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  2. Dead Frontier - Wikipedia

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    Genre (s) Survival horror, MMORPG. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Dead Frontier is a free-to-play, browser-based survival horror game which takes place in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested setting. It is operated by Creaky Corpse Ltd. [1] [2] Dead Frontier was released for open beta on April 21, 2008, [3] [4] and has over ten million ...

  3. Operation Eagle Claw - Wikipedia

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    Desert 1 location in central Iran. Operation Eagle Claw was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt the rescue of 53 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980. The operation, one of Delta Force 's first, [1] encountered many obstacles ...

  4. USS Indianapolis (CA-35) - Wikipedia

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    USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.Launched in 1931, it was the flagship for the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific during World War II.

  5. Indian Army during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Background. In 1939, the Indian Army was an experienced British force, having fought in the Third Afghan War, two major campaigns in Waziristan, during 1919–1920 and 1936–1939, and in several smaller disputes on the North West Frontier since the First World War.

  6. Hugh Glass - Wikipedia

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    Hugh Glass ( c. 1783 – 1833) [1] [2] [3] was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear . No records exist regarding his origins but he is widely said to have been born in ...

  7. Soviet invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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    On 31 August, in a false flag operation German units, posing as regular Polish troops, staged the Gleiwitz incident near the border town of Gleiwitz in Silesia. [70] [71] On the following day (1 September) Hitler announced, that official military actions against Poland had commenced at 4:45 a.m. [68] German air forces bombarded the cities Lwow ...

  8. Buchenwald concentration camp - Wikipedia

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    Buchenwald ( German pronunciation: [ˈbuːxn̩valt]; literally ' beech forest ') was a Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg [ de] hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within the Altreich. Many actual or suspected communists were among the first internees.

  9. List of United States Secret Service field offices - Wikipedia

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    California (9 Offices) Camarillo, Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana. Colorado (1 Office) Greenwood Village. Connecticut (1 Office) New Haven. Delaware (1 Office) Wilmington. District of Columbia (1 Office) - In addition to the field office in D.C., the Secret Service is headquartered in ...