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322: 311: 258: 1182: 334: 290: 5008: 1081: 276: 147: 27: 5051: 1239: 1016:, by attacking Germany's neglected western front. Despite 30 divisions advancing to the border (and in some cases across it), the attack did not have the expected result. When the swift victory in Poland allowed Germany to reinforce its lines with homecoming troops, the offensive was halted. French forces then withdrew amid a German counter-offensive on 17 October. 1178:, French forces reversed the loss only hours later. The French 32nd Infantry Regiment made further gains on 12 September, seizing the German town of Brenschelbach with the loss of one captain, one sergeant, and seven privates. Near the meeting point of the French, German, and Luxembourgeois borders, the Schengen bridge was destroyed. 1100:"pared to the bone" and stripped of any real fighting capability leaving the French unknowingly with a 3:1 advantage over the Germans. Consequently what followed was what historian Roger Moorhouse called a "sham offensive on the Saar" that began on 7 September, four days after France declared war on Germany. The 1299:
From 16 to 17 October, the German army, now reinforced with troops returning from the Polish campaign, conducted a counteroffensive that retook the remainder of the lost territory, still held by French covering forces, which withdrew as planned. German reports acknowledged the loss of 196 soldiers,
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soon after the start of the war, but Britain and France were cautious as both feared large German air attacks on their cities; they did not know that 90 percent of German frontline aircraft were in Poland nor did they realise that the few German units that were holding the line had effectively been
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plus 114 missing and 356 wounded. They also claimed that, as of 17 October, eleven of their aircraft had been shot down. The French suffered around 2,000 casualties in the Saar Offensive. By then, all French divisions had been ordered to retreat to their barracks along the Maginot Line. The
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was engaged in the attack on Poland and the French enjoyed a decisive numerical advantage along the border with Germany but the French did not take any action that was able to assist the Poles. Eleven French divisions, part of the
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ordered his troops to stop "not closer than 1 kilometre (0.6 miles)" from the German positions along the Siegfried Line. Poland was not notified of this decision. Instead, Gamelin incorrectly informed Marshal
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French mobilisation suffered from an inherently out-of-date system, which greatly affected their ability to swiftly deploy their forces on the field. The French command still believed in the tactics of
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However, the limited and half-hearted Saar Offensive did not result in any diversion of German troops. The 40-division all-out assault never materialised. On 12 September, the
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said that "if we did not collapse already in the year 1939 that was due only to the fact that during the Polish campaign, the approximately 110 French and British
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by the Germans. The French stopped short of the Siegfried line, although they came within a few kilometres south of it, immediately east of SaarbrĂŒcken.
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The offensive was halted after French forces had taken the 7-square-kilometre (2.7 sq mi) Warndt Forest, which had been heavily
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stated that if the French had attacked in full force in September 1939 the German army "could only have held out for one or two weeks."
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As the withdrawal was taking place, on 28 September a counterattack by the German 18th Infantry Regiment (from the then newly formed
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On 17 October, the withdrawal was complete. There had been about 2,000 French casualties (killed, wounded, or sick).
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started. The French forces were to effectively gain control over the area between the French border and the
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that half of his divisions were in contact with the enemy, and that French advances had forced the
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in France. It was decided that all offensive actions were to be halted immediately. General
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Hitler's Blitzkrieg Campaigns: The Invasion And Defense Of Western Europe, 1939–1940
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in the West were held completely inactive against the 23 German divisions." General
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on 21 September ordered French units to return to their starting positions on the
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Forest. On 10 September, while a minor German counterattack retook the village of
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The Popular Front and Central Europe: The Dilemmas of French Impotence 1918-1940
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and were to probe the German defences. The sector was defended by the
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was to start preparations for the major offensive three days after
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Marshal Edward ƚmigƂy-Rydz Rydz and the Defense of Poland
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The French held German territory along all of the Rhine-
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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Almost everyone expected a major French attack on the
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5040: 5038: 5033: 5026: 5019: 5005: 5003: 4991: 4982: 4975: 4968: 4961: 4952: 4945: 4938: 4929: 4924:Atomic bombings 4922: 4915: 4908: 4901: 4894: 4885: 4878: 4871: 4864: 4857: 4850: 4843: 4836: 4829: 4822: 4815: 4808: 4801: 4794: 4787: 4780: 4767: 4760: 4749: 4742: 4735: 4726: 4719: 4712: 4705: 4698: 4691: 4682: 4673: 4666: 4657: 4650: 4643: 4636: 4627: 4620: 4615:Eastern Romania 4613: 4608:Warsaw Uprising 4606: 4601:Tannenberg Line 4599: 4592: 4587:Western Ukraine 4585: 4576: 4569: 4560: 4551: 4542: 4535: 4528: 4517: 4508: 4495: 4488: 4479: 4472: 4465: 4458: 4451: 4444: 4437: 4428: 4421: 4414: 4405: 4398: 4391: 4384: 4379:Battle of Kursk 4377: 4370: 4363: 4356: 4349: 4336: 4329: 4320: 4313: 4306: 4297: 4290: 4283: 4276: 4267: 4258: 4251: 4244: 4237: 4230: 4223: 4216: 4209: 4202: 4195: 4190:St Nazaire Raid 4188: 4181: 4174: 4161: 4154: 4147: 4140: 4133: 4126: 4119: 4112: 4105: 4098: 4091: 4084: 4077: 4070: 4063: 4056: 4049: 4042: 4035: 4028: 4014: 4005: 3998: 3991: 3984: 3977: 3972:Anglo-Iraqi War 3970: 3963:Battle of Crete 3961: 3954: 3947: 3940: 3933: 3920: 3911: 3904: 3897: 3892:Eastern Romania 3890: 3883: 3876: 3869: 3862: 3855: 3848: 3841: 3834: 3827: 3820: 3813: 3806: 3799: 3792: 3785: 3772: 3765: 3758: 3751: 3744: 3737: 3730: 3723: 3710: 3701: 3694: 3687: 3680: 3673: 3666: 3657: 3650: 3643: 3634: 3627: 3601: 3594: 3587: 3578: 3571: 3566: 3557: 3550: 3543: 3534: 3527: 3518: 3511: 3506: 3499: 3486: 3479: 3470: 3463: 3458: 3453:Western Ukraine 3451: 3444: 3437: 3430: 3423: 3416: 3409: 3402: 3397:Northeast China 3395: 3388: 3381: 3374: 3367: 3360: 3351: 3344: 3337: 3330: 3323: 3316: 3309: 3302: 3295: 3288: 3281: 3274: 3267: 3260: 3253: 3246: 3239: 3232: 3225: 3212: 3205: 3198: 3191: 3184: 3177: 3170: 3163: 3156: 3149: 3142: 3135: 3122: 3115: 3108: 3101: 3096:Slovak Republic 3094: 3086: 3079: 3072: 3067:Empire of Japan 3065: 3056: 3048: 3041: 3034: 3027: 3020: 3013: 3005: 2998: 2991: 2983: 2976: 2963: 2956: 2947: 2940: 2931: 2924: 2917: 2910: 2903: 2896: 2889: 2877: 2870: 2863: 2856: 2849: 2842: 2835: 2828: 2821: 2809: 2802: 2795: 2788: 2781: 2769: 2761: 2754: 2747: 2740: 2733: 2726: 2719: 2707: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2653: 2644: 2637: 2630: 2623: 2612: 2597: 2590: 2583: 2579:Sexual violence 2578: 2571: 2562: 2555: 2548: 2539: 2532: 2525: 2518: 2511: 2502: 2493: 2486: 2479: 2472: 2465: 2458: 2449: 2442: 2435: 2428: 2415: 2408: 2401: 2394: 2385: 2378: 2371: 2364: 2357: 2348: 2339: 2332: 2325: 2318: 2309: 2302: 2297:Greek Civil War 2295: 2288: 2281: 2274: 2267: 2260: 2253: 2240: 2233: 2224: 2217: 2210: 2201: 2194: 2187: 2180: 2171: 2164: 2157: 2148: 2141: 2134: 2127: 2122:South-East Asia 2120: 2113: 2106: 2093: 2086: 2079: 2072: 2065: 2058: 2051: 2044: 2035: 2028: 2021: 2014: 2007: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1981:Military awards 1979: 1970: 1963: 1956: 1947: 1940: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1875: 1868: 1848: 1841: 1834: 1825: 1818: 1811: 1806: 1797: 1790: 1783: 1775: 1770: 1740: 1717: 1698: 1659: 1642: 1637: 1626: 1622: 1608: 1604: 1603: 1599: 1591: 1587: 1579: 1575: 1567: 1563: 1556: 1542: 1538: 1519: 1515: 1506: 1502: 1492: 1490: 1482: 1481: 1472: 1464: 1460: 1452: 1448: 1432: 1423: 1415: 1411: 1403: 1399: 1391: 1387: 1376: 1369: 1357: 1350: 1346: 1329: 1270:Maurice Gamelin 1236: 1202:Maurice Gamelin 1147:, Niedaltdorf, 1078: 1062:German 1st Army 1046: 1022: 998:French invasion 990: 989: 988: 983: 710:St Nazaire Raid 662:The Hardest Day 529:Fort Eben-Emael 515:Rotterdam Blitz 473:The Netherlands 421: 417: 414: 412: 377: 375: 370: 358: 353: 351: 350:40-85 divisions 331: 319: 318: 316:Maurice Gamelin 308: 289: 287: 275: 273: 272: 268: 257: 255: 214: 212: 208: 205: 200: 197: 195: 193: 192: 191: 170: 166: 164: 150: 117: 106: 100: 97: 54: 52: 42: 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5135: 5125: 5124: 5119: 5114: 5109: 5104: 5102:1939 in France 5099: 5094: 5089: 5084: 5079: 5074: 5059: 5058: 5035: 5034: 5032: 5031: 5024: 5017: 5000: 4997: 4996: 4993: 4992: 4990: 4989: 4988: 4987: 4980: 4973: 4959: 4958: 4957: 4943: 4940:South Sakhalin 4936: 4935: 4934: 4920: 4913: 4906: 4899: 4892: 4891: 4890: 4876: 4869: 4862: 4855: 4848: 4841: 4834: 4827: 4820: 4813: 4806: 4799: 4792: 4785: 4777: 4775: 4769: 4768: 4766: 4765: 4758: 4757: 4756: 4740: 4733: 4732: 4731: 4717: 4710: 4703: 4696: 4689: 4680: 4671: 4664: 4655: 4648: 4641: 4634: 4625: 4618: 4611: 4604: 4597: 4590: 4583: 4574: 4567: 4558: 4549: 4540: 4533: 4526: 4515: 4505: 4503: 4497: 4496: 4494: 4493: 4486: 4485: 4484: 4477: 4463: 4456: 4449: 4442: 4435: 4434: 4433: 4419: 4412: 4403: 4396: 4389: 4382: 4375: 4368: 4365:Battle of Attu 4361: 4354: 4346: 4344: 4338: 4337: 4335: 4334: 4327: 4318: 4311: 4304: 4295: 4288: 4281: 4274: 4265: 4264: 4263: 4256: 4242: 4235: 4228: 4221: 4214: 4207: 4200: 4193: 4186: 4179: 4171: 4169: 4163: 4162: 4160: 4159: 4152: 4145: 4138: 4131: 4124: 4117: 4114:Battle of Guam 4110: 4103: 4096: 4089: 4082: 4075: 4068: 4061: 4054: 4047: 4040: 4037:Battle of Kiev 4033: 4026: 4012: 4011: 4010: 3996: 3989: 3982: 3975: 3968: 3967: 3966: 3952: 3945: 3938: 3930: 3928: 3922: 3921: 3919: 3918: 3909: 3902: 3895: 3888: 3881: 3874: 3867: 3860: 3853: 3846: 3839: 3832: 3825: 3818: 3811: 3804: 3797: 3790: 3782: 3780: 3774: 3773: 3771: 3770: 3763: 3756: 3749: 3742: 3735: 3728: 3720: 3718: 3712: 3711: 3709: 3708: 3707: 3706: 3699: 3692: 3685: 3678: 3664: 3663: 3662: 3655: 3641: 3640: 3639: 3624: 3622: 3613: 3607: 3606: 3603: 3602: 3600: 3599: 3592: 3585: 3584: 3583: 3576: 3564: 3563: 3562: 3548: 3541: 3540: 3539: 3536:United Kingdom 3532: 3525: 3524: 3523: 3504: 3496: 3494: 3488: 3487: 3485: 3484: 3477: 3476: 3475: 3468: 3456: 3449: 3442: 3435: 3428: 3421: 3414: 3407: 3400: 3393: 3386: 3379: 3372: 3365: 3358: 3357: 3356: 3349: 3335: 3328: 3321: 3314: 3307: 3300: 3293: 3286: 3279: 3272: 3265: 3258: 3251: 3244: 3237: 3230: 3222: 3220: 3214: 3213: 3211: 3210: 3203: 3196: 3189: 3182: 3175: 3168: 3161: 3154: 3147: 3140: 3132: 3130: 3124: 3123: 3121: 3120: 3113: 3106: 3099: 3092: 3084: 3077: 3070: 3063: 3062: 3061: 3046: 3039: 3032: 3025: 3018: 3011: 3003: 2996: 2989: 2981: 2973: 2971: 2965: 2964: 2962: 2961: 2954: 2953: 2952: 2938: 2937: 2936: 2933:British Empire 2926:United Kingdom 2922: 2915: 2908: 2901: 2894: 2887: 2875: 2868: 2861: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2833: 2826: 2819: 2807: 2800: 2793: 2786: 2779: 2767: 2759: 2752: 2745: 2742:Czechoslovakia 2738: 2731: 2724: 2717: 2705: 2698: 2691: 2684: 2676: 2674: 2665: 2659: 2658: 2655: 2654: 2652: 2651: 2650: 2649: 2642: 2639:Rape of Manila 2635: 2628: 2621: 2610: 2595: 2588: 2576: 2569: 2568: 2567: 2560: 2546: 2545: 2544: 2537: 2530: 2516: 2509: 2508: 2507: 2500: 2499: 2498: 2491: 2477: 2470: 2456: 2455: 2454: 2447: 2440: 2425: 2423: 2417: 2416: 2414: 2413: 2410:United Nations 2406: 2399: 2392: 2391: 2390: 2383: 2376: 2369: 2355: 2346: 2337: 2330: 2323: 2316: 2307: 2300: 2293: 2286: 2279: 2272: 2269:Decolonization 2265: 2258: 2250: 2248: 2242: 2241: 2239: 2238: 2231: 2230: 2229: 2215: 2208: 2207: 2206: 2199: 2192: 2178: 2177: 2176: 2169: 2155: 2154: 2153: 2146: 2139: 2132: 2125: 2118: 2103: 2101: 2095: 2094: 2092: 2091: 2084: 2077: 2070: 2063: 2056: 2049: 2042: 2041: 2040: 2033: 2019: 2012: 2005: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1977: 1976: 1975: 1961: 1954: 1953: 1952: 1945: 1942:United Kingdom 1938: 1924: 1917: 1910: 1903: 1896: 1889: 1882: 1881: 1880: 1865: 1863: 1854: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1846: 1839: 1832: 1831: 1830: 1823: 1816: 1804: 1803: 1802: 1788: 1780: 1777: 1776: 1769: 1768: 1761: 1754: 1746: 1739: 1738: 1721: 1715: 1702: 1696: 1688:First to Fight 1680: 1663: 1657: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1635: 1620: 1597: 1585: 1573: 1571:, p. 512. 1561: 1554: 1536: 1513: 1500: 1470: 1468:, p. 160. 1466:Moorhouse 2019 1458: 1454:Moorhouse 2019 1446: 1421: 1409: 1397: 1385: 1367: 1363:William Shirer 1359:"Berlin Diary" 1347: 1345: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1328: 1325: 1245:, head of the 1235: 1232: 1129:Niedergailbach 1077: 1074: 1058:Siegfried Line 1045: 1042: 1021: 1018: 1014:under invasion 994:Saar Offensive 985: 984: 982: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 950: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 903: 902: 888: 881: 874: 873: 872: 867: 855: 848: 841: 834: 819: 818: 813: 808: 803: 796: 791: 786: 779: 774: 772:HĂŒrtgen Forest 769: 762: 757: 755:Siegfried Line 752: 745: 738: 731: 720: 719: 718: 717: 712: 705:Commando Raids 702: 700:Baedeker Blitz 697: 690: 677: 676: 669: 664: 659: 654: 641: 640: 639: 638: 628: 621: 616: 611: 610: 609: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 559: 558: 553: 548: 543: 536: 531: 518: 517: 512: 507: 505:The Grebbeberg 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 469: 468: 455: 454: 447: 442: 437: 426: 423: 422: 411: 410: 403: 396: 388: 380: 379: 374:552 casualties 372: 366: 365: 361: 360: 355: 347: 346: 342: 341: 329: 305: 304: 300: 299: 284: 282:United Kingdom 250: 249: 245: 244: 241: 240: 239: 238: 227: 223: 222: 183: 181: 177: 176: 161: 153: 152: 142: 141: 130: 129: 128:Saar Offensive 123: 122: 119: 118: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5134: 5123: 5120: 5118: 5115: 5113: 5110: 5108: 5105: 5103: 5100: 5098: 5095: 5093: 5090: 5088: 5085: 5083: 5080: 5078: 5075: 5073: 5070: 5069: 5067: 5057: 5047: 5046: 5043: 5029: 5025: 5022: 5018: 5015: 5014: 5009: 5002: 5001: 4998: 4985: 4981: 4978: 4974: 4971: 4967: 4966: 4964: 4960: 4955: 4951: 4950: 4948: 4947:Kuril Islands 4944: 4941: 4937: 4932: 4928: 4927: 4925: 4921: 4918: 4914: 4911: 4907: 4904: 4900: 4897: 4893: 4888: 4884: 4883: 4881: 4877: 4874: 4870: 4867: 4863: 4860: 4856: 4853: 4849: 4846: 4842: 4839: 4835: 4832: 4828: 4825: 4821: 4818: 4814: 4811: 4807: 4804: 4800: 4797: 4793: 4790: 4786: 4783: 4779: 4778: 4776: 4774: 4770: 4763: 4759: 4754: 4753: 4748: 4747: 4745: 4741: 4738: 4734: 4729: 4725: 4724: 4722: 4718: 4715: 4714:Syrmian Front 4711: 4708: 4704: 4701: 4697: 4694: 4690: 4687: 4686: 4681: 4678: 4677: 4672: 4669: 4665: 4662: 4661: 4660:Market Garden 4656: 4653: 4649: 4646: 4642: 4639: 4635: 4632: 4631: 4626: 4623: 4619: 4616: 4612: 4609: 4605: 4602: 4598: 4595: 4591: 4588: 4584: 4581: 4580: 4575: 4572: 4568: 4565: 4564: 4559: 4556: 4555: 4550: 4547: 4546: 4541: 4538: 4534: 4531: 4527: 4524: 4520: 4519:Monte Cassino 4516: 4513: 4512: 4507: 4506: 4504: 4502: 4498: 4491: 4487: 4482: 4478: 4475: 4471: 4470: 4468: 4464: 4461: 4457: 4454: 4450: 4447: 4443: 4440: 4436: 4431: 4427: 4426: 4424: 4420: 4417: 4413: 4410: 4409: 4404: 4401: 4397: 4394: 4390: 4387: 4383: 4380: 4376: 4373: 4369: 4366: 4362: 4359: 4355: 4352: 4348: 4347: 4345: 4343: 4339: 4332: 4328: 4325: 4324: 4319: 4316: 4312: 4309: 4305: 4302: 4301: 4296: 4293: 4289: 4286: 4282: 4279: 4275: 4272: 4271: 4266: 4261: 4257: 4254: 4250: 4249: 4247: 4243: 4240: 4236: 4233: 4229: 4226: 4222: 4219: 4215: 4212: 4208: 4205: 4201: 4198: 4194: 4191: 4187: 4184: 4180: 4177: 4173: 4172: 4170: 4168: 4164: 4157: 4153: 4150: 4146: 4143: 4139: 4136: 4132: 4129: 4125: 4122: 4118: 4115: 4111: 4108: 4104: 4101: 4097: 4094: 4090: 4087: 4083: 4080: 4076: 4073: 4069: 4066: 4062: 4059: 4055: 4052: 4048: 4045: 4041: 4038: 4034: 4031: 4027: 4023: 4022: 4017: 4013: 4008: 4004: 4003: 4001: 3997: 3994: 3990: 3987: 3983: 3980: 3976: 3973: 3969: 3964: 3960: 3959: 3957: 3953: 3950: 3946: 3943: 3939: 3936: 3932: 3931: 3929: 3927: 3923: 3916: 3915: 3910: 3907: 3903: 3900: 3896: 3893: 3889: 3886: 3885:Baltic states 3882: 3879: 3875: 3872: 3868: 3865: 3861: 3858: 3854: 3851: 3847: 3844: 3840: 3837: 3833: 3830: 3826: 3823: 3819: 3816: 3812: 3809: 3805: 3802: 3798: 3795: 3791: 3788: 3784: 3783: 3781: 3779: 3775: 3768: 3764: 3761: 3757: 3754: 3750: 3747: 3743: 3740: 3736: 3733: 3729: 3726: 3722: 3721: 3719: 3717: 3713: 3704: 3700: 3697: 3693: 3690: 3686: 3683: 3679: 3676: 3672: 3671: 3669: 3665: 3660: 3656: 3653: 3649: 3648: 3646: 3642: 3637: 3633: 3632: 3630: 3626: 3625: 3623: 3621: 3617: 3614: 3612: 3608: 3597: 3593: 3590: 3586: 3581: 3577: 3574: 3570: 3569: 3565: 3560: 3556: 3555: 3553: 3549: 3546: 3542: 3537: 3533: 3530: 3529:United States 3526: 3521: 3517: 3516: 3514: 3510: 3509: 3505: 3502: 3498: 3497: 3495: 3493: 3489: 3482: 3478: 3473: 3469: 3466: 3465:Quốc dĂąn ĐáșŁng 3462: 3461: 3457: 3454: 3450: 3447: 3443: 3440: 3436: 3433: 3429: 3426: 3422: 3419: 3415: 3412: 3408: 3405: 3401: 3398: 3394: 3391: 3387: 3384: 3380: 3377: 3373: 3370: 3366: 3363: 3359: 3354: 3350: 3347: 3343: 3342: 3340: 3336: 3333: 3329: 3326: 3322: 3319: 3315: 3312: 3308: 3305: 3301: 3298: 3294: 3291: 3287: 3284: 3280: 3277: 3273: 3270: 3266: 3263: 3259: 3256: 3252: 3249: 3245: 3242: 3238: 3235: 3231: 3228: 3224: 3223: 3221: 3219: 3215: 3208: 3204: 3201: 3197: 3194: 3190: 3187: 3183: 3180: 3176: 3173: 3169: 3166: 3165:Liechtenstein 3162: 3159: 3155: 3152: 3148: 3145: 3141: 3138: 3134: 3133: 3131: 3129: 3125: 3118: 3117:Collaboration 3114: 3111: 3107: 3104: 3100: 3097: 3093: 3089: 3085: 3082: 3078: 3075: 3071: 3068: 3064: 3059: 3055: 3054: 3051: 3047: 3044: 3040: 3037: 3033: 3030: 3026: 3023: 3019: 3016: 3012: 3008: 3004: 3001: 2997: 2994: 2990: 2986: 2982: 2979: 2975: 2974: 2972: 2970: 2966: 2959: 2955: 2950: 2946: 2945: 2943: 2942:United States 2939: 2934: 2930: 2929: 2927: 2923: 2920: 2916: 2913: 2909: 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