:Manchuria
5791:Indochina
5567:Bagration
5011:Lithuania
4656:Anschluss
4453:Viet Minh
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3469:Aftermath
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1832:Aftermath
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921:Aftermath
874:Bulbasket
823:Cherbourg
760:Tractable
673:Charnwood
588:Cherbourg
512:Logistics
318:Fortitude
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6467:See also
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6417:Merville
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6272:(Canada)
6252:Chambois
6246:Carentan
6234:Bréville
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6097:(Canada)
6095:Atlantic
6078:Overlord
6016:Category
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5716:Budapest
5664:Crossbow
5542:Overlord
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4592:Timeline
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3737:Ethiopia
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3515:Unit 731
3476:Response
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3207:timeline
3200:Atlantic
3080:Theaters
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1387:Ranville
1372:Le Plain
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895:Jedburgh
818:La Caine
771:Chambois
766:Hill 262
745:Hill 140
739:Totalize
732:Bluecoat
711:Breakout
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692:Atlantic
686:2nd Odon
610:Bréville
576:Carentan
571:Saint-Lô
561:Graignes
535:Mulberry
518:American
368:Tarbrush
325:Zeppelin
97:, France
90:Location
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6221:Battles
6211:Windsor
6187:Titanic
6169:Martlet
6163:Mallard
6156:Lüttich
6149:Jupiter
6084:Neptune
5942:Shumshu
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5499:Tempest
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5396:Cottage
5288:Jubilee
4997:Finland
4895:Compass
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4554:Finland
4440:Vietnam
4406:Romania
4278:Germany
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4243:Denmark
4222:Belgium
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4208:Albania
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4125:Andorra
4109:Neutral
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3860:Romania
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3676:Belgium
3662:Algeria
3368:Romania
3354:Hungary
3110:Pacific
2834:General
2788:Leaders
2773:Battles
2766:Outline
1983:28 June
1813:Colonel
1678:12 June
1665:11 June
1636:Sherman
1624:I Corps
1533:10 June
1452:platoon
1331:of the
1322:gliders
1215:company
1161:in the
1101:Varsity
1084:Mallard
1028:Fustian
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902:Dragoon
860:Titanic
853:Samwest
846:Dingson
776:Falaise
753:Lüttich
680:Jupiter
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652:Martlet
646:Douvres
581:Hill 30
530:British
443:Detroit
438:Chicago
413:Mallard
332:Titanic
300:Prelude
195: (
180:†
143:Germany
6181:Spring
5919:Debate
5891:Taipei
5884:Borneo
5462:Tarawa
4649:Europe
4610:Africa
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4385:Norway
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4343:Latvia
4285:Greece
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3764:France
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3683:Brazil
3653:Allies
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3140:Europe
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1194:Allied
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725:Spring
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448:Elmira
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6412:Maisy
6365:Pluto
6333:Sword
6309:(US)
6307:Omaha
6228:Brest
6193:Tonga
6175:Perch
6125:Epsom
6113:Cobra
5695:Leyte
5525:Narva
5511:Anzio
5469:Makin
5427:Burma
5311:Torch
5280:Rzhev
5234:Kiska
4320:Korea
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4299:Italy
4181:Tibet
4160:Spain
4031:Italy
3792:Italy
3785:India
3709:China
3584:Japan
3184:Italy
3096:China
3048:Women
1897:Notes
1765:troop
1502:MG 42
1345:711th
1341:346th
1294:Sword
1186:Sword
1178:Dives
1133:Manna
1126:Rugby
1119:Hasty
1065:Tonga
913:Hardy
796:Paris
786:Brest
718:Cobra
659:Epsom
616:Perch
593:Naval
540:Pluto
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5761:1945
5489:1944
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5251:Blue
5241:Attu
5148:1942
4907:1941
4759:1940
4697:1939
4626:Asia
4473:POWs
4313:Jews
4024:Iraq
3950:Axis
3900:Tuva
3716:Cuba
2801:Axis
2692:ISBN
2672:OCLC
2653:ISBN
2634:ISBN
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