The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 29Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 254
... commander in chief and confided to him all the most reliable troops , especially the Siberian . The offensive , which was launched on July 1 , began with a heartening success , but the process of demoralization had gone too far , and ...
... commander in chief and confided to him all the most reliable troops , especially the Siberian . The offensive , which was launched on July 1 , began with a heartening success , but the process of demoralization had gone too far , and ...
Page 392
... commander , Gen. Maxime Weygand , canceled the order pending consulta- tion with the commanders in the pocket . Flying to Calais on May 21 , Weygand talked with King Leopold III of the Belgians and with General Billotte , the army group ...
... commander , Gen. Maxime Weygand , canceled the order pending consulta- tion with the commanders in the pocket . Flying to Calais on May 21 , Weygand talked with King Leopold III of the Belgians and with General Billotte , the army group ...
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... Commanders . - Selecting a su- preme commander for the cross - Channel invasion was no easy matter . When an invasion in 1943 had seemed possible and the bulk of the resources would have been British , Churchill had informed General ...
... Commanders . - Selecting a su- preme commander for the cross - Channel invasion was no easy matter . When an invasion in 1943 had seemed possible and the bulk of the resources would have been British , Churchill had informed General ...
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