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Jan Karski (5,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

University in Chicago, and in Warsaw. The campaign group was seeking to obtain the Presidential Medal of Freedom for Karski in advance of his anniversary. In addition
Bronislav Kaminski (2,474 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Armiya — Russian People's Liberation Army). Under Kaminski's command, the unit committed numerous war crimes and atrocities in the German-occupied Soviet
Mauthausen concentration camp (8,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a large group of civilians arrested by the Germans after the failure of the Warsaw uprising, but by the liberation not more than 500 of them were still
Virtuti Militari (3,719 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
decoration was changed to the Military Medal of the Duchy of Warsaw; however, soldiers remained faithful to the former name. The royal decree also introduced
Edward Osóbka-Morawski (486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cross of Grunwald, 3rd Class (30 April 1944) Partisan Cross (12 June 1946) Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Grand Cross of Order
Władysław Bartoszewski (4,604 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
fighter as part of the Polish underground and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist Polish
Roman Zambrowski (492 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
("On the first anniversary of the liberation of Warsaw to those who distinguished themselves in the fight for the liberation and reconstruction of the Capital
Władysław Gomułka (4,616 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal "For Warsaw 1939-1945" Medal Rodła Other countries: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France) Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of
Andrei Grechko (2,788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. From 1960 to 1967, he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Warsaw
Stefan Kieniewicz (383 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
camp, where he remained until the liberation. After the war he returned to Poland, where he took part in rebuilding the Warsaw University. After receiving
Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic (750 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
against the Nazi Germany for the liberation of Poland and the restoration of its old boundaries on the rivers the Oder, the Neisse and the coast of Baltic
Order of the Cross of Grunwald (271 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
by the Polish Committee of National Liberation and further confirmed on 17 February 1960 by the government of the People's Republic of Poland. The Order
Ryszard Reiff (786 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the 1968 Polish political crisis and again during the Martial law in Poland. Born in Warsaw in 1923, Reiff studied law at the University of Warsaw. After
Outline of World War II (2,504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
as the Holocaust, Three Alls Policy, Genocide of ethnic Poles, Unit 731, Nanjing massacre, Hunger Plan and the Warsaw Uprising. World War I Treaty of Versailles
Maja Berezowska (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Baranowicze – 31 May 1978, in Warsaw) was a Polish painter. Berezowska was born in Baranowicze, in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day
Marian Spychalski (1,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(12 June 1946) Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom
Ivan Yakubovsky (1,307 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the
Jan Englert (387 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Director of the National Theatre in Warsaw. In 1957 at the age of 14 he made his film debut in Andrzej Wajda's Kanał. In 1964, Englert graduated from the Aleksander
Franciszek Pieczka (585 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1954), he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra. He won the award for Best Actor
Stefan Jędrychowski (890 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Stressed by Warsaw Govt. Envoy at Paris Meeting". JTA Archive. 18 February 1945. Retrieved 14 July 2013. "People in the Polish committee of liberation". Catholic
Iron Cross (4,643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany Black Cross (Teutonic Order) Cross pattée Cross of the Warsaw Uprising
French Liberation Army (412 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The French Liberation Army (French: Armée française de la Libération, [aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz də la libeʁasjɔ̃], AFL) was the reunified French Army that arose from
Daniel Olbrychski (2,133 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Krzysztof (1939–2017), who was a physicist. He attended the Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw. He has been practicing boxing since his youth, he
Max Mannheimer (1,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the Auschwitz hospital by a doctor who was also a prisoner. In October 1943, Mannheimer and his younger brother, Edgar, were sent to the Warsaw Ghetto
Mieczysław Klimek (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a former rector of Lodz University of Technology (TUL). In 1939, he graduated from Warsaw University of Technology, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Liberation of Paris (5,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The liberation of Paris (French: libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered
Wanda Szmielew (704 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
logician who first proved the decidability of the first-order theory of abelian groups. Wanda Montlak was born on 5 April 1918 in Warsaw. She completed high
Comité de libération du cinéma français (195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Comité de libération du cinéma français was an organization of filmmakers in France created in 1943. The most well-known members are Jacques Becker, Pierre
Vasily Margelov (3,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1979) Medal "25 Years of the liberation of Romania" Medal "30 Years of the liberation of Romania" Order of Klement Gottwald (1969) Medal "For Strengthening
Xawery Dunikowski (1,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
city he had an affinity for and would also use as the basis for a collection of art. When he was twelve his family moved to Warsaw, and after finishing his
Romuald Spasowski (1,045 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to the United States, is best known for having defected at the height of the Solidarity crisis in 1981. Francis Romuald Spasowski was born in Warsaw, Poland
Bolesław Bierut (6,372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1944, the Polish Committee of National Liberation (PKWN) was established in liberated Lublin province. Just before the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising
France during World War II (712 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
fighting on the Allies' side after the Appeal of 18 June of its leader, General de Gaulle. French Liberation Army (Armée française de la Libération) formed
Maria Janion (1,820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
give open lectures at the Institute of Sociology and Philosophy of the Polish Academy of Sciences. She died at the age of 93 in Warsaw on 23 August, 2020
Liberation (film series) (5,800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
are a dramatized account of the liberation of the Soviet Union's territory and the subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War, focusing
Józef Gosławski (sculptor) (1,909 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
finally began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he was taught by professor Xawery Dunikowski. Then he moved to Warsaw, where he was taught
Ludvík Svoboda (4,178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945) Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" (1945) Lenin Peace Prize "for peace
Protests of 1968 (5,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Theatre in Warsaw, on the grounds that it contained "anti-Soviet references". It became known as the March 1968 events. The women's liberation movement
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (6,623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
organize for the war, and in the liberation of Gabon; Commander of the troops of Chad, prepared and beautifully conducted the victorious operations of Murzuk
Liberation of Strasbourg (1,386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The liberation of Strasbourg took place on 23 November 1944 during the Alsace campaign (November 1944 – March 1945) in the last months of World War II
Maxime Weygand (7,457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
disregard for the Allied powers. At the station at Warsaw on 25 August he was consoled by the award of the Virtuti Militari, 2nd class; at Paris on the 28th
Free France (12,316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the liberation of France. The AFL participated in the Normandy landings and the invasion of southern France, ultimately leading the liberation of Paris
Ivan Konev (2,650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commander of Soviet ground forces in 1946. In 1956, he was appointed commander of the Warsaw Pact armed forces, and led the violent suppression of the Hungarian
Maquis (World War II) (3,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
organizations after the liberation of Paris, many maquisards returned to their homes though many also joined the new French army. Although the Maquis used whatever
Wieńczysław Gliński (126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
theatres, including the Polish Theatre and National Theatre in Warsaw. A lecturer at the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in Warsaw. At the 1st Moscow International
Józef Cyrankiewicz (1,631 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland Medal of Ludwik Waryński (1986) Golden Medal of Merit for National Defence Silver Medal of Merit for
Antoni Chruściel (1,141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
officer and a general of the Polish Army. He is best known as the de facto commander of all the armed forces of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, as well as Home
Jan Mazurkiewicz (2,189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cross of Merit Silver Cross of Merit- twice Warsaw Uprising Cross (1981) Cross of the Home Army Medal "For participation in the defensive war of 1939"
Juliusz Rómmel (2,018 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
After liberation by the Americans he returned to Poland to serve as Commander in Chief. After 1956 Rómmel worked in the Association of Fighters for Freedom
Wincenty Rzymowski (272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
April 1950, in Warsaw) was a Polish politician and writer. Rzymowski was one of the many faces of Stalinism in postwar Poland. In the Second Polish Republic
Ryszard Pietruski (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberation of Warsaw and in the battle of Kolobrzeg, among other events. Some biographical notes indicate that he also took part in the Battle of Lenino
Wojciech Siemion (430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emblem of the Polonia Society (1987) Badge of Merit in Culture (1984) Badge of Honour of the City of Warsaw (1977) Medal of the 100th anniversary of the liberation
Andrzej Wawrzyniak (1,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
anniversary medal awarded by the President of the State Council (1984) Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1985) Prize of the Capital Warsaw (1987)
September 1944 (4,091 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
noble, military chaplain and one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II (shot by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising); Ted T. Tanouye, 24,
French National Committee (641 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Command headed by Henri Giraud, becoming the new French Committee of National Liberation. The French National Committee comprised six civilian and six military
Jade-Fitzroy network (695 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
 117, 123–126, 238–239  At the beginning of 1943, the centre of the Resistance had effectively moved to Lyon, better for welcoming new groups. Lamirault
Timeline of World War II (1944) (6,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Africa. During the conference (which lasts until 8 February), the French Committee of National Liberation (CFLN) agrees to major reforms to the French colonial
Janusz K. Zawodny (683 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the 1944 Warsaw uprising during the September campaign, first a soldier of the ZWZ (Związek Walki Zbrojnej), then the AK (Armia Krajowa). In the Warsaw
List of awards and honours received by Kim Il Sung (1,697 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
"the title of Hero of the DPRK three times, the title of Labour Hero of the DPRK, 26 orders and 3 medals". In addition, foreign countries and organizations
Free Thai Movement (1,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Second World War. The Free Thai Movement were an important source of military intelligence for the Allies in the region. In the aftermath of the Japanese
Mirosław Hermaszewski (4,277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal of "Brotherhood in Arms" – East Germany Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Czechoslovakia Medal of the 30th Anniversary of the Armed
Marian Turski (1,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture "Gloria Artis" (Poland, 2015), Honorary citizen of Warsaw (Poland, 2018), Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Charles de Gaulle (19,836 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
exhorted the French to continue the fight in his Appeal of 18 June. He led the Free French Forces and later headed the French National Liberation Committee
Henryk Stażewski (6,613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
participated in Wystawa Formistów (The Formist Exhibition) at the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Later that year, he showed his work—together
2nd Armored Division (France) (1,973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
World War II in the Western Front for the liberation of France. The division was formed around a core of units that had fought in the North African campaign
Provisional Consultative Assembly (1,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Free France that operated under the aegis of the French Committee of National Liberation (CFLN) and that represented the resistance movements, political
Samuel Willenberg (2,280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Willenberg reached Warsaw where, before war's end, he took part in the Warsaw Uprising. At his death, Willenberg was the last survivor of the August 1943 Treblinka
Josef Bryks (4,390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
prisoner of war for four years, in which time he escaped and was recaptured three times. After his third escape he served in the Polish Home Army in Warsaw, where
Maria Kwaśniewska (397 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Warsaw, Poland at age 94. Kwaśniewska competed for Poland in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, where she won the bronze medal in the Javelin
Commanders of World War II (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern
Robert Martin (aviator) (928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
the war, Martin received his military discharge at the rank of captain. Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee
List of awards and honours received by Josip Broz Tito (623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
ribbons for obvious practical reasons. The awards were displayed in full number only at his funeral in 1980. Tito's reputation as one of the Allied leaders
Michał Rola-Żymierski (1,826 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
at the French General Staff. Upon his return, he was promoted to General. Żymierski served in Warsaw as the Deputy Chief of Administration of the Polish
Zbigniew Załuski (530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
– 5 March 1978 in Warsaw, People's Republic of Poland) was a Polish army officer, writer and Member of Parliament. A native of the Wołyń Voivodeship,
Todor Zhivkov (11,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the June Anti-fascist Uprising" Medal "Patriotic War 1944–1945" Medal "100th Anniversary of the April Uprising" Medal for "100 Years of Liberation
Marcel Flouret (468 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
then became a professor at the War College at the Center of Advanced Military Studies in Warsaw, Poland. After entering the War College in March 1925,
XV International Brigade (1,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Brown – American communist labor activist Edward A. Carter Jr. – American Medal of Honor recipient Theodore Cogswell – American science fiction writer Fred
Lists of World War II topics (1,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
on the USSR List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II List of Medal of Honor
Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II (2,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and partisan detachments, in April 1943 they were organized into the People's Liberation Insurgent Army (Narodoosvoboditelna vastannicheska armija, NOVA)
Danish resistance movement (3,396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was not included in the evacuation order. Following the liberation of Denmark, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery described the intelligence gathered
Soviet partisans (11,884 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Partisans of the Leningrad and Kalinin (Pskov and Novgorod) regions operated against German forces for as many as three years before liberation by the Red Army
List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations (5,914 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
also from the ghetto. They hid until liberation at the Klewicki villa in Radość near Warsaw. Antoni Koper: provided fake documents and shelter for Jews in
30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (3,388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ukrainian personnel of the Schutzmannschaft-Brigade Siegling in August 1944 at Warsaw in the General Government. In the summer of 1944, the SS decided to form
Dwight D. Eisenhower (22,701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
our country be the first to use such a weapon." Initially, Eisenhower hoped for cooperation with the Soviets. He even visited Warsaw in 1945. Invited
Józef Poniatowski (4,559 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to resign. In 1794 he participated in the Kościuszko Uprising and took charge of defending Warsaw - for which the Russian authorities subsequently exiled
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (2,772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
when the Kościuszko Insurrection erupted, and his own brigade mutinied. He declared his support for the insurgents after the liberation of Warsaw, and
Krzysztof Penderecki (5,127 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
composer in 1959 during the Warsaw Autumn festival. His Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra and the choral work St. Luke Passion
Righteous Among the Nations (2,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Righteous for having taken risks to help Jews during the Holocaust is awarded a medal in their name, a certificate of honor, and the privilege of having the name
Nicolae Ceaușescu (13,366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Anniversary of the Liberation of Romania Hero of Romania, three times (1971, 1978 and 1988) Hero of Socialist Labour (Romania) (1964) Military Merit Medal (Romania)
Philippines campaign (1944–1945) (3,904 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Philippines campaign, Battle of the Philippines, Second Philippines campaign, or the Liberation of the Philippines, codenamed Operation Musketeer I
Krystyna Skarbek (7,402 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was born in 1908 in Warsaw, the second child of Count Jerzy Skarbek, a Roman Catholic, and Stefania (née Goldfeder), the daughter of a wealthy assimilated
Edward Ochab (4,829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Poland Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland Medal of Ludwik Waryński
Rodoljub Čolaković (430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
by Josip Broz Tito. He was a major general in the Yugoslav People's Army and in the National Liberation Army during World War II. Born in Bijeljina, Bosnia
Wilfred DeFour (553 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006. DeFour was born in Colón, Panama and emigrated to New York. After the war, he completed
Taras Shevchenko (6,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Cossack general Matvei Platov. He boxed the boy's ears and ordered him to be whipped. When the party reached Warsaw, Engelhardt arranged for his
Monique de Bissy (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
United Kingdom: King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom, USA: Medal of Freedom, France: Légion d'Honneur. Citation for Medal of Freedom (1947). U
Elżbieta Zawacka (825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
documents from Nazi-occupied Poland to the Polish government in exile in London and back. Her regular route ran from Warsaw through Berlin and Sweden to London
Lawrence Dickson (895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Group) List of African American Medal of Honor recipients List of solved missing person cases List of Tuskegee Airmen Military history of African Americans
Pope John Paul II (29,965 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of liberation to the socio-ethical dimension which is a consequence of it," it supported "the special option for the poor" favored by the liberation theologians
Hans-Ulrich Rudel (5,146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
at destroying Soviet tanks from the air was considered relevant to a potential conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Rudel was born on 2 July 1916
Empire Defense Council (1,893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
occupation of France during World War II Italian occupation of France during World War II Liberation of France Liberation of Paris List of French divisions
Simon Wiesenthal (7,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the camp was liberated by the Americans on 5 May 1945. He weighed 41 kilograms (90 lb) when he was liberated. Within three weeks of the liberation of
Gilberte Champion (1,010 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Retrieved 15 December 2022. "Liberation of Ravensbrück". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 14 December 2022. "Tentative of History of In/Exfiltrations into/from
Free French Africa (2,071 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
wanted to reward the African men who fought for free France with Cross of Liberation medals. The Cross of Liberation is intended for distinguished military
Ivan Gerasymov (648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
27 October, he inspected the military parade on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Ukraine along with Oleksandr
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (18,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
disbanded the ÁVH, declared Hungary's withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact, and pledged to re-establish free elections. By the end of October the intense fighting
Piotr Cywiński (1,298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
[ˈpjɔtr t͡sɨˈviɲskʲi]; born 16 April 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian, medievalist and social activist. He has served as Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Pavel Kurochkin (755 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Medal "For the Liberation of Prague" Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
January 1945 (3,648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Liberation moved from Lublin to Warsaw. The Germans ordered the evacuation of the remaining 58,000 inmates of Auschwitz concentration camp ahead of the
Yellow Star (novel) (1,395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
more than 50 years after the ghetto's liberation. Roy added fictionalized dialogue, but did not otherwise alter the story. The book covers Syvia's life
Yuri Andropov (7,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
counterproductive for the Soviet Union to invade Poland by repeating the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia to suppress the Prague Spring. This
Estonian War of Independence (4,541 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably
Blanka Rosenstiel (1,229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
family. In 1944 during the Warsaw Uprising, her father was taken to Auschwitz concentration camp, and Rosenstiel, her mother, and one of her two brothers became
Slovakia (18,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
satellite state of the Soviet Union behind the Iron Curtain and member of the Warsaw Pact. Attempts to liberalise communism culminated in the Prague Spring
Elie Wiesel (8,109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Machine, The Post and Courier, September 26, 2011 "Professor Elie Wiesel awarded the University of Warsaw Honorary Doctorate". University of Warsaw. 2012
Nil Khasevych (3,411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
political figure, member of the OUN and the UHVR. He was also a knight of the Silver Cross of Merit and the Medal "For the fight in especially difficult
Battle of Radzymin (1920) (6,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
with the exception of the British and Vatican ambassadors, hastily left Warsaw. The plan for the battle was straightforward for both sides. The Russians
Colmar Pocket (5,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
S. military cemeteries in the area. Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine Alsace campaign Battle of the Bulge Liberation of France Operation Nordwind
W. Averell Harriman (15,787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
permission for American aircraft flying supplies to the Armia Krajowa rebels fighting in the Warsaw Uprising to land at the Poltava airbase as otherwise the American
2003 invasion of Iraq (33,161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the 2000 election called for "full implementation" of the Iraq Liberation Act as "a starting point" in a plan to "remove" Saddam. After leaving the George
War crimes in occupied Poland during World War II (13,968 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
katyńskich. Roman, Wanda Krystyna; Sawicki, Zdzisław. Warsaw, Chapter of the Virtuti Militari War Medal & RYTM. p. 351. ISBN 978-83-87893-79-8. Maria Skrzyńska-Pławińska
French Resistance (33,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberation of France in the summer of 1944, the French executed many of the estimated 25,000 to 35,000 miliciens for their collaboration with the
Helena Boguszewska (506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
October 1883, in Warsaw, as Helena Radlińska. Her father was scholar Ignacy Radliński who studied religions, especially the origins of Christianity. Helena
1944 (18,267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for the wounding of two soldiers. August 24 – WWII: Liberation of Paris: Forces of Free France are the first of the Allies to enter Paris. As part of
1984 Summer Olympics (5,085 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
free menu item: a Big Mac for a gold medal, an order of french fries for a silver medal, and a Coca-Cola for a bronze medal. The promotion became more popular
Battle of Anzio (9,087 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1944, with the liberation of Rome. The operation was opposed by German and by Italian Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI) forces in the area of Anzio and
August 1944 (4,226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The following events occurred in August 1944: The Polish resistance Home Army began the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation forces. The Battle of
Italian resistance movement (8,612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
liberazione nazionale ('national liberation war') against the invading German forces; in this context, the anti-fascist partigiani of the Italian Resistance also
Claude Arnould (1,583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Arnould became the sole leader of the network when Keun was captured, deported to Buchenwald and executed in 1944.: 7  After the Liberation of France on 25
Belgium in World War II (7,557 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Netherlands and Luxembourg) where it remained until the liberation of Belgium in 1944. The government in exile claimed the authority to speak for
Adjusted Service Rating Score (1,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
scores were set for troops in the US Army, US Army Air Forces, Women’s Army Corps and holders of the Medal of Honor. Before the surrender of Japan, officers
Władysław Sikorski (7,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921. In the latter war, he played a prominent role in the decisive 1920 Battle of Warsaw. In the early years of the Second
Yonatan Netanyahu (2,393 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
He joined Sayeret Matkal in the early 1970s and was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service for his conduct in the Yom Kippur War. After his death
J. M. Coetzee (7,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
He is patron of the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice at the University of Adelaide. His most recently published book is The Pole and Other
Zber (1,183 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Skoczylas. Skoczylas was a Polish artist born in Warsaw, who won the bronze medal for his series of artwork in the Olympic Games art competitions. Zber's professional
Heinz Guderian (7,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Barbarossa, and he was implicated in the commission of reprisals after the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Guderian surrendered to the United States forces on 10 May
Johannes Blaskowitz (3,746 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
capital of Warsaw. On 28 September 1939, Blaskowitz accepted the surrender of General Tadeusz Kutrzeba and the Polish forces in Warsaw. After the campaign
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (22,361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia midst World War II in Yugoslavia. Recognised by the Allies
Tadeusz Arentowicz (1,489 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in the Polish Air Force and was assigned to the 1st Air Regiment, stationed in Warsaw. He finished his
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria (973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
decorations and medals of Bulgaria are regulated by the law on the Orders and Medals of the Republic of Bulgaria of 29 May 2003. The National Military
Belgrade offensive (6,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(together with the Budapest Offensive and the East Carpathian Offensive) was listed as one of Stalin's ten blows. A Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade"
Alexei Radzievsky (914 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberation of Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and other cities. On 28 February 1944 Radzievsky was appointed Chief of staff of the 2nd Guards Tank Army with the rank
Daniel Libeskind (3,927 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
centers. The studio's most recent completed projects include the MO Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania; Zlota 44, a high-rise residential tower in Warsaw, Poland;
Prague offensive (5,853 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
with the Prague uprising, the offensive significantly helped the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. The offensive was one of the last engagements of World
Fighting Solidarity (1,716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Solidarność Walcząca were awarded the Medal of the Order for Meritorious Service to Lithuania by the President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus (Jadwiga Chmielowska
Soviet–Japanese War (6,993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
romanized: soren tai nichi sansen; Chinese: 苏日战争) Known in Mongolia as the Liberation War of 1945 (Mongolian: 1945 оны чөлөөлөх дайн, romanized: 1945 ony chölöölökh
Alexander Alekhine (10,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
board one at Prague in 1931 and Folkestone in 1933, and the silver medal for board one at Warsaw in 1935. His loss to Latvian master Hermanis Matisons at
Kosovo War (25,808 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kosovo Albanian separatist militia known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The conflict ended when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intervened
Galiy Adilbekov (1,998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
participant of the Great Patriotic War, master of tank combat, Kazakh, Guards unit lieutenant colonel, awarded: the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
Pierre Hentic (1,329 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
then put on the train to Dachau on 18 JUne, where Lamirault was also sent. He was used as a construction labourer.: 404  After the liberation of Dachau in
Stanisław Radkiewicz (1,677 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the fights in defense of the people's power" Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 Order of Merits for the People with Golden Star (Yugoslavia) Order of the Star
Stanisław Skrzeszewski (867 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
funeral. Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class (27 April 1951) Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945
Valentino Babini (1,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the Bronze Medal of Military Valor. After returning to Italy he participated in a course for airship pilots, but with the entry of the Kingdom of Italy
Allied leaders of World War II (10,091 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albanian National Liberation Movement to a struggle in Albania under Italy and Germany. Leopold III of Belgium reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934
Antoine Dieuzayde (1,058 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Basque Catholic priest and member of the French Resistance during World War II. He founded a camp for youth education in the Pyrenees and a Catholic youth
List of World War II battles (3,537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Operation Lüttich Battle for Brest Operation Totalize Falaise Pocket Operation Tractable Battle of Hill 262 Battle of Chambois Liberation of Paris French Resistance
Katy Carr (1,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
present for the debut of the documentary, which included a concert on 27 January 2010 in Warsaw, Poland to mark the 65th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz
Bill Clinton (26,701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
called for the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe and many former Warsaw Pact members joined NATO during his presidency. Clinton's foreign policy in the Middle
Francesco Fausto Nitti (384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
preacher of the Italian Methodist Church, his mother was Paola Ciari (1870–1932). When Francesco Fausto Nitti was seventeen, he fought in the First World
Witold Krassowski (778 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Krassowski grew up in Warsaw. After graduating from high school, he studied French literature and applied linguistics at the University of Warsaw from 1975 to
Battle of Gazala (7,937 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Battle of Gazala, also the Gazala Offensive (Italian: Battaglia di Ain el-Gazala) was fought near the village of Gazala during the Western Desert Campaign
Roman Herzog (2,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
January, the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, as Germany's official day of remembrance for the victims of Hitler's
Battle off Zuwarah (657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
were awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour for the action against overwhelming odds. The Italians suffered 180 fatal casualties and the survivors either
Svea Life Guards (3,890 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
red lining. Battle honours (Swedish War of Liberation 1521, Rhine 1631, Lützen 1632, Warsaw 1656, March Across the Belts 1658, Halmstad 1676, Lund 1676,
Special forces (5,759 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the structures of the Polish state, training the members of the Resistance in fighting the German occupant. This included taking part in the Warsaw Uprising
Ireneusz Roszkowski (3,882 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the end of the war evolved into the structure of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Warsaw. It was very important to him to re-launch the work
Volante Rossa (1,804 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lieutenant-General of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, a recipient of the Medal of Military Valour, and indicated by L'Unità (the main Communist
Soviet Union (22,043 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Comecon, the regional economic organization for the socialist states of Central
Stanisław Horno-Popławski (3,979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Soon after the liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops, on February 6, 1945, he resumed his work at the Ministry. In 1951, he moved to the newly created
Wacław Łukaszewicz (595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
dismissed. After liberation of the Republic of Poland he drove (as a repatriant) to Rzepin onto Recovered Territories, where he restarted jobbing for Polish Railway
Łódź Ghetto (6,030 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
following the Invasion of Poland. It was the second-largest ghetto in all of German-occupied Europe after the Warsaw Ghetto. Situated in the city of Łódź,
2nd Armored Division (United States) (5,279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily and in the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. During the Cold War, the division
Pyrros Dimas (1,936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
weightlifters of all time, having been three times Olympic Gold Medalist (in his fourth Olympiad, a knee injury notwithstanding, he won the bronze medal), and
Larisa Latynina (1,487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
medals and four team medals for the Soviet Union. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a female gymnast with nine. Her total of 18
Władysław Ważny (1,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Polish Armed Forces in the West) Medal „Za udział w wojnie obronnej 1939” (Medal "For participating in the defensive war of 1939") British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill (21,633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old. Germany initiated Fall Rot, in France, the following
3rd Armored Division (United States) (5,662 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Reforger (REturn of FORces to GERmany), which simulated an invasion of Western Europe by Warsaw Pact forces. Throughout the Cold War, the division headquarters
Henry Kissinger (26,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
support for Indonesia in its invasion of East Timor, and support for Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War and Bangladesh genocide. Widely considered
German campaign of 1813 (6,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Befreiungskriege, lit. 'Wars of Liberation') was fought in 1813. Members of the Sixth Coalition, including the German states of Austria and Prussia, plus
Cold War (1953–1962) (17,775 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
which caused political unrest in the Eastern Bloc and Warsaw Pact nations. Khrushchev's speech at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party in 1956 shocked
Life Guards (Sweden) (5,431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
proper with red lining. Battle honours (Swedish War of Liberation 1521, Rhine 1631, Lützen 1632, Warsaw 1656, Tåget över Bält 1658, Halmstad 1676, Lund 1676
Canada in World War II (11,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a central role in the liberation of the Netherlands. In 1944–45, the First Canadian Army was responsible for liberating much of the Netherlands from German
Halszka Wasilewska (soldier) (1,459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
and tortured by the Nazis and held in Ravensbrück concentration camp for two years. After liberation she rose to the rank of Major of the Women's forces
Philippe Pétain (10,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to the paper's poll. Pétain came first, with 47,000, ahead of Pierre Laval's 31,000 votes. These two men travelled to Warsaw for the funeral of the Polish
List of SS personnel (852 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
insignia for Hitler above that worn by Himmler. Following is the list of persons holding the title positions as well as actual highest ranks of the Schutzstaffel
Józef Urbanowicz (739 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945 Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Mieczysław Dębicki (519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Danish Shipbuilding Company "Det Ostasiatyske Co". A year later, Mieczysław was admitted to the School of Mechanical Engineering of the Warsaw
Jean-Baptiste Biaggi (1,638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
by the latter, he returned to Paris to continue serving Orion. For the escape, he received the Médaille des évadés.He took part in the liberation of Paris
Serbia and Montenegro (8,836 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
region of Serbia heavily populated by ethnic Albanians, resulted in an insurrection by the Kosovo Liberation Army, an Albanian separatist group. The outbreak
1970 in literature (2,495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kitchen Isaac Bashevis Singer – A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw E. B. White – The Trumpet Of The Swan Annette Tison and Talus Taylor
List of last surviving World War II veterans (5,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1923–2020). Williams, a Marine, was the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Last surviving recipients
1943 (14,153 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Soviet Union. The first Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins: several day's engagements with the Germans limits the number of Jews deported at this time.
Adam Mohuczy (603 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the organizational structures in Warsaw and Toruń. He studied and graduated from École de Guerre Navale in Paris in 1926. During the Invasion of Poland
Angélique Berthenet (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the women's flyweight category. Considering one of the world's top female freestyle wrestlers in her decade, Berthenet has claimed a silver medal in
Cold War (1962–1979) (10,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
by the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact members, who reinstated the Soviet model. By 1973, the US had withdrawn from the Vietnam War. While communists
List of awards and honours received by Desmond Tutu (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal Website Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Desmond Tutu to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Vienna – website of
Military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower (8,823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
appointed Giraud as the leader of French forces in Africa. Giraud would later become co-president of the French Committee of National Liberation (FCNL) alongside
2004 in poetry (3,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
B.H. Fairchild for Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest Brittingham Prize in Poetry, John Brehm, Sea of Faith Frost Medal: Richard Howard
20 złotych note (1,596 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1000 złotych. The Duchy of Warsaw issued notes for 1, 2 and 5 talarów. In 1824, the Bank Kassowy Królestwa Polskiego [de] issued notes for 10, 50 and 100
Chodzież (2,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Napoleon defeated Prussia (1807) and out of the Treaty of Tilsit, this part of Poland became part of the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1815, Prussia and its allies defeated
July 1944 (3,900 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
broadcast appeals from Polish communists for Warsaw to rise up against the German occupiers. During the Battle of Guam, the U.S. III Amphibious Corps captured
Puerto Ricans in World War II (8,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
air cover for General George Marshall's visit to Pisa. He was the recipient of the Silver Star Medal, the Air Medal with four clusters, and the Distinguished
Claude Lamirault (927 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Légion d'Honneur Ordre de la Libération, posthumously by decree of 31 May 1945 Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with palm The Allée Claude Lamirault in Maisons-Laffitte
Josip Broz Tito (21,656 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
support for the Prague Spring, which itself found much of its inspiration in Yugoslav market socialism, and opposition to the subsequent Warsaw Pact invasion
Korean War (26,066 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and the communist People's Liberation Army (PLA) helped organize Korean refugees against the Japanese military, which had also occupied parts of China
Israel Coins and Medals Corp. (1,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medals Corp. is the body permitted by the Government of Israel to issue the official State Medals of Israel and under an exclusive contract with the Bank
Battle of Iwo Jima (11,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Williams was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. He received his medal for actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Marine Corps
Łukasz Ciepliński (1,884 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
executed at Mokotów Prison in Warsaw, with a shot to the back of the head by the Polish secret police, Urząd Bezpieczeństwa. For almost fifty years, his name
International Brigades (11,636 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
restored later, for Warsaw see Osowski, Jarosław (10 April 2019). "Koniec dekomunizacji w Warszawie". Gazeta Wyborcza. Archived from the original on 9 October
Gitanas Nausėda (4,744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
being seen as a personal ally of the Polish leadership. On 16 July, four days after his inauguration, he visited Warsaw to meet with President Andrzej
1944 in literature (2,386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
planned destruction of Warsaw by its Nazi occupiers. The teenage Günter Grass, having volunteered for active service, is drafted into the Waffen-SS. October
Bob Hope (9,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal for service to his country. President Lyndon Johnson bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his service
History of children in the military (7,746 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the American Civil War a young boy, Bugler John Cook, served in the US Army at the age of 15 and received the Medal of Honor for his acts during the Battle
Noam Chomsky (18,782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
entry by mistake. In his 1983 book The Fateful Triangle, Chomsky criticized the Palestinian Liberation Organization for its "self-destructiveness" and "suicidal
Walter Sisulu (2,816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the group also travelled to Warsaw, Poland, to London, to Israel, and to the People's Republic of China, where Sisulu was part of a meeting with the Chinese
European theatre of World War II (17,931 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Retrieved 25 September 2024. "Liberation of Nazi Camps". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 25 September 2024. "Warsaw Uprising | Summary, Dates, & Monument
Leonid Brezhnev (13,989 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
subsidy for the Eastern Bloc in the form of cheap oil and gas exports. The Soviet Union did not accept all kinds of reforms, an example being the Warsaw Pact
Anna Maria Enriques Agnoletti (1,527 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
shot by the Nazis on 12 June 1944. For her actions in support of the Italian partisan movement she was honored post-mortem with the Gold Medal of Military
Victor Emmanuel III (9,969 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sovereign of the Order of the Roman Eagle, 14 March 1942 Mauritian Medal for Military Merit of 10 Lustrums War Merit Cross Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian
Battle of Bataan (8,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of whom 668 died and 82 survived. After more than two years of fighting in the Pacific, MacArthur initiated the Campaign for the Liberation of the Philippines
Yugoslav People's Army (6,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The origins of the JNA started during the Yugoslav Partisans of World War II. As a predecessor of the JNA, the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ)
Miloš Zeman (9,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
opposition to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. He was dismissed from his job and spent more than ten years working for the sports organization
Montelupich Prison (6,766 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ginczanka (1917–1945; renowned poet, star of the literary life of Warsaw before the war; arrested for being Jewish by the Gestapo in Kraków in 1944, she was
Operation Paperclip (6,625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945 and 1959; several were confirmed to be former members of the
Aleksey Zhadov (1,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commanded the 66th Army, later renamed the 5th Guards Army, from the Battle of Stalingrad up till the end of the war. For his leadership of the army, Zhadov
Battle of Graveney Marsh (650 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
information". Cantopher was subsequently awarded the George Medal for his action. In September 2010, the London Irish Rifles Regimental Association marked
List of Third Republic ministers of the Pétain administration (360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
resistance, liberation: new perspectives on wartime France (Bloomsbury, 2005). Gordon, Bertram M. Historical Dictionary of World War II France: The Occupation
1st Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) (4,312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
formed the Partisan Division "Garibaldi", which joined the Yugoslav National Liberation Army. The regiment was reformed in 1952 and assigned to the Alpine
Keith Chisholm (754 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in Warsaw for much of this time. Various plans for escape back to England were developed and abandoned as the war progressed. The official account of his
Operation Flipper (2,311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
included an attack on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel, the commander of Panzergruppe Afrika in North Africa. It was timed for the night of 17/18 November 1941
9th Infantry Division (United States) (6,837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
case of war with Warsaw Pact forces the division would have reinforced the Allied Forces Baltic Approaches Command defending Denmark. By 1984 the 9th Cavalry
Battle of Peleliu (6,713 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
received the Medal of Honor for the action. The Japanese inflicted 70% casualties on Puller's 1st Marines, or 1,749 men.: 66  After six days of fighting
Romania (20,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Allies in 1944. Following the war and occupation by the Red Army, Romania became a socialist republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989
Borys Steklyar (1,153 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for which he was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, Second Class. In November 1944 he was sent to Poland. For the liberation of Warsaw Steklyar
Peng Dehuai (13,557 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
achievements in the Sino-Japanese War), and the First Class Medal of the Order of Liberation (for his achievements in the Chinese Civil War from 1945 to 1949)
Ágnes Heller (3,198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
supportive of reformist attitudes towards socialism. After the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact forces and the crushing of dissent, however, the School
Zygmunt Podhorski (838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
family of Polonized Russian knyazs, which had settled in Polish Kresy in the 16th century. In 1909, he graduated from a high school in Warsaw, and then
List of World War II video games (6,861 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal of Honor: Underground (2000) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2003) Medal of Honor:
Saint Peter Port (1,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
park. In 2014, the parish was a Gold & Category Winner in the RHS Britain in Bloom competition, followed in 2016 with another Gold medal. The following main
Jindřich Waldes (1,202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
located in Prague suburbs of Vršovice. Soon the company grew to a large concern with branch factories in Warsaw, Dresden, Vienna, Paris, Barcelona and New
Olympic Games (20,510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
competitor for his marathon silver medal, but (together with four undisputed Americans) as part of a mixed team for the team race silver medal. All three of Great
Alfred Fiderkiewicz (633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Warsaw, he was also a member of the authorities of the Democratic Party. After the invasion of Nazi Germany and the USSR and with the occupation of the
Siege of Mariupol (20,543 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oscar in the category "Best Documentary Feature Film", the first Oscar in Ukraine's history. Siege of Leningrad Destruction of Warsaw Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)
Claire Monis (2,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Forbidden Here! A Jewish Girl in pre-WWII Poland, The Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz and Liberation in Bergen-Belsen. Edited by Arie Olewski and his sister
Niihau incident (3,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the machine guns were never found.) Ben Kanahele was taken to Waimea Hospital on Kauaʻi to recuperate. He was awarded the Medal for Merit and the Purple
Zbigniew Brzezinski (12,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Polish pope were the two most important voices for a free Poland abroad. After liberation, he acted as an adviser and champion of the new democracies on
Union Defence Force (South Africa) (2,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
the Romanian oilfields in Ploiești, supply missions in support of the Warsaw uprising and reconnaissance missions ahead of the Soviet advances in the
Eastern Front (World War II) (22,661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
with the Germans and join Andrey Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army, Ukrainian Liberation Army, Georgian Legion and other Ostlegionen units. Most of those
Résistancialisme (2,859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
question "the righteousness of the French nation". The myth is often embodied by de Gaulle's Liberation of Paris speech, delivered at the Paris City
Free City of Danzig (11,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
City were stipulated in the Treaty of Paris of 9 November 1920 and the Treaty of Warsaw of 24 October 1921. The details of the Polish privileges soon became
Ostrów Wielkopolski (1,981 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kingdom of Prussia. After the successful Greater Poland uprising of 1806, it was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. It
Eastern Front (World War II) (22,661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
with the Germans and join Andrey Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army, Ukrainian Liberation Army, Georgian Legion and other Ostlegionen units. Most of those
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (10,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1996) Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow" (1997) Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (14 August 1995) – for active
Hungary (19,804 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hungary out of the Warsaw Pact. The violence nonetheless continued as revolutionary militias sprung up against the Soviet Army and the ÁVH; the roughly 3
Nina Lobkovskaya (1,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the liberation of Warsaw and continued to advanced West, marching 400 kilometers in two weeks. In February 1945 she was appointed commander of a separate
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland (34,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
party's office in Warsaw. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging. The origins of Samoobrona date back to a spontaneous protest movement of farmers from Western
1983 in aviation (3,973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of any version of the Harrier, and Nalls is awarded the Air Medal for the achievement. May 1 – two aircraft of the Israeli air force collide over the
Battle of Culqualber (2,345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
are not known. The Corps of Carabinieri was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor for its role in the defence of Culqualber. List of British military
Arbit Blatas (1,948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wielki, Warsaw; Teatro la Fenice; Teatro São Carlos; Festival of Madrid); "The Queen of Spades" (Vancouver Opera; Sydney Opera House); and "The Bear" and
Allies of World War II (16,877 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
should primarily be prepared for the liberation of Norway, but could also be used to defend Britain. At the end of the war German forces in Norway surrendered
November 1968 (8,693 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the United States to guarantee that South Vietnam would join the peace talks. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) engineered the
Operation Market Garden (23,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300160352. Delaforce, Patrick (2018). The Fighting Wessex
Konrad Pałubicki (2,047 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
anniversary of the liberation of Gdańsk (1969); Sonata for oboe and piano (Polish: Sonata na obój i fortepian), 1st prize at the National Competition of Chamber
Maria Irena Mileska (750 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
lieutenant of the underground Polish Home Army, scoutmaster and doctor of geography. She was a war resister during World War II, took part in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising
Alpini (5,387 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
been the Julia. In case of a war with the Warsaw Pact the IV Alpine Army Corps had two war plans: one in the case the Soviet Southern Group of Forces
Georges Piron de la Varenne (855 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
"Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie". Wikiwix Archive:Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération. Retrieved 4 August 2024. Vérines, Guy (1990). Mes souvenirs du réseau
Dissolution of the Soviet Union (23,080 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
military cooperation. On the other hand, the Baltic states and all of the other former Warsaw Pact states became part of the European Union (EU) and joined
Vladimir Gelfand (2,995 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Warsaw. The diary is filled with notes on meetings with the Polish civilian population. At the beginning of 1945, the Red Army was preparing for two
Vittore Branca (1,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
participated in the dramatic events of the Florence uprising, which led to the liberation of the city. During the years of the formation of the Republic, De
January 18 (5,397 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Africa. 1943 – Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. 1945 – World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army.
Peninsular War (14,667 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814, and is regarded as one of the first wars of national liberation.
Battle of Berlin (9,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
part in the capture of Berlin from 22 April to 2 May 1945 were awarded the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin". The design of the Victory Banner for celebrations
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (9,575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
well as the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova still regard the date of 28 June 1940 as the day of the Moldovan liberation from the Romanian
Military history of France during World War II (21,706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
varying roles in the liberation of France and the defeat of Vichy France, Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan. Control of the French colonial
Ève Curie (2,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was decorated with the Croix de guerre for her services. After the liberation of France, Ève Curie first worked as a co-editor of the daily newspaper Paris-Presse
1984 Summer Olympics boycott (3,912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
withdrew, the IOC announced on the deadline week that it would consider extending the deadline for entry into the Olympics. The three top medal winners
1990 (8,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
bars. February 12 – Representatives of NATO and the Warsaw Pact meet in Ottawa for an "Open Skies" conference. The conference results in agreements about
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (7,436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and participated in the Liberation of Paris; during the liberation, he was assigned to protecting Alexandre Parodi. He then joined the French First Army
Slovenia (20,683 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Eastern Bloc, but after the Tito–Stalin split of 1948, it never subscribed to the Warsaw Pact, and in 1961 it became one of the founders of the Non-Aligned
Ładoś Group (3,453 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Archives of New Proceedings in Warsaw. The majority of studies gives the credit of saving Jews to single members of the group. This is due to the fact that
Harbin (14,881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
billion, the second highest of any university in China. Harbin is now headquarters of the 78th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three
Battle of Carentan (3,945 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
overwhelmed the defenders in savage close combat, for which Cole was later awarded the Medal of Honor. At first only a small portion of the battalion,
Billy Graham (14,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Ronald Reagan. Graham received the Big Brother of the Year Award for his work on behalf of children
Zbigniew Przybyszewski (842 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Restituta (posthumously, 2011) Medal For Participation in the Defensive War of 1939 Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 "Proces
Hälsinge Regiment (1,734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
college campus for the University College of Gävle. The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) The Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570) The War against Russia
Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust (14,752 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Davies; Rising '44: the Battle for Warsaw; Viking; 2003; p. 594 Martin Gilbert (2002). The Righteous – The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust. Doubleday
2022 Berdiansk port attack (898 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
on 24 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Alligator-class landing ship Saratov was sunk, and one of the two Ropucha-class landing
Kresy (7,547 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sybirakow (Association of Sybiraks) from Warsaw, with branches scattered across Poland and abroad. Every year, in the Masurian town of Mrągowo, there is a
Ivan Lyudnikov (2,485 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1 May 1944) Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg" (9 June 1945) Medal "For the
World Peace Council prizes (2,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
posthumous award. Medal of Peace, renamed in 1959 the Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace, in honour of Frédéric Joliot-Curie, who led the WPC till his death
Italian Army in Russia (3,645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cross of the Military Order of Savoy and his fifth and last Silver Medal for Military Valor by the Italian authorities, as well as the Cross of Merit of the
Pierre-Étienne de Perier (1,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
war medal Combatant's Cross Orient campaign medal Medal for the War Wounded Moroccan Peace Medal Commemorative Cross for the 1914-1918 Liberation War
Lutsk Ghetto (2,053 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
window under the cover of night. The revolt took place in the depth of winter, four months before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April 1943. The Łuck Ghetto
Caucasian War (1,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gruzinsky Russian medal for subjugation of Western Caucasus 1859–1864 Murid with the naib banner, by Theodor Horschelt 1858–1861. Officer of the Separate Caucasian
Aleksandr Fedotov (pilot) (601 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
after its liberation, but without Alexandrov's father, who fought on the front and died in battle Warsaw Uprising in 1944. In 1947 at the age of fifteen
Philippine resistance against Japan (12,179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the liberation of the islands. In Cebu, guerrillas and irregulars under Lieutenant James M. Cushing and Basilio J. Valdes aided in the Battle for Cebu
Dieppe Raid (12,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
lotnictwa w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940–1945 (History of the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain 1940–1945). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności, 1990.
Aleksandr Fedotov (pilot) (601 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
after its liberation, but without Alexandrov's father, who fought on the front and died in battle Warsaw Uprising in 1944. In 1947 at the age of fifteen
Operation Brevity (4,674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
times; for his actions Riley was awarded the Military Medal, the battalion's first decoration of the war. On the desert flank, 2nd RTR advanced with the 7th
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II (35,191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
exhibitions. The British Embassy in Warsaw opened a photo exhibition along the side of Warsaw's largest park that featured images of the Queen meeting
Otto Hahn (14,788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
translation for the Bulgarian Radio in Sofia, which was broadcast in all Warsaw pact states. In 1959 Hahn co-founded in Berlin the Federation of German Scientists
Agfa-Commando (2,585 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1944. Little is known about the Polish women except that many of them were taken as slave labor in reprisal for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Ludwig Eiber
Alphonse Juin (5,774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberation of Paris, and he entered the city with de Gaulle on 25 August 1944. He restored order to the liberated areas, suppressing elements of the
Bulgaria (20,240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
basis for the liberation struggle, resulting in the April Uprising of 1876. Up to 30,000 Bulgarians were killed as Ottoman authorities put down the rebellion
Yordan Milanov (Bulgarian major general) (1,742 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
17, 1974) Medal, "Order Of The 9 September 1944" 1st Class (Awarded November 3, 1974) Medal, "100th Anniversary Of Liberation From Ottoman Rule 3 March
W. E. B. Du Bois (20,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Du Bois also visited the remains of the Warsaw Ghetto, an experience he spoke about in a speech titled, "The Negro and the Warsaw Ghetto" delivered in
Operation Caravan (2,593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Easonsmith and Wilder were awarded the DSO; Lawson the Military Cross; and Craw, Tippett, and Dobson the Military Medal. Footnotes Official Italian statistics;
"Polish death camp" controversy (5,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
"Hitler's Plans for Eastern Europe". Poland under Nazi Occupation. Warsaw: Polonia Publishing House. pp. 7–33, 164–178. Archived from the original on 27
Four Policemen (2,627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nations as the most important goal for the entire war effort. His vision for the organization consisted of three branches: an executive branch with the Big Four
Walt Rostow (16,498 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
arranged that John Gronouski, the American ambassador in Warsaw, would meet with North Vietnamese diplomats the next month for peace talks in what was code-named
Hans von Luck (3,844 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Normandy to the Baltic. MLRS Books. ISBN 978-1-905696-25-3. Keegan, John (1982). Six Armies in Normandy: from D-Day to the liberation of Paris, June 6th-August
10th Cavalry Regiment (United States) (10,554 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
television stations. List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars Military history of African Americans "Special
Lists of Armenians (10,265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
that sought the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh (d. 1853), nobleman from the Enikolopian family
Pierre Trudeau (20,809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for dabbing", saying he much preferred domestic affairs. In August 1968, the Trudeau government expressed disapproval of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (7,439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
relatively quick liberation of the Philippines left the Americans with a longer-than-expected lull prior to the planned invasion of Okinawa. Iwo Jima
Stefan de Walden (926 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
liberation, he returned to service in the PMW, and in 1945 he became head of the Navy Department at the General Staff in Warsaw. In 1947, he led the naval
July 1960 (5,390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
over for another 100 yards before crashing." The persons on the other bus were uninjured. Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev retired as chief of the Warsaw Pact
Edgar G. Crossman (2,676 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of his assignment, the Crossman's traveled in China, traversed the Soviet Union via the Trans-Siberian Railway, and spent some time in Moscow, Warsaw
Yom Kippur War (31,758 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
address to the National Assembly, Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass stated that he had awarded one soldier the Medal of the Republic for killing 28
World War II in popular culture (3,690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
one theater (such as Medal of Honor: Rising Sun) and certain games take place in multiple theaters (such as Battlefield 1942). The setting has appeared
William P. Levine (899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the D-Day invasion on Utah Beach, as well as the liberation of Dachau. The horrors Levine witnessed at Dachau would trouble him for the rest of his
Menachem Z. Rosensaft (7,986 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Germany. In 1999, he was honored by the mayor of Warsaw for "inspiring work in city planning and preservation of historical monuments". From September
List of World War II infantry weapons (24,673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
participated in Liberation of Finnmark M/1894 (Bayonet) Colt Kongsberg M1914 (Licensed copy of the Colt M1911, standard issue for the Norwegian Army until
September 7 (6,115 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
F. (2002). The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302): A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297-1305. Translated
Oleksii Reznikov (2,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
became [the] next game changer … And I hope that cluster munitions [become] a next game changer as weaponry or ammunition for liberation of our temporarily
Amnon Weinstein (1,601 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Warsaw. In 1938 he emigrated to British Palestine and founded the luthier business of Weinstein in Tel Aviv. One of his first works was servicing the
Oleg Mityaev (general) (374 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
during the Siege of Mariupol at the Illich Steel and Iron Works during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reportedly by the Azov Regiment. According to the Ukrainians
Boris Smyslovsky (1,312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sonderdivision R. In March 1942, Smyslovsky formed the Sonderstab R counterintelligence agency in Warsaw, with Colonel Mikhail M. Shapovalov controlling
List of victims and survivors of Auschwitz (2,306 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
resistant, Compagnon de la Libération. Xawery Dunikowski (24 December 1875 – 26 January 1964), Polish sculptor and artist, best known for his Neo-Romantic sculptures
American Heritage Museum (1,232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
vehicles. In accordance with his objective of preserving the collection for the future, donated its collection to the Collings Foundation, a non-profit educational
Timothy McVeigh (8,908 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. McVeigh aspired to join the United States Army
Attack on Pearl Harbor (16,268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
military award, the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal, was later authorized for all military veterans of the attack. Japanese planners of the Pearl Harbor
Vasily Terentev (2,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(Poland) (1945); Medal "For Warsaw, 1939–1945" (Poland) (1945); Medal "For the Oder, Neisse and the Baltic" (Poland) (1945); Medal of Victory and Freedom
Boris Kabishev (956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
assistant of the Warsaw Pact Supreme Command to the Polish Country Air Defence Force. On 22 February 1968 Kabishev received his third Order of the Red Star
2013 Lahad Datu standoff (10,998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
denied the allegations. A report on News5 claimed that some Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members were undergoing training in Jolo, Sulu for a rescue
Erich Honecker (9,931 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Cold War for the building of the Berlin Wall, saying the decision had not been taken solely by the East German leadership but all the Warsaw Pact
Walter Model (12,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the area. British war correspondent Alexander Werth visited the area soon after the liberation and saw for himself the results of Model's orders. The
May 1945 (4,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
accounting for 24,850 prisoners. German General Heinz Guderian surrendered to U.S. troops. Liberation of the German-occupied Channel Islands: Occupation of Sark
Eugeniusz Pławski (722 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the destroyer Gnevny. After the outbreak of the revolution he assumed command of the destroyer Zorkiy. After the rebirth of Poland he came to Warsaw and
Kherson (5,741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 17. ISBN 978-83-8098-825-5. Koval'chuk, Vladimir. Богдан – загадочный брат Степана Бандеры [Bohdan is the mysterious brother of Stepan
First Indochina War (17,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
liberation instead of class struggle. In March 1945, with the World War all but lost, Japan launched the Second French Indochina Campaign to oust the
Clint Eastwood (19,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The film had Callahan partnered with a new female officer (Tyne Daly) to face a San Francisco Bay area group resembling the Symbionese Liberation Army
Hill 262 (4,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
- Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor. Guia PlayGames. 11 September 2017. p. 57. Bercuson, David (2004) [1996]. Maple Leaf Against the Axis. Red
August 21 (4,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm
Landing Craft Infantry (3,097 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
8 inch). Three of these LCI(G) were sunk and all were damaged. Lt.(j.g) Rufus G. Herring (CO LCI Force) received the Medal of Honor for this action. In
Julian Kawalec (574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wanted by the Gestapo, he had to go into hiding.[citation needed] After the liberation of the areas east of the Vistula, in the autumn of 1944 he was
Fidel Castro (28,340 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
popularity stemmed from the fact that he symbolized "a long-cherished hope of national liberation and social justice" for much of the population. Balfour
Saint-Jacques network (1,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
northern France in preparation for the Allied landings.: 77 : 267  Portal: France "Maurice Duclos". Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération. Retrieved 27 July 2024
Inna Kolomiets (766 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Soviet Medal Art (Warsaw, Berlin, Budapest) 1974 - Republican Art Exhibition "Free Ukraine", dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the liberation of
Allied invasion of Sicily (13,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
pp. 1009–1025. Atkinson, Rick (2007), The Day of Battle, The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1944, The Liberation Trilogy, vol. II, New York: Henry Holt
Astana (8,723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kargaly in the East, Aktau Fort in the South and through Atbasar to Kokshetau in the West. In 1838, at the height of the great national and liberation movement
Convoy PQ 17 (5,956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the Second World War. On 27 June 1942, the ships sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland, for the port of Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union. The convoy
September 1968 (10,865 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
December The following events occurred in September 1968: In the first reforms after the August 20 invasion by the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the Czechoslovakian
Boris Yeltsin (15,012 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to Warsaw, Yeltsin saw the explosion of fright over NATO in the old guard and thereafter the window of détente slammed shut. By December 1994, the month
Operation Leader (4,870 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mentzoni" [The King's Medal of Merit to Steinbjørn Mentzoni]. Lokalhistorisk Magasin (in Norwegian). XIX (4). Trondheim: Norwegian Institute of Local History
Victory Day over Nazism in World War II (2,002 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. For this memorable day the President of Ukraine established a state award by his order – the anniversary Medal "70
Military history of the United States during World War II (16,311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The first stepping stone for the Allied liberation of Europe was invading Europe through Italy. Launched on 9 July 1943, Operation Husky was, at the time
Bruno Sommerfeld piano factory (1,361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
beds. The employment dropped to 40 people, 90% of whom were Poles. In late January 1945, during the fights for the liberation of the city, the factory
List of last stands (1,858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Lakota Noon, the Indian narrative of Custer's defeat. Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-349-4. "Reminiscence from Days of Liberation* – Novinite
Robert L. Dale (2,077 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Woolwich, Maine. World War II Victory Medal Commendation Medal from the United States Secretary of the Navy for Operation Deep Freeze 5 Dale Glacier namesake
Armed Forces Day (7,956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commemoration of the founding of the People's Liberation Army during the Nanchang Uprising of 1927. On 30 June 1933, the Central Committee for Military Revolutionary
November 1918 (11,635 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
December The following events occurred in November 1918: Liberation of Serbia, Albania and Montenegro – The Serbian First Army under command of Petar Bojović
Donald B. Stewart (2,914 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
New Jersey which identified the Soviets as the perpetrators of the massacre. After their liberation, they testified before the United States House Select
M60 machine gun (7,466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of hundreds of rounds ready to fire without needing to reload. Many incidents demonstrated the effectiveness of the M60 in combat. In 1966, Medal of Honor
Yakov Rezantsev (801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree Order of Alexander Nevsky Suvorov medal Medal "Participant of the military operation in Syria" Order of Courage
George F. Kennan (14,320 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
nationalist faction of the Polish Communist Party led by Władysław Gomułka overthrew the Stalinist leadership in Warsaw over the objections of Khrushchev, who
French Foreign Legion (15,628 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
amalgam of the French Liberation Army (French: Armée française de la Libération), the (400,000 men) amalgam consisted of the Armistice Army, the Free French
Soviet war crimes (20,328 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kraków, the University of Warsaw as well as, at the Polish Academy of Sciences. She is the author of scholarly works on the subject of mass rape and forced
Glossary of Nazi Germany (21,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
name of concentration camp guard units. Treblinka – located along the Bug River in Poland and about 75 miles (121 km) from Warsaw, Treblinka was the second
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz (193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Warsaw Conservatory in 1929, making his theatrical debut at 21 November that year as Francis Flute in the Vilnius Municipal Theatre production of
Battle of Rhodes (1943) (3,785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Battle of Rhodes took place between Italian and German forces for the control of Rhodes, a Greek island in the Italian (1912–1943) Dodecanese islands
Wanda Mejbaum-Katzenellenbogen (1,685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cross of Merit (1959), the 15th Anniversary Badge of the Liberation of Lower Silesia (1960), the Millennium of the Polish State Badge [pl] (1969), the Knight's
Anna Walentynowicz (5,505 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
2015, a statue of Walentynowicz was unveiled at the Pantheon of National Heroes of the Cemetery of the Fallen at the Battle of Warsaw in Ossów. In December
Cold-weather warfare (8,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
officer of the unit (Fredrik Flink) was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal from the United States Special Operations Command for his role
Wikipedia and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1,993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Ukrainian civilians. Local downloads of the Russian Wikipedia for offline use from Kiwix increased by over 4,000% following the beginning of the invasion
Capture of the Tuapse (7,520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Geneva, Switzerland to establish the first direct communication channel in history later known as the "Warsaw Talks" for diplomatic normalization, which
Rimini (16,529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
earned a gold medal for civic valour for its partisan resistance. In recent years, the Rimini Fiera has become one of the largest sites for trade fairs
Calgary Highlanders (4,687 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
nominated for the Victoria Cross for actions in September 1944 and instead received the Distinguished Conduct Medal. The regiment selected the Battle of Walcheren
Erwin Rommel (33,322 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
headquarters for his unit in the Reich Chancellery. Rommel briefly returned to occupied Warsaw on 5 October in order to prepare for the German victory
Deaths in October 2009 (8,577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Jack Evans, 80, Australian politician, Senator (1983–1984), co-founder of the Australian Democrats
North American P-51 Mustang (16,405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
II: USAAF Lt Col. James H. Howard of the 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for his action during a bomber escort
November 19 (5,740 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
ends hostilities in Finland. 1816 – Warsaw University is established. 1847 – The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened
Reformation (29,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
redefined by the 1569 Union of Lublin which created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After Sigismund Augustus died, the Sejm passed the Warsaw Confederation
Harry S. Truman (23,379 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
War I Victory Medal with two battle clasps (for St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne) and a Defensive Sector Clasp. He was also the recipient of two Armed Forces
John H. Van Vliet Jr (2,712 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
New Jersey which identified the Soviets as the perpetrators of the massacre. After their liberation, they testified before the United States House Select
Invasion of Elba (4,475 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-912799-03-X – via Archive Foundation. Fevyer, W. (1981). Distinguished Service Medal, 1939–46: A Complete
Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev (11,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
reaffirmed support for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Remarks given on 16 September at a dinner for the visiting President of South Yemen, Ali Nasser
2nd New Zealand Division (6,533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Second World War. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Lieutenant-General Bernard C. Freyberg. It fought in Greece, Crete, the
Battle of Okinawa (11,071 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Tokyo call for 'liberation of Ryukyu' on the Okinawa anniversary". Arab News Japan. Retrieved 31 July 2024. "Okinawa marks 79 years since end of fierce ground
Guadalcanal campaign (21,095 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Between 6 and 9 October a larger force of Marines successfully crossed the Matanikau River, attacked newly
Republican Guard (Albania) (1,195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
appreciation for the unit's participation in the Albanian unrest of 1997, the Republican Guard was decorated with the Golden Medal of the Eagle (“Medalja
1944 in aviation (30,053 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
by parachute to the Polish Home Army fighting in the Warsaw Uprising for the last time. Mainly flown by Polish pilots flying for the Royal Air Force,
Shimon Peres (14,581 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. 2012, 13 June: Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama. 2014, 19 May: The United
Pavel Gayev (1,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In the division command he played a notable role in the liberation of Poltava and the battle of the Dnieper. Gayev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner
Richard Holbrooke (6,588 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
years old, was born of Polish Jewish parents in Warsaw and took the name Holbrooke after migrating to the United States in 1939. The original family name
Yaroslav Halan (5,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
story Golden Arch to the memory of fallen comrades. Participation in the Anti-Fascist Congress forced him to escape from Lviv to Warsaw, where he eventually
Regional Museum, Bydgoszcz (3,725 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
from Warsaw, Lviv and Vilnius. The collection of foreign graphics covers mainly works by German, French and English artists from the 16th to the 20th
Battle of Midway (14,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the Medal of Honor. Meanwhile, salvage efforts on Yorktown were encouraging, and she was taken in tow by fleet tug USS Vireo. In the late afternoon
Siege of Leningrad (10,519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the
Empire of Japan (15,779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
invasion was a liberation of the local Manchus from the Chinese, although the majority of the population were Han Chinese as a result of the large scale
History of Romania (23,772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and a member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition towards democracy and a market economy. Remains of 34,950-year-old
February 1967 (9,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
confrontation when troops of the People's Liberation Army (who had been forced out by the Red Guards) came in to retake control of the city's newspaper and
Battle of the Espero Convoy (3,852 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
spotted the Allied cruisers before they came within range, all three destroyers could have escaped. Baroni was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military
Flag of Europe (9,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
half of the member state's flags. An "E": Used by the European Movement. A white star in a circle: Symbol used in 1944–45 by the armies of liberation. Multiple
American women in World War II (4,513 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
38 WASPS died in accidents. The WAP was granted veteran status in 1977, and given the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. The Women's Air Raid Defense was
Gris Davies-Scourfield (1,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Netherlands following detection of a flaw in his forged papers. He was returned to Colditz where he remained until liberation by the Americans in April 1945.
Command & Conquer (5,390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Red Alert introduces the Allies and the Soviets as rival factions roughly analogous to NATO and the Warsaw Pact of the Cold War. The game was received well
20th Engineer Brigade (United States) (2,372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Civil Affairs and Intelligence, Captain Lynda Snyder and Captain David P. Warsaw. Retrieved 2 March 2008 Arkansas National Guard News[usurped], 2nd Lt. Jennifer
Battle of Hong Kong (10,241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
dog posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal, the "animals' Victoria Cross", in 2000 for his deeds in World War II, the first such award in over 50 years.
Tautiška giesmė (3,396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Empire. Kudirka, a medical student at the University of Warsaw, was writing as a columnist for the newspaper Varpas ('The Bell'). In his Varpas columns, Kudirka
1968 in aviation (10,809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in North Vietnam. For his actions, Lassen will become the only U.S. Navy helicopter pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. January
Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914) (4,355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Obverse of a German silver medal commemorating the liberation of East Prussia in 1914 by Paul von Hindenburg. Reverse of a German silver medal commemorating
Skarżyński (6,082 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Battle of Berlin. Prior to that he participated in the liberation of Warsaw. Soviet Marine Corporal Grigoriy Vasilevich Skarzhinsky served at the
Maurice Duclos (1,582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
On 27 May 1943, at the Free French officer cadet school at Bewdley, de Gaulle awarded Duclos and Dewavrin the Croix de la Libération.: 267  Demobilised
7th Cavalry Regiment (20,621 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
under the command of Captain Myles Moylan, a veteran of the Battle of Little Bighorn and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle
Panhard AML (14,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
airborne armoured vehicles such as the ASU-85 in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion by air, which was then a major concern of French military strategists.
1945 (16,459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
action at Holtzwihr, France, for which is awarded the Medal of Honor. January 27 – The Holocaust: The Soviet Red Army liberates the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration
Battle of Tsimba Ridge (3,808 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was awarded the Military Medal for charging a Japanese weapon pit and knocking it out of action during the final assault. Fighting around the Genga River
Orion network (1,783 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
section in the army (one of his brothers, Francois, was an air force general and another, Emmanuel, founded the Libération-sud network). Piron was the president
Operation Dervish (1941) (3,240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
the convoy was the personnel and equipment of an RAF Wing, for the air defence of the Russian ports, several civilians and diplomatic missions. The convoy
Sarajevo (12,465 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
identified after the war. The resistance was led by Vladimir Perić Valter, who died while leading the liberation of the city on 6 April 1945. After the war, Sarajevo
Alexander N. Rossolimo (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Army, who died in battle near Warsaw during World War I. He was awarded the Cross of St. George posthumously in 1917 for his bravery. His great-grandfather
1976 (10,015 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Bangladesh Liberation War. January 27 The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. The First
Prisoner of war (14,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Korea Laws of war List of notable prisoners of war List of prisoner-of-war escapes Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914–1918
Jean Chrétien (20,844 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Quebec!") and compared the Quiet Revolution to the Liberation of France from the Nazis, Chrétien in a cabinet meeting demanded that the government order de
Omaha Beach (13,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
seriously injured out of their starting complement of about 150. Six men were awarded either the Military Cross or Military Medal from 21 BDS. Along with
Battles of Narvik (7,595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the medal. Norwegian media has complained about this limited award. All German forces (8,577 military personnel) who partook in the battles of Narvik
Yehudi Menuhin (4,050 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Menuhin was honored as a "Freeman" of the cities of Edinburgh, Bath, Reims and Warsaw. He held the Gold Medals of the cities of Paris, New York and Jerusalem
Leonty Gurtyev (858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and then to the front near Warsaw, where Czarist Russia was fighting against Germany in World War I. In the fall of 1915, in a battle in the Volyn area
I. F. Stone (8,326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
with him, but that, after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, Stone refused to let Kalugin pay for the lunch, and consequently ceased
Yakovlev Yak-9 (4,519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
transferred to the museum on behalf of the Navy Command.[citation needed] Yak-9P on static display at the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Mazovia. It
Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q3) (7,998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Ousted Amid Stormy Days for White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 5, 2020. "Trump gives Medal of Valor to first responders
Tina Karol (9,689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
support of Ukraine was held in Warsaw, where Tina Karol performed the Anthem of Ukraine. All collected money for tickets was donated to UNICEF for the needs
Slovak–Hungarian War (3,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
action and a medal was awarded to the man who recovered the one knocked-out armoured car from no man's land in the night. On the other hand, the Hungarians
Actions along the Matanikau (5,684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the Medal of Honor for the action, to date the only Coast Guardsman to receive the decoration. The results of the action were gratifying to the Japanese
1990s (23,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
coalition until 1996. The improvement in relations between NATO countries and the former members of the Warsaw Pact led to the end of the Cold War, both in
2022 Zagreb Tu-141 crash (4,274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
foreign media sources for allegedly misrepresenting the location of the crash site. He stated: "I must admit that I am quite bothered by the information in foreign
Mireille Mathieu (4,835 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
state dinner. She was in Russia and the Baltic States throughout November, returning to Paris after a concert in Warsaw, Poland, on 28 November. In January
Czechoslovak Air Force (6,319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in case of war with Germany. After the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, the air force was once again organized as an integral part of the army within
July 1943 (7,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oklahoma. The Warsaw concentration camp, referred to as KL (Konzentrationslager) Warschau was opened with barbed wire surrounding the ruins of the former
July 1943 (7,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oklahoma. The Warsaw concentration camp, referred to as KL (Konzentrationslager) Warschau was opened with barbed wire surrounding the ruins of the former
List of World War II films (1950–1989) (654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
available for download at the Internet Archive. Refer to the film's main page for the link. The "director". IMDb. of this title is still unidentified (as of January
1976 in aviation (5,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the dead are eight Sabah officials, including Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens. June 27 – Two Palestinians of the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Russo-Ukrainian War (27,529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
on the official Russian campaign medal 'For the Return of Crimea'. Cathcart, Will (25 April 2014). "Putin's Crimean Medal of Honor, Forged Before the War
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (5,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
академия им. М. В. Фрунзе), an elite institution reserved for the most qualified officers of the Warsaw Pact armies and their allies. He received additional
Alexander I of Russia (8,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
which added largely to the Duchy of Warsaw, had "ill requited him for his loyalty", and he was only mollified for the time being by Napoleon's public declaration
List of folk heroes (5,925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Piłsudski – First Marshal of Poland, Winner of Battle of Warsaw (1920) Ogedengbe of Ilesa – Nigeria, Yoruba chief and hero of the 1877-1893 Kiriji War. Sundance
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (3,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
died during the Second World War. Immediately after the liberation of Kharkiv from the German-nazi invaders and the evacuation to Samarkand, the institute
Second Italo-Ethiopian War (13,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the path for Adolf Hitler's Anschluss. The Ethiopian counteroffensive managed to stop the Italian advance for a few weeks, but the superiority of the
Spetsnaz (10,163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
as well as an Order of the Red Star medal that Koltsov claimed to have been awarded for the deed. Koltsov, 74 at the time of the interview, stated that
Flight attendant (9,640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
April 1936. Page XX12. "Liberation at 30,000 Feet: On the Freedom of Early Airline Stewardesses". 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021
Southern Rhodesia in World War II (14,491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Athens orphanage against supporters of the communist Greek People's Liberation Army. Four Rhodesians were killed. The LRDG returned to Yugoslavia in February
Chechen–Russian conflict (4,510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
their transportation. Mikhail Gvishiani, the officer responsible for the massacre was praised and promised a medal by Lavrentiy Beria himself. A 2004 European
Moscow (22,268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
defenses, while the city was bombarded from the air. On 1 May 1944, a medal "For the defence of Moscow" and in 1947 another medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary
British Expeditionary Force (World War II) (9,434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
number of Army and Territorial Army divisions for service overseas. General Lord Gort was appointed to the command of the BEF on 3 September 1939 and the BEF
August 15 (8,572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production. 1920 – Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula
April 1975 (6,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
charges of espionage in Warsaw. Pawlowski, who had worked for Poland's intelligence service since 1950, had been working since 1964 as an agent for the U.S
Russia (33,753 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
S2CID 145715873. Wolfe, Thomas W. (May 1966). "The Warsaw Pact in Evolution". The World Today. 22 (5). Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House):
August 5 (8,301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners. 1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000
August 1943 (7,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
available."[citation needed] During the Second World War, Jean Monnet, a member of the French Committee for National Liberation in Algiers, reflected on how
Georges Groussard (French army officer) (2,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
train thousands to supervise a liberation army; he did not regard it (nor was it generally regarded afterwards) as part of the Resistance. He took cagoulard
Donetsk (7,939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
from the original on 21 May 2005. 30 квітня – 105 років з дня звільнення Донбасу від більшовиків [April 30 – 105 years since the liberation of Donbas
List of shipwrecks in 1962 (1,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Randal, ed., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1947–1982, Part II: The Warsaw Pact and Non-Aligned Nations, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press
September 1918 (9,274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Stefan Batory School opened in Warsaw. Born: Joe L. Brown, American sports executive, general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1976
Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II (13,524 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hilberg, The Destruction of the European Jews, I.191 Norman Davies; Rising '44: the Battle for Warsaw; Viking; 2003; pp. 85–6 "Invasion of Poland, Fall
Age of Enlightenment (22,242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(second half of the 18th century). Warsaw was a main centre after 1750, with an expansion of schools and educational institutions and the arts patronage
Gershon Iskowitz (1,656 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
accepted at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1939 and arranged to live with an uncle in the city, but a few days later, the German Army invaded the city
Erich Mielke (16,614 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and, "the leadership role of the Party." Similar training was given to Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Abu Nidal, and
Politics and sports (10,313 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
protest for the 1969 Bandy World Championship because of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia that year, handing over the hosting of the 1969 event
Indian Navy (17,028 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
engagement in action of the Indian Navy was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa in 1961. Operation Vijay followed years of escalating tension
Greifswald (4,454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Adolphus of Sweden had returned from Brandenburg to supervise the siege, and upon his arrival received the university's homage for the liberation from Catholic
Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war (28,568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Overall, it was a major advance in the Idlib deescalation zone for the Syrian Army after the complete liberation of Southern Idlib Governorate. On 13 October
Mykolaiv (6,670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberation of the northern Black Sea coast region from the Ottoman Empire. The Russian Empire's Black Sea Navy Headquarters was in Mykolaiv for more
Samsung (12,974 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
on Liberation Day. In August 2022, Lee received a presidential pardon, which was supported by 70% of the Korean public, according to local polls. The investigative
Permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth (743 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
interiors of the Palace of the Commonwealth in Warsaw. The exhibition features objects from Polish and global written heritage such as the Holy Cross
Albania (24,649 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
during the Sino-Soviet conflict, resulting in severed ties with the Soviet Union and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact in response to the invasion of Czechoslovakia
Camp Las Casas (2,326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
history of Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans in World War I Puerto Ricans in World War II Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal On
Liu Xiaobo (15,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
rid of the poison. Liu admitted in 2006 in another interview with Open Magazine (formerly known as Liberation Monthly) that his 1988 response of "300
List of international presidential trips made by Zuzana Čaputová (1,566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Zuzana Čaputová, the fifth president of the Slovak republic, since her inauguration on 15 June
October 1944 (4,493 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
roster, but the Browns had eighteen. Died: Rudolf Schmundt, 48, German Army officer (died of wounds sustained in the 20 July bomb plot) The Warsaw Uprising
February 1968 (11,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Fire in the Streets: The Battle for Hue, Tet 1968. Pacifica Military History. p. 353. Rychlik, Jan (2010). "The Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact Invasion
July 1913 (6,918 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
André Tollet, French resistance leader, central leader of the committee involved in the Liberation of Paris in 1944; in Paris, France (d. 2001)[citation needed]
Battle of Edson's Ridge (8,700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(210 m) mountain dubbed The Reaper. At the peak, Edson's Medal of Honor citation is displayed. The recruits read and are addressed about it. They are then
List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country (28,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
France in 1998 to receive the medal for serving in France as an ally in World War One. Robert Cowper (2004), flying ace of the Second World War Tom Hughes
Belgium–Poland relations (1,875 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
notable wave of Polish migration to Belgium. Belgium opened two consulates in the territory of partitioned Poland, in Gdańsk in 1839 and Warsaw in 1869. Further
Attack on Convoy BN 7 (3,835 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to safety by the cruiser HMS Leander. Manoeuvring in two groups to increase the chance of intercepting the convoy had succeeded for the Italians but sacrificed
Alexei Kosygin (7,138 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
conferences between the US and the USSR were held: the Warsaw Pact Summit Conference and the Moscow Summit Conference; both failed to gain support for Soviet policies
Alexander Lukashenko (19,099 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
"For Faith and Loyalty" (1995) Special prize of the International Olympic Committee "Gates of Olympus" (2000) Medal of the International Federation of
Otto von Bismarck (19,896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This experience echoed the memory of mutual accomplishment in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the War of Liberation of 1813–1814. By establishing