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2592:Netherlands
2545:Free France
2296:Prosecution
2097:Osoaviakhim
1967:West Africa
1951:East Africa
1598:Conferences
1453:October 20,
1321:Seiichi Ito
1237:Engagements
1175:forces and
1063:Mutanchiang
884:New Britain
600:Pacific War
451:Seiichi ItĆ
59:August 2024
51:introducing
4792:Categories
4600:West Hunan
4433:Pointblank
3769:Silver Fox
3755:Summer War
3508:Winter War
3487:Phoney War
3268:Azerbaijan
3229:Yugoslavia
3124:Luxembourg
2966:Resistance
2713:Yugoslavia
2578:Luxembourg
2380:Sook Ching
2176:War crimes
1778:Technology
1771:Opposition
1713:Lend-Lease
1690:Australian
1683:Home front
1641:Blitzkrieg
1591:Casualties
1582:Commanders
1554:Operations
1487:2010-06-14
1364:Royal Navy
1008:Sagami Bay
997:Starvation
879:New Guinea
470:Minoru Ota
287:Roy Geiger
34:references
4665:Manchuria
4551:Indochina
4327:Bagration
3778:Lithuania
3423:Anschluss
3220:Viet Minh
3117:Lithuania
3059:Hong Kong
2829:Manchukuo
2784:Azad Hind
2443:Australia
2243:Aftermath
2106:Paperclip
2001:Aftermath
1801:Total war
1669:Diplomacy
1632:In Europe
1302:kamikazes
1231:surrender
1052:Kantokuen
959:Air raids
874:Australia
864:Coral Sea
758:Singapore
753:Hong Kong
414:Isamu Cho
112:Tennessee
110:USS
4776:Category
4725:document
4635:document
4492:Ardennes
4476:Budapest
4424:Crossbow
4302:Overlord
4141:Smolensk
3359:Timeline
3194:Slovakia
3180:Thailand
3031:Ethiopia
2996:Bulgaria
2920:Portugal
2858:Thailand
2740:Bulgaria
2518:Eswatini
2511:Ethiopia
2464:Bulgaria
2289:Unit 731
2250:Response
2067:Keelhaul
2017:Cold War
1990:Americas
1981:timeline
1974:Atlantic
1854:Theaters
1370:See also
1272:Marianas
1253:Iwo Jima
1242:Iwo Jima
1225:and the
1135:Iwo Jima
1070:Chongjin
1031:Downfall
969:Yokosuka
786:Tiderace
743:Thailand
558:and the
533:and the
140:Location
4702:Shumshu
4469:Hungary
4416:Estonia
4400:Lapland
4378:Dragoon
4311:Neptune
4293:Ichi-Go
4259:Tempest
4201:Changde
4156:Cottage
4048:Jubilee
3764:Finland
3662:Compass
3368:Prelude
3321:Finland
3207:Vietnam
3173:Romania
3045:Germany
3024:Estonia
3010:Denmark
2989:Belgium
2982:Austria
2975:Albania
2906:Ireland
2892:Andorra
2876:Neutral
2843:Romania
2777:Hungary
2762:Finland
2634:Romania
2526:Finland
2504:Denmark
2450:Belgium
2436:Algeria
2142:Romania
2128:Hungary
1884:Pacific
1608:General
1562:Leaders
1547:Battles
1540:Outline
1472:Ryukyus
1293:Okinawa
1282:Okinawa
1264:bombers
1257:fighter
1192:Volcano
1146:Kikusui
1140:Okinawa
1023:Shumshu
908:Ellwood
773:Vietnam
495:†
476:†
457:†
435: (
420:†
401:†
382:†
274:†
166:victory
47:improve
4679:Debate
4651:Taipei
4644:Borneo
4222:Tarawa
3416:Europe
3377:Africa
3166:Poland
3152:Norway
3131:Malaya
3110:Latvia
3052:Greece
3038:France
2934:Sweden
2899:Bhutan
2627:Poland
2613:Norway
2585:Mexico
2552:Greece
2538:France
2476:Canada
2457:Brazil
2427:Allies
2373:Serbia
2362:Poland
2135:Poland
2121:Baltic
1914:Europe
1616:Topics
1568:Allied
1434:
1403:(2004)
1337:Kyushu
1333:Honshu
1317:Ten-Go
1312:Yamato
1304:under
1196:Ryukyu
1173:Allied
1153:Ten-Go
793:Zipper
779:Jurist
748:Malaya
707:Ceylon
641:Midway
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164:Allied
160:Result
36:, but
4455:Leyte
4285:Narva
4271:Anzio
4229:Makin
4187:Burma
4071:Torch
4040:Rzhev
4001:Kiska
3087:Korea
3073:Japan
3066:Italy
2948:Tibet
2927:Spain
2805:Italy
2566:Italy
2559:India
2483:China
2358:Japan
1958:Italy
1870:China
1822:Women
1341:Tokyo
964:Tokyo
952:Japan
869:Timor
215:Japan
4521:1945
4249:1944
4090:1943
4018:Blue
4008:Attu
3915:1942
3674:1941
3526:1940
3464:1939
3393:Asia
3240:POWs
3080:Jews
2798:Iraq
2724:Axis
2674:Tuva
2490:Cuba
1575:Axis
1455:2006
1432:ISBN
1335:and
1194:and
1167:The
974:Kure
661:Truk
147:and
132:Date
1183:of
438:POW
95:of
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