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11Massacre of Kondomari — Murdered Greek civilians at Kondomari. The Massacre of Kondomari (Greek: Σφαγή στο Κοντομαρί) refers to the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of Germa …
12Werwolf — Not to be confused with Werewolf, a mythological shapeshifter, or Werwolf, one of Hitler s military headquarters. Werwolf pennant Werwolf (German for werewolf ) was the name given to a Nazi plan, which began development in 1944,[1] t …
13international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
14reprisal — /raprayzal/ In general, any action taken by one person either in spite or as a retaliation for an assumed or real wrong by another. The forcible taking by one nation of a thing that belonged to another, in return or satisfaction for an injury… …
15HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
16JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …
17Black and Tans — The term Black and Tans ( ga. Dúchrónaigh) refers to the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force ( Fórsa Chúltaca Chonstáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann ), which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to… …
18Chetniks — Chetnik redirects here. For other uses of this and similar terms, see Cheta. Chetnik movement Chetnik flag The flag reads: For king and fatherland; freedom or death Dates of operation Early 20th century– May 8, 1945 1990s …
19Operation Anthropoid — Reinhard Heydrich, the target of Operation Anthropoid Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the targeted killing of top German SS leader Reinhard Heydrich.[1] He was the chief of the Reich Main Security Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt, or …
20Henry Hugh Tudor — Infobox Military Person name= Henry Hugh Tudor lived= 1871 1965 placeofbirth=Devon placeofdeath=St. John s, Newfoundland caption= Major General Sir Henry Hugh Tudor nickname= allegiance= branch=British Army serviceyears= 1871 1924 rank=Major… …
