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1291:, the last legitimate Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia (according to the constitution of Estonia) before its fall to the Soviet Union in 1940, delivered as a private citizen a radio address that implored all able-bodied men born from 1904 through 1923 to report for military service. (Before this, Uluots had opposed Estonian mobilization.) The call drew support from all across the country: 38,000 volunteers jammed registration centers. Several thousand Estonians who had joined the Finnish army came back across the Gulf of Finland to join the newly-formed Territorial Defense Force, assigned to defend Estonia against the Soviet advance. It was hoped that by engaging in such a war Estonia would be able to attract Western support for the cause of Estonia's independence from the USSR and thus ultimately succeed in achieving independence. 1037: 1433: 6616: 1871: 2045: 1743: 1717: 112: 1730: 24: 2055: 65: 1135:, there were attempts to re-establish national governments. It was hoped that the Germans would re-establish Baltic independence. Such political hopes soon evaporated and Baltic cooperation became less forthright or ceased altogether. A growing proportion of the local populations turned against the Nazi regime as Germany turned the Baltic states—except for the 1229:
and Estonians joined the Germans once again. It was hoped that by engaging in such a war the Baltic countries would be able to attract Western support for the cause of independence from the USSR. In Latvia an underground nationalist Central Council of Latvia was formed on 13 August 1943. An analogous
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Latvia's population perished not only on the battlefield. During the years of Nazi occupation special campaigns exterminated 18,000 Latvians, approximately 70,000 Jews and 2,000 Gypsies – in total about 90,000 people. The Latvians among these were mostly civilians whose political convictions were
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Although initially the Germans were perceived as liberators from the USSR and its repressions by most Estonians who hoped for the restoration of the country's independence, it was soon realized that they were merely another occupying power. Germans pillaged the country for the war effort and
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unacceptable to the German occupation force. Jewish and Gypsy civilians were eliminated as a result of Nazi Germany's racial policy. Persecutions were mostly carried out by special German units (Einsatzgruppe A,
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earlier, including the first mass deportation on 14 June, just eight days earlier, so the majority of Balts welcomed the German armed forces when they crossed the frontiers of Lithuania.
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Yaacov Falkov, "Between the Nazi Hammer and the Soviet Anvil: The Untold Story of the Red Guerrillas in the Baltic Region, 1941–1945", in Chris Murray (ed.),
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The Germans agreed to leave the Baltic states, except for Lithuania (which was later ceded in exchange for oil-rich regions of Poland), under the Soviet
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The occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany refers to the period from the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union to the end of the
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to all three of the Baltic countries, as well as the Soviet Union, which it expected would collapse due to the German invasion.
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Immediately after the installation of German authority (the beginning of July 1941) a process of eliminating the
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By January 1944, the front was pushed back by the Red Army almost all the way to the former Estonian border.
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to Germany at the earliest possible moment, and some Nazi ideologists suggested renaming Estonia as
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Germans immediately initiated anti-Jewish persecution by deploying its mobile death squads, the
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and integrating them as German provinces. During the course of the war, the main thrust of
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in all but name in which the four predominant nationalities had little role in governance.
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Towards the end of the war, once it became clear that Germany would be defeated, many
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The Baltic States: The National Self-Determination of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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was directed against the Jews, not so much the majority Baltic peoples.
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explained in a conference on 16 July 1941, the Baltic states were to be
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After Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, the
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A large number of Latvians resisted the German occupation. The
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was divided between the pro-independence units under the
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were formed from Latvian volunteers to fight against the
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considered the Germans liberators from the Soviet Union.
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Soviets occupied and illegally annexed all three states
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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population began, with many killings taking place in
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6063: 6056: 6049: 6040: 6033: 6026: 6019: 6010: 6003: 5996: 5989: 5982: 5980:Bombing of Gorky 5975: 5968: 5961: 5941: 5934: 5925: 5918: 5911: 5902: 5895: 5888: 5881: 5870: 5863: 5856: 5849: 5847:Battle of Midway 5842: 5835: 5833:Battle of Gazala 5828: 5821: 5814: 5807: 5800: 5793: 5786: 5766: 5759: 5752: 5745: 5743:Battle of Borneo 5738: 5736:Malayan campaign 5731: 5724: 5717: 5710: 5703: 5696: 5689: 5682: 5680:Bombing of Gorky 5675: 5673:Battle of Moscow 5668: 5661: 5654: 5647: 5640: 5633: 5617: 5610: 5603: 5596: 5589: 5582: 5573: 5566: 5559: 5552: 5545: 5525: 5516: 5509: 5502: 5495: 5488: 5481: 5474: 5467: 5460: 5453: 5446: 5439: 5437:Battle of France 5432: 5425: 5418: 5411: 5404: 5397: 5377: 5370: 5363: 5356: 5349: 5342: 5335: 5313: 5306: 5299: 5292: 5290:Munich Agreement 5285: 5278: 5269: 5262: 5255: 5246: 5239: 5224: 5223: 5206: 5199: 5190: 5183: 5176: 5175:Soviet prisoners 5169: 5162: 5155: 5146: 5139: 5130: 5123: 5116: 5115:German prisoners 5111: 5091: 5082: 5075: 5068: 5063: 5056: 5049: 5042: 5035: 5028: 5021: 5014: 5007: 5000: 4993: 4986: 4979: 4972: 4963: 4956: 4949: 4942: 4935: 4928: 4921: 4914: 4907: 4900: 4893: 4886: 4879: 4872: 4865: 4858: 4851: 4844: 4837: 4817: 4810: 4803: 4796: 4789: 4782: 4775: 4768: 4761: 4754: 4747: 4727: 4720: 4713: 4706: 4698: 4691: 4684: 4675: 4668: 4660: 4653: 4651:French Indochina 4646: 4639: 4632: 4625: 4617: 4610: 4603: 4595: 4575: 4566: 4559: 4550: 4543: 4536: 4529: 4522: 4515: 4508: 4501: 4498:from August 1944 4489: 4482: 4475: 4468: 4461: 4454: 4447: 4440: 4433: 4421: 4414: 4407: 4400: 4393: 4381: 4373: 4366: 4359: 4352: 4345: 4338: 4331: 4319: 4312: 4305: 4298: 4283: 4282: 4263: 4256: 4249: 4242: 4235: 4224: 4209: 4202: 4195: 4190: 4181: 4174: 4167: 4158: 4151: 4144: 4142:Nanjing Massacre 4137: 4130: 4121: 4119:Nuremberg trials 4112: 4105: 4098: 4091: 4084: 4077: 4068: 4061: 4054: 4047: 4027: 4020: 4013: 4004: 3997: 3990: 3983: 3976: 3969: 3960: 3951: 3944: 3937: 3930: 3921: 3914: 3907: 3900: 3893: 3886: 3879: 3872: 3852: 3843: 3836: 3829: 3820: 3813: 3806: 3799: 3790: 3783: 3776: 3767: 3760: 3753: 3746: 3739: 3732: 3725: 3723:Asia and Pacific 3705: 3698: 3691: 3684: 3677: 3670: 3663: 3654: 3652:Mulberry harbour 3647: 3640: 3633: 3626: 3619: 3612: 3605: 3598: 3589: 3582: 3575: 3566: 3559: 3552: 3545: 3538: 3531: 3524: 3517: 3510: 3503: 3494: 3487: 3472: 3471: 3460: 3453: 3444: 3437: 3430: 3423: 3416: 3409: 3402: 3381: 3374: 3367: 3358: 3357: 3283: 3282: 3165: 3164: 3161: 2890: 2889: 2877:Alpine Foothills 2745: 2744: 2695:Gebiet Bialystok 2673: 2672: 2586: 2585: 2570: 2569: 2515: 2514: 2429:Tyrol–Vorarlberg 2392: 2391: 2366: 2365: 2362: 2307:Westphalia-South 2302:Westphalia-North 2222:Magdeburg-Anhalt 2142: 2141: 2137: 2129: 2120: 2119: 2094: 2087: 2080: 2071: 2070: 2057: 2056: 2047: 2046: 1965:Busiest airports 1873: 1827:State continuity 1747: 1745: 1744: 1734: 1732: 1731: 1721: 1719: 1718: 1697: 1690: 1683: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1656: 1621: 1618:Simon Wiesenthal 1604: 1598: 1573: 1567: 1554: 1545: 1539: 1533: 1525: 1519: 1506: 1497: 1490: 1484: 1478: 1472: 1466: 1410:units under the 1350:and Marines (in 1119:In Lithuania, a 1050:Alfred Rosenberg 980:Karelian Isthmus 842: 827: 820: 813: 804: 803: 793: 786: 779: 717:Helsinki Accords 682:State continuity 618:Operation Jungle 613:Operation Priboi 564:Baltic offensive 449:June deportation 251: 226: 225: 219: 212: 201: 194: 190: 187: 181: 179: 138: 114: 106: 99: 96: 90: 67: 59: 48: 26: 25: 18: 6728: 6727: 6723: 6722: 6721: 6719: 6718: 6717: 6648: 6647: 6646: 6641: 6634: 6627: 6613: 6611: 6599: 6590: 6583: 6576: 6569: 6560: 6553: 6546: 6537: 6532:Atomic bombings 6530: 6523: 6516: 6509: 6502: 6493: 6486: 6479: 6472: 6465: 6458: 6451: 6444: 6437: 6430: 6423: 6416: 6409: 6402: 6395: 6388: 6375: 6368: 6357: 6350: 6343: 6334: 6327: 6320: 6313: 6306: 6299: 6290: 6281: 6274: 6265: 6258: 6251: 6244: 6235: 6228: 6223:Eastern Romania 6221: 6216:Warsaw Uprising 6214: 6209:Tannenberg Line 6207: 6200: 6195:Western Ukraine 6193: 6184: 6177: 6168: 6159: 6150: 6143: 6136: 6125: 6116: 6103: 6096: 6087: 6080: 6073: 6066: 6059: 6052: 6045: 6036: 6029: 6022: 6013: 6006: 5999: 5992: 5987:Battle of Kursk 5985: 5978: 5971: 5964: 5957: 5944: 5937: 5928: 5921: 5914: 5905: 5898: 5891: 5884: 5875: 5866: 5859: 5852: 5845: 5838: 5831: 5824: 5817: 5810: 5803: 5798:St Nazaire Raid 5796: 5789: 5782: 5769: 5762: 5755: 5748: 5741: 5734: 5727: 5720: 5713: 5706: 5699: 5692: 5685: 5678: 5671: 5664: 5657: 5650: 5643: 5636: 5622: 5613: 5606: 5599: 5592: 5585: 5580:Anglo-Iraqi War 5578: 5571:Battle of Crete 5569: 5562: 5555: 5548: 5541: 5528: 5519: 5512: 5505: 5500:Eastern Romania 5498: 5491: 5484: 5477: 5470: 5463: 5456: 5449: 5442: 5435: 5428: 5421: 5414: 5407: 5400: 5393: 5380: 5373: 5366: 5359: 5352: 5345: 5338: 5331: 5318: 5309: 5302: 5295: 5288: 5281: 5274: 5265: 5258: 5251: 5242: 5235: 5209: 5202: 5195: 5186: 5179: 5174: 5165: 5158: 5151: 5142: 5135: 5126: 5119: 5114: 5107: 5094: 5087: 5078: 5071: 5066: 5061:Western Ukraine 5059: 5052: 5045: 5038: 5031: 5024: 5017: 5010: 5005:Northeast China 5003: 4996: 4989: 4982: 4975: 4968: 4959: 4952: 4945: 4938: 4931: 4924: 4917: 4910: 4903: 4896: 4889: 4882: 4875: 4868: 4861: 4854: 4847: 4840: 4833: 4820: 4813: 4806: 4799: 4792: 4785: 4778: 4771: 4764: 4757: 4750: 4743: 4730: 4723: 4716: 4711:Slovak Republic 4709: 4701: 4694: 4687: 4682:Empire of Japan 4680: 4671: 4663: 4656: 4649: 4642: 4635: 4628: 4620: 4613: 4606: 4598: 4591: 4578: 4571: 4562: 4555: 4546: 4539: 4532: 4525: 4518: 4511: 4504: 4492: 4485: 4478: 4471: 4464: 4457: 4450: 4443: 4436: 4424: 4417: 4410: 4403: 4396: 4384: 4376: 4369: 4362: 4355: 4348: 4341: 4334: 4322: 4315: 4308: 4301: 4294: 4268: 4259: 4252: 4245: 4238: 4227: 4212: 4205: 4198: 4194:Sexual violence 4193: 4186: 4177: 4170: 4163: 4154: 4147: 4140: 4133: 4126: 4117: 4108: 4101: 4094: 4087: 4080: 4073: 4064: 4057: 4050: 4043: 4030: 4023: 4016: 4009: 4000: 3993: 3986: 3979: 3972: 3963: 3954: 3947: 3940: 3933: 3924: 3917: 3912:Greek Civil War 3910: 3903: 3896: 3889: 3882: 3875: 3868: 3855: 3848: 3839: 3832: 3825: 3816: 3809: 3802: 3795: 3786: 3779: 3772: 3763: 3756: 3749: 3742: 3737:South-East Asia 3735: 3728: 3721: 3708: 3701: 3694: 3687: 3680: 3673: 3666: 3659: 3650: 3643: 3636: 3629: 3622: 3615: 3608: 3601: 3596:Military awards 3594: 3585: 3578: 3571: 3562: 3555: 3548: 3541: 3534: 3527: 3520: 3513: 3506: 3499: 3490: 3483: 3463: 3456: 3449: 3440: 3433: 3426: 3421: 3412: 3405: 3398: 3390: 3385: 3355: 3346: 3342:holiday resorts 3322: 3270: 3235: 3199: 3146: 3130: 3044: 2881: 2853: 2775: 2759: 2734: 2667: 2652: 2622: 2584: 2551: 2513: 2438: 2390: 2347: 2321: 2202:Halle-Merseburg 2187:Electoral Hesse 2177:Eastern Hanover 2114: 2112: 2105: 2098: 2068: 2063: 2035: 1989: 1948: 1937:Defence College 1914:Baltic Assembly 1902: 1874: 1865: 1800:by Nazi Germany 1753: 1742: 1740: 1729: 1727: 1716: 1714: 1706: 1701: 1671: 1665: 1630: 1625: 1624: 1614:Wayback Machine 1605: 1601: 1584:Wayback Machine 1574: 1570: 1555: 1548: 1540: 1536: 1526: 1522: 1507: 1500: 1491: 1487: 1479: 1475: 1467: 1463: 1458: 1446:Battle of Memel 1430: 1424: 1408:Soviet partisan 1343:Einsatzgruppe A 1303: 1297: 1287:was evacuated. 1246: 1240: 1180:Generalplan Ost 1165:legal successor 1141:Greater Germany 1090: 1034: 1029: 843: 833: 831: 797: 768: 767: 766: 731: 723: 722: 721: 684: 674: 673: 672: 602: 592: 591: 590: 569:Courland Pocket 559:Battle of Narva 553: 543: 542: 541: 519: 497: 474: 464: 463: 462: 430: 393: 365:Soviet–Estonian 361: 353: 343: 342: 341: 318:German–Estonian 303:Soviet–Estonian 299: 284: 274: 240: 220: 209: 208: 207: 202: 191: 185: 182: 139: 137: 127: 115: 100: 94: 91: 84: 72:This article's 68: 27: 23: 12: 11: 5: 6726: 6716: 6715: 6710: 6705: 6700: 6695: 6690: 6685: 6680: 6675: 6670: 6665: 6660: 6643: 6642: 6640: 6639: 6632: 6625: 6608: 6605: 6604: 6601: 6600: 6598: 6597: 6596: 6595: 6588: 6581: 6567: 6566: 6565: 6551: 6548:South Sakhalin 6544: 6543: 6542: 6528: 6521: 6514: 6507: 6500: 6499: 6498: 6484: 6477: 6470: 6463: 6456: 6449: 6442: 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1644:978-1138612945 1631: 1629: 1626: 1623: 1622: 1599: 1596:978-9984905433 1568: 1546: 1534: 1528:Martin Bormann 1520: 1498: 1485: 1473: 1460: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1426:Main article: 1423: 1420: 1416:Arturs SproÄŁis 1366:Arajs Kommando 1299:Main article: 1296: 1293: 1260:unleashed the 1242:Main article: 1239: 1236: 1212:and Latvia as 1172:Einsatzgruppen 1102:Baltic Germans 1089: 1086: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 961: 960: 955: 954: 953: 941: 928: 927: 922: 917: 912: 910:Toropets–Kholm 907: 896: 895: 890: 889: 888: 874: 873: 872: 862: 857: 848: 845: 844: 830: 829: 822: 815: 807: 799: 798: 796: 795: 788: 781: 773: 770: 769: 765: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 733: 732: 729: 728: 725: 724: 720: 719: 714: 709: 708: 707: 702: 697: 686: 685: 680: 679: 676: 675: 671: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 633:Lithuanian SSR 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 604: 603: 598: 597: 594: 593: 589: 588: 587: 586: 581: 571: 566: 561: 555: 554: 549: 548: 545: 544: 540: 539: 534: 529: 523: 518: 517: 512: 507: 501: 496: 495: 490: 485: 479: 475: 470: 469: 466: 465: 461: 460: 454: 453: 452: 451: 446: 444:from Lithuania 441: 436: 424: 423: 418: 412: 411: 410: 409: 404: 399: 387: 386: 384:OrzeƂ incident 380: 379: 378: 377: 372: 370:Soviet-Latvian 367: 355: 354: 349: 348: 345: 344: 340: 339: 333: 332: 331: 330: 325: 323:German–Latvian 320: 315: 310: 308:Soviet–Latvian 305: 293: 292: 286: 285: 280: 279: 276: 275: 273: 272: 267: 262: 256: 253: 252: 244: 243: 235: 234: 222: 221: 204: 203: 118: 116: 109: 102: 101: 81:the key points 71: 69: 62: 57: 31: 30: 28: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6725: 6714: 6711: 6709: 6706: 6704: 6701: 6699: 6696: 6694: 6691: 6689: 6686: 6684: 6681: 6679: 6676: 6674: 6671: 6669: 6666: 6664: 6661: 6659: 6656: 6655: 6653: 6637: 6633: 6630: 6626: 6623: 6622: 6617: 6610: 6609: 6606: 6593: 6589: 6586: 6582: 6579: 6575: 6574: 6572: 6568: 6563: 6559: 6558: 6556: 6555:Kuril Islands 6552: 6549: 6545: 6540: 6536: 6535: 6533: 6529: 6526: 6522: 6519: 6515: 6512: 6508: 6505: 6501: 6496: 6492: 6491: 6489: 6485: 6482: 6478: 6475: 6471: 6468: 6464: 6461: 6457: 6454: 6450: 6447: 6443: 6440: 6436: 6433: 6429: 6426: 6422: 6419: 6415: 6412: 6408: 6405: 6401: 6398: 6394: 6391: 6387: 6386: 6384: 6382: 6378: 6371: 6367: 6362: 6361: 6356: 6355: 6353: 6349: 6346: 6342: 6337: 6333: 6332: 6330: 6326: 6323: 6322:Syrmian Front 6319: 6316: 6312: 6309: 6305: 6302: 6298: 6295: 6294: 6289: 6286: 6285: 6280: 6277: 6273: 6270: 6269: 6268:Market Garden 6264: 6261: 6257: 6254: 6250: 6247: 6243: 6240: 6239: 6234: 6231: 6227: 6224: 6220: 6217: 6213: 6210: 6206: 6203: 6199: 6196: 6192: 6189: 6188: 6183: 6180: 6176: 6173: 6172: 6167: 6164: 6163: 6158: 6155: 6154: 6149: 6146: 6142: 6139: 6135: 6132: 6128: 6127:Monte Cassino 6124: 6121: 6120: 6115: 6114: 6112: 6110: 6106: 6099: 6095: 6090: 6086: 6083: 6079: 6078: 6076: 6072: 6069: 6065: 6062: 6058: 6055: 6051: 6048: 6044: 6039: 6035: 6034: 6032: 6028: 6025: 6021: 6018: 6017: 6012: 6009: 6005: 6002: 5998: 5995: 5991: 5988: 5984: 5981: 5977: 5974: 5970: 5967: 5963: 5960: 5956: 5955: 5953: 5951: 5947: 5940: 5936: 5933: 5932: 5927: 5924: 5920: 5917: 5913: 5910: 5909: 5904: 5901: 5897: 5894: 5890: 5887: 5883: 5880: 5879: 5874: 5869: 5865: 5862: 5858: 5857: 5855: 5851: 5848: 5844: 5841: 5837: 5834: 5830: 5827: 5823: 5820: 5816: 5813: 5809: 5806: 5802: 5799: 5795: 5792: 5788: 5785: 5781: 5780: 5778: 5776: 5772: 5765: 5761: 5758: 5754: 5751: 5747: 5744: 5740: 5737: 5733: 5730: 5726: 5723: 5719: 5716: 5712: 5709: 5705: 5702: 5698: 5695: 5691: 5688: 5684: 5681: 5677: 5674: 5670: 5667: 5663: 5660: 5656: 5653: 5649: 5646: 5642: 5639: 5635: 5631: 5630: 5625: 5621: 5616: 5612: 5611: 5609: 5605: 5602: 5598: 5595: 5591: 5588: 5584: 5581: 5577: 5572: 5568: 5567: 5565: 5561: 5558: 5554: 5551: 5547: 5544: 5540: 5539: 5537: 5535: 5531: 5524: 5523: 5518: 5515: 5511: 5508: 5504: 5501: 5497: 5494: 5493:Baltic states 5490: 5487: 5483: 5480: 5476: 5473: 5469: 5466: 5462: 5459: 5455: 5452: 5448: 5445: 5441: 5438: 5434: 5431: 5427: 5424: 5420: 5417: 5413: 5410: 5406: 5403: 5399: 5396: 5392: 5391: 5389: 5387: 5383: 5376: 5372: 5369: 5365: 5362: 5358: 5355: 5351: 5348: 5344: 5341: 5337: 5334: 5330: 5329: 5327: 5325: 5321: 5312: 5308: 5305: 5301: 5298: 5294: 5291: 5287: 5284: 5280: 5279: 5277: 5273: 5268: 5264: 5261: 5257: 5256: 5254: 5250: 5245: 5241: 5240: 5238: 5234: 5233: 5231: 5229: 5225: 5222: 5220: 5216: 5205: 5201: 5198: 5194: 5189: 5185: 5182: 5178: 5177: 5173: 5168: 5164: 5163: 5161: 5157: 5154: 5150: 5145: 5141: 5138: 5137:United States 5134: 5129: 5125: 5124: 5122: 5118: 5117: 5113: 5110: 5106: 5105: 5103: 5101: 5097: 5090: 5086: 5081: 5077: 5074: 5073:Quốc dĂąn ĐáșŁng 5070: 5069: 5065: 5062: 5058: 5055: 5051: 5048: 5044: 5041: 5037: 5034: 5030: 5027: 5023: 5020: 5016: 5013: 5009: 5006: 5002: 4999: 4995: 4992: 4988: 4985: 4981: 4978: 4974: 4971: 4967: 4962: 4958: 4955: 4951: 4950: 4948: 4944: 4941: 4937: 4934: 4930: 4927: 4923: 4920: 4916: 4913: 4909: 4906: 4902: 4899: 4895: 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4329: 4325: 4321: 4318: 4314: 4311: 4307: 4304: 4300: 4297: 4293: 4292: 4290: 4288: 4284: 4281: 4279: 4275: 4262: 4258: 4255: 4251: 4248: 4247:Comfort women 4244: 4241: 4237: 4234: 4231: / 4230: 4226: 4223: 4220: / 4219: 4216: / 4215: 4211: 4208: 4207:Camp brothels 4204: 4201: 4197: 4196: 4192: 4189: 4185: 4180: 4176: 4173: 4169: 4168: 4166: 4162: 4157: 4153: 4150: 4146: 4143: 4139: 4138: 4136: 4132: 4129: 4125: 4120: 4116: 4111: 4107: 4104: 4100: 4099: 4097: 4096:The Holocaust 4093: 4090: 4086: 4083: 4082:forced labour 4079: 4078: 4076: 4072: 4067: 4063: 4060: 4056: 4053: 4049: 4048: 4046: 4042: 4041: 4039: 4037: 4033: 4026: 4022: 4019: 4015: 4012: 4008: 4003: 3999: 3996: 3992: 3989: 3985: 3982: 3978: 3977: 3975: 3971: 3968: 3967: 3962: 3959: 3958: 3953: 3950: 3946: 3943: 3939: 3936: 3935:Marshall Plan 3932: 3929: 3928: 3923: 3920: 3916: 3913: 3909: 3906: 3902: 3899: 3895: 3892: 3888: 3885: 3881: 3878: 3874: 3871: 3867: 3866: 3864: 3862: 3858: 3851: 3847: 3842: 3838: 3837: 3835: 3831: 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2866: 2863: 2862: 2860: 2856: 2848: 2845: 2844: 2843: 2840: 2838: 2835: 2833: 2830: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2817: 2816:zone rĂ©servĂ©e 2813: 2812:Atlantic Wall 2809: 2806: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2790: 2788: 2786: 2782: 2772: 2769: 2768: 2766: 2762: 2756: 2753: 2752: 2750: 2746: 2743: 2741: 2737: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2716: 2713: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2701: 2698: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2688: 2686: 2683: 2682: 2680: 2678: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2663: 2649: 2646: 2644: 2641: 2639: 2638:Burgundy (SS) 2636: 2635: 2633: 2629: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2595: 2593: 2591: 2587: 2581: 2578: 2577: 2575: 2571: 2568: 2566: 2562: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2516: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2490: 2487: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2477: 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2457: 2455: 2452: 2451: 2449: 2445: 2435: 2432: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2420: 2417: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 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