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  • 71Gustav Anton von Wietersheim — Infobox Military Person name=Gustav Anton von Wietersheim lived=11 February 1884–25 April 1974 placeofbirth=Breslau placeofdeath=Wallersberg bei Bonn caption=Gustav Anton von Wietersheim nickname= allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire… …

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  • 72History of BMW — BMW has survived three major crises that have threatened the company s very existence: The World War I, World War II, and a takeover bid by Daimler Benz. Each of these events shaped the company, leaving scars of hard times, as well as… …

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  • 73Ethiopia — /ee thee oh pee euh/, n. 1. Formerly, Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 58,732,577; 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Cap.: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE …

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  • 74Spartan army — Military history of Sparta redirects here. For other uses, see Military history of Sparta (disambiguation). The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the… …

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  • 75National Liberation Army (Albanians of Macedonia) — National Liberation Army (of Albanians) (Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kombëtare) Participant in Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia Active 2000 2002 officially …

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  • 76Communist Party of Vietnam — Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam Leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary …

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  • 77Operation Colossus — Part of World War II Men from No.2 Commando (No. 11 Special Air Service Battalion) who participated in Operation Colossus …

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  • 78Stalin's Missed Chance — is a study by Russian military historian Mikhail Ivanovich Meltyukhov, author of several books and articles on Soviet military history. Stalin s Missed Chance covers a theory of planned Soviet invasion raised by Viktor Suvorov, author of highly… …

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  • 79Royal Lincolnshire Regiment — The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath s Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751 it was numbered like most other Army regiments and named the 10 Regiment of Foot. After… …

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  • 80Elastolin — A set of Elastolin figures depicting German WWII figures. Elastolin is a trademark used by the German company O M Hausser (O M Haußer) for the toy soldiers and other types of figures it manufactured from composite material and later from plastic …

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