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  • 31Arab Legion — The Arab Legion (al Jaysh al Arabī) was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century.CreationIn 1921, the Hashemite Emir Abdullah I of Transjordan raised an armed force of 100 which was quickly expanded to …

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  • 32Battle of Philippi (West Virginia) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Philippi caption=Daring ride on horseback of Col. Fredrick West Lander, June 3, 1861. [Frank Leslie s illustrated newspaper, vol. 12, no. 293 (1861 June 29), p. 106.] partof=the American Civil War date …

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  • 331st Armoured Division (Australia) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Australian 1st Armoured Division caption=1st Armoured Division M3 Grant tanks in June 1942 dates=1941 1943 country=Australia allegiance= branch=Army type=Armoured role= size= command structure= garrison= current… …

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  • 34Samuel Baldwin Marks Young — (January 9 1840 ndash; September 1 1924) was a United States Army general. He also served as the first president of Army War College between 1902 and 1903. He then served from 1903 until 1904 as the first Chief of Staff of the United States… …

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  • 35USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) — was a Clemson class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John D. Edwards.History John D. Edwards was laid down 21 May and launched 18 October 1919 by William Cramp Sons; sponsored by Mrs. May Marshall Edwards …

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  • 36Rudolf Carl von Slatin — Major General Rudolf Anton Carl Freiherr von Slatin, Geh. Rat, GCVO, KCMG, CB [1] (June 7, 1857, Ober Sankt Veit, Hietzing, Vienna – October 4, 19 …

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  • 37INS Khukri — was a Type 14 ASW frigate in service of the Indian Navy. It was sunk by a Pakistan Navy new French Daphne class submarine PNS Hangor at 2000hrs on 8 December 1971 during the Indo Pakistani War of 1971, off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India. This… …

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  • 38Desmond Piers — Desmond William Piers Lt Cdr Desmond W. Piers on the bridge of the HMCS Restigouche, 21 April 1944 Nickname Debby …

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  • 39Battle of Kraśnik — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Kraśnik caption = Austro Hungarian infantryman, 1914. partof = the Eastern Front during World War I date = August 23 ndash;25, 1914 place = Kraśnik, Galicia, Austria Hungary (present day Poland)… …

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  • 40Marine Aircraft Group 11 — MAG 11 insignia Active 1 August 1941 – present Allegiance …

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