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  2. Battle of Aachen - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Aachen was a battle of World War II, fought by American and German forces in and around Aachen, Germany, between 12 September and 21 October 1944. [4] [5] The city had been incorporated into the Siegfried Line, the main defensive network on Germany's western border; the Allies had hoped to capture it quickly and advance into the industrialized Ruhr Basin.

  3. What I am Playing - Warfare 1944 - AOL

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    Following up on Warfare 1917, ConArtist has released Warfare 1944 and it's outstanding.Yes, I know this is not most people who come to this sites style of game but I thought I would bring a ...

  4. German submarine U-66 (1940) - Wikipedia

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    German submarine U-66 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II. [ 1] The submarine was laid down on 20 March 1940 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen, launched on 10 October and commissioned on 2 January 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Richard Zapp as part of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla.

  5. Operation Paperclip - Wikipedia

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    Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945–59. Most were former members and leaders of the Nazi Party .

  6. Adriatic campaign of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Adriatic campaign of World War II was a minor naval campaign fought during World War II between the Greek, Yugoslavian and Italian navies, the Kriegsmarine, and the Mediterranean squadrons of the United Kingdom, France, and the Yugoslav Partisan naval forces. Considered a somewhat insignificant part of the naval warfare in World War II, it ...

  7. Burma campaign (1944) - Wikipedia

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    The fighting in the Burma campaign in 1944 was among the most severe in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. It took place along the borders between Burma and India, and Burma and China, and involved the British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces, against the forces of Imperial Japan and the Indian National Army.

  8. Battle of Vercors - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Vercors. / 44.8961; 5.3708. The Battle of Vercors in July and August 1944 was between a rural group of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) [ maquis] and the armed forces of Nazi Germany which had occupied France since 1940 in the Second World War. The maquis used the prominent scenic plateau known as the Massif du Vercors (Vercors ...

  9. USS Amesbury - Wikipedia

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    USS Amesbury (DE-66/APD-46), a Buckley -class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (jg) Stanton Morgan Amesbury (1916–1942), who was killed in action while flying from the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-4) during Operation Torch in 1942.