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Mulberry artificial harbour during the Normandy Invasion

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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium

When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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combat support logistic specialization self-containment military supply global logistics service support quartering military base coaling station supply train tactics strategy law of war rules of engagement proxy war Pyrrhic victory guerrilla warfare naval warfare ethnic conflict air warfare

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Groener, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Groener

German general and politician