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  • Thumbnail for HMS Tourmaline (J339)
    HMS Tourmaline (J339) was a Catherine-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Originally planned as USS Usage (AM-130), of the...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Verchen
    The Battle of Verchen (German: Schlacht bei Verchen) was a battle between Saxons and West Slavic Obotrites on 6 July 1164. The Obotrites were attacked...
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  • The Kiev Gubernatorial Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, commonly referred to as the Kiev CPU gubkom. In 1917 it was preceded by Kiev Military...
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  • The Second Brotherhood (Catalan: Segona Germania) was an uprising in the central regions of the Kingdom of Valencia of Habsburg Spain in 1693. The protesters...
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  • Thumbnail for 653d Electronic Systems Wing
    The 653d Electronic Systems Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force located at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The 653d Electronic Systems...
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  • Thumbnail for Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé
    Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé (1702–1761) was a French nobleman and general of the French armies, member of the House of Rougé. He was most famous...
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  • Kjell Arne Bratli (born 25 August 1948), Parliamentary Commissioner for the Norwegian Armed Forces 2006–2014. Military officer and author. Captain RNoN...
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  • Thumbnail for Tyne Turrets
    The Tyne Turrets were two 12-inch Mk VIII guns from the battleship HMS Illustrious, installed in Roberts Battery at Hartley, near Seaton Sluice north of...
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  • Thumbnail for Attingal Outbreak
    Attingal Outbreak (Attingal Revolt; April–October 1721) refers to the massacre of 140 East India Company soldiers by native Indians and the following siege...
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  • Thumbnail for Richard R. Taylor
    Richard Ray Taylor (November 21, 1922 – November 8, 1978) was a lieutenant general in the United States military and served as the 33rd Surgeon General...
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  • Thumbnail for Albin Köbis (yacht)
    MY Albin Köbis was built in 1952 by Engelbrecht-Werft in Berlin-Köpenick on order by Wilhelm Pieck and served as the presidential yacht of the German Democratic...
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