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  2. Operation Market Garden - Wikipedia

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    Allied tactics and strategy have been much debated. [ citation needed ] The operation was the result of a strategy debate at the highest levels of Allied command in Europe. [ citation needed ] Much post-war analysis has thus probed the alternatives that were not taken, such as giving priority to securing the Scheldt estuary and so opening the ...

  3. Franz von Papen - Wikipedia

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    During the First World War, Papen tried to buy weapons for Germany in the United States, but the British blockade made shipping arms to Germany almost impossible. [9] On 22 August 1914, Papen hired US private detective Paul Koeing, based in New York City , to conduct a sabotage and bombing campaign against businesses in New York owned by ...

  4. Paul von Hindenburg - Wikipedia

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    Agreeing with Hoffman's strategy, Hindenburg authorized Ludendorff to transfer most of the 8th Army south while leaving only two cavalry brigades to face the Russian First Army in the north. [17] In Hindenburg's words the line of soldiers defending Germany's border was "thin, but not weak", because the men were defending their homes. [18]

  5. World War II by country - Wikipedia

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    Throughout 1943, the guerrillas liberated much of the country's mountainous interior, establishing a free zone called "Free Greece". After the Italian capitulation in September 1943, the Germans took over the Italian zone, often accompanied by bloodshed, as the Italians tried to resist both them and the Allies trying to occupy Italian-held ...

  6. Vijayanagara Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Vijayanagara Empire (/ v ɪ ˌ dʒ ə j ə ˈ n ɑː ɡ ə r ə /) was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India.It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, members of a pastoralist cowherd community that claimed Gadaria (Shepherd) lineage.

  7. Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    The vessel MV Grampian Frontier is leased from Scottish-based North Star Shipping for patrol duties around the British Indian Ocean Territory. However, she is not in commission with the Royal Navy. However, she is not in commission with the Royal Navy.

  8. Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry - Wikipedia

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    The boot room itself was where strategy for future matches was planned, however, it became a breeding ground for future Liverpool managers following the arrival of Bill Shankly in 1959. The original members were Shankly himself, Bob Paisley , Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett , although the likes of Kenny Dalglish joined later on. [ 30 ]