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1Colonial troops — Call up ad inviting citizens to enlist in French Colonial Forces, after colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) had been reconquered by the Allies in World War II. Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited… …
2Events leading to the Falklands War — There were many events leading to the 1982 Falklands War ( Guerra de Malvinas in Spanish) between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas ) and South Georgia ( Georgia del Sur ).BackgroundThe… …
3Events leading to the Sino-Indian War — A long series of events triggered the Sino Indian War in 1962. While the root of the controversy was the Tibet issue according to John W. Garver and numerous Chinese sources. The Indian Forward Policy and the failure of negotiations was also… …
4Shock troops — word Stoßtruppen . The units which contain assault troops are typically organized for mobility, with the intention that they will penetrate through enemy defenses and attack into the enemy s vulnerable rear areas. Although the term shock troop… …
5Events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor — More than a decade s worth of events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred prior to the actual attack. War between Japan and the United States had been a possibility that each nation s militaries planned for since the 1920s, though real… …
6Speech to the Troops at Tilbury — The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered on 9 August Old Style, 19 August New Style 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation of repelling the expected invasion by the… …
7Burma Campaign — For the British non governmental organisation, see Burma Campaign UK. Burma Campaign Part of the Pacific War during World War II …
8Operation Dracula — Part of Burma Campaign Landing craft carry troops up the Rangoon River Date …
9First English Civil War — The First English Civil War (1642–1646) was the first of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars ). The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and… …
10Burma Campaign 1944-1945 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Burma Campaign partof = the Pacific War during World War II caption = Geography of Burma date = November 1944 ndash; July 1945 place = Burma result = Allied victory casus = territory = combatant1 =… …
