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	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (B)
		The Battle of Algiers was a bitter conflict in Algiers from 1954 to 1962 between the Algerian nationalist population and the French colonial army and French settlers.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F2.HTM (17055 words)

	Battle of France Encyclopedia Article @ Worshipped.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In April 1940, the Germans launched an attack on the neutral countries of Denmark and Norway for strategic reasons.
		The resulting Battle of Arras demonstrated the ability of the heavily armoured British Matilda tanks (the German 37mm anti-tank guns proved ineffective against them) and the limited raid overran two German regiments.
		The great controversy of the Battle of the France focuses on causes for the catastrophic defeat suffered by the French army, and to a lesser extent, the Allies in general.
	www.worshipped.org /encyclopedia/Battle_of_France (6913 words)

	Battle of Arras (1940) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Arras, was an Allied counter-attack against the German blitzkrieg through France during World War II in 1940.
		The battle is historically credited with shaking the confidence of German High Command (OKW).
		Battle of Arras - Other battles throughout history in the same area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Arras_(1940) (530 words)

	Battle of Arras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Arras (1654) - encounter between French and Spanish troops.
		Battle of Arras (1914) - encounter battle during the Race to the Sea.
		Battle of Arras (1940) - Tank battle during the Battle of France, Second World War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Arras (167 words)

	1940
		The battle which is beginning today will decide the fate of the German nation for the next thousand years.
		Preliminary phase of Battle of Britain begins with German air attacks on Channel convoys and first large scale attack on Britain as 70 aircraft attack the dock facilities at Swansea and the Royal Ordnance Factory at Pembrey in Wales.
		Battle of Britain begins in earnest with 400 German planes attacking coastal areas of Britain including Dover, Weymouth and Portland; British claim 65 Luftwaffe planes down for the loss of 26 RAF fighters.
	www.wargamer.com /ww2timeline/1940western.asp (5149 words)

	Arras
		The battle of Arras in 1940 was one of the key battles of the German conquest of France.
		This counterattack by the allies could have changed the course of the war by cutting of the German Panzer spearheads.
		This game is part of the French Blitzkrieg series which will be covering the key battles of the campaign.
	www.geocities.com /schutze_games/Arras.html (116 words)

	Timeline 1940
		1940 Aug 25, The ‘parliaments’ of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania declared themselves ‘provisional Supreme Soviets’ and adopted new constitutions that were composed according to the example of the constitutions of already existing union republics of the USSR.
		1940 Aug, The Armies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were reorganized as territorial rifle corps of the Red Army and placed under the control of the political leaders of the Red Army.
		1940 Moldova was formed from the former Republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia.
	timelines.ws /20thcent/1940.HTML (11593 words)

	Point du Jour Battlefield Archaeology = Grimsby Chums 1917
		The Point du Jour is a piece of high ground north-east of Arras which formed part of the Brown Line objectives of 34th Division on 9th April 1917, the opening day of the Battle of Arras.
		For the casualties on 9th April 1917, 19 are on the Arras Memorial and four have graves.
		Weather conditions during the battle were harsh, and Bryant's history records that several men died of exposure.
	battlefields1418.50megs.com /point_du_jour.htm (1516 words)

	August 13th 1940
		But the essence of their brilliant handling of the struggle was that they saw so clearly that in a battle of attrition, they must be defeated.
		Fink himself made it back to his base at Arras and was fuming that he had been allowed to continue the raid without proper fighter cover, and that because of no proper communication he had five of his bombers shot down and a further five so badly damaged that three of them were beyond repair.
		KG54 had received the message that the raid had been canceled and they returned to their base, but the message was not conveyed to 1/ZG2 and the Bf110s continued their path across the Channel.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0025.html (5854 words)

	The 10th Battalion Green Howards (1914 - 1918) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In fairness to him, he was against this battle as he thought the chances of victory were slim.
		Just in time for the Battle of the Somme which began on the 1 July 1916.Prior to the Battle they were in the general area of the front line and were subject to attack by the Germans.
		This was one the objectives set and part of the overall battle for Passchendaele.The strength of the battalion at this time was 37 Officers and 966 men.
	website.lineone.net /~d.ord (7089 words)

	Erwin Rommel - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (listen (help·info)) (15 November 1891 – ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The award came as a result of the Battle of Longarone, and the capture of Mount Matajur, Slovenia, and its defenders, numbering 150 Italian officers, 7,000 men and 81 pieces of artillery.
		Rommel asked from Hitler command of a panzer division and, on 6 February 1940 only three months before the invasion, Rommel was given command of the 7th Panzer Division for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow"), the invasion of France and the Low Countries.
		Even then, their first battle was not against the British Eighth Army, but against the U.S. II Corps.
	www.millvalleycaus.com /section/Erwin_Rommel (5360 words)

	April 9
		1241 - Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeats the Polish and German[?] armies.
		1916 - World War I: Battle of Verdun - German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
		1917 - World War I: Battle of Arras[?] - The battle begins with Canadian forces executing a massive assault on the Vimy Ridge.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ap/April_9.html (537 words)

	WWII Game Photos & Reports
		Represents the Battle of Berlin in the Diplomacy Campaign.
		Battle Report: US-German Meeting Engagement in Normandy (Pictures taken with Kodak DC-50 digital camera).
		This battle report is on the MUN server, while the individual pictures, when enlarged, are on
	www.ucs.mun.ca /~tmarshal/gameswwii.htm (2062 words)

	Defence of Arras
		Division was to hold the line of the river Scarpe to the East of Arras, while the other two formations attacked to the South of that city.
		Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment) marched South from the Lens Area, to hold the river Scarpe between Fampoux and the Quarry east of Roeux.
		After a quiet morning, enemy shelling and air bombing commenced and it was obvious that the Germans had pinpointed a number of the Battalions positions.
	history.farmersboys.com /Battles/defence_of_arras.htm (965 words)

	The Invasion of France May 10 - June 22, 1940
		His forces made a disheartening attack on the Germans at the town of Arras, where the British tanks were shown to be unequal to the Germans.
		Churchill refused, saying the decisive battle would come over the skies of Britain, and every fighter would be needed there.
		The Battle of Britain is about to begin.” Pétain asked for an armistice on June 22, 1940.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/france_40.htm (1200 words)

	Erwin Rommel
		The award came as a result specifically from the Battle of Longarone, and the capture of Mount Matajur, Slovenia, and its defenders, numbering 150 Italian officers, 7000 men and 81 artillery guns.
		After his battles in Africa, Rommel concluded that any offensive movements would be impossible due to the overwhelming Allied air superiority.
		He argued that the tank forces should be dispersed in small units and kept in heavily fortified positions located as close to the front as possible, so they wouldn't have to move far and en masse when the invasion started.
	forums.canadiancontent.net /history/47846-erwin-rommel.html (4360 words)

	France in Defeat, 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Germans for many reasons are trying to whip into shape that part of the country which has fallen into their sphere of influence.
		Towns like Abbeville, Amiens, Cambrai, Arras, and scores of others are very largely destroyed, though in most places the churches and the cathedrals seem to be intact.
		This article was originally published in The Times of London on August 17, 1940, republished in The Times of London, Europe Under the Nazi Scourge (1941); Shirer, William L., The Collapse of the Third Republic: an inquiry into the fall of France in 1940 (1969).
	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /francedefeat.htm (1064 words)

	Bob Mackenzie - Battle of Arras 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This scenario depicts the famous Anglo-French counter attack against the flank of the German 7 Panzer Division in May 1940.
		Looking east - Arras is the collection of buildings in the top left.
		The British get a victory point for each of Betencourt, Wailly and Achicours if at midnight they have a tank and an infantry stand in them and there are no German tanks within 12" and no German infantry stands within 2".
	homepage.ntlworld.com /bob_mackenzie/Arras.htm (719 words)

	Tarrif.net - Battle of France Timeline
		Rommel's panzers clash with French armor at Phillippeville in first major tank battle of the war.
		Churchill flies to Belgium where General Gamelin informs him that the battle is lost.
		Lord Gort launches an attack on the Germans at Arras but is repulsed after heavy fighting.
	www.tarrif.net /wwii/guides/bof_timeline.htm (1720 words)

	www.BattleSim.com :: View topic - SEP 12 2004 - WWII Battle of Arras - WARNING ORDER & OP
		Conceived originally as an attempt to strengthen the British defense of Arras which was threatened by the extension of the German panzer corridor from the Meuse towards the sea, the Arras counter-attack turned into the most fruitful British operation of the 1940 campaign.
		Moving east of Arras and southward with the aim of 'mopping up' Germans in the vicinity, its leading elements were surprised to find that the Germans were present in the area in great and organized strength.
		The area is battle torn and there is a mine field between the Americans and the objective.
	www.battlesim.com /battlesim/forums/viewtopic.php?p=8071 (1368 words)

	tanks
		However, they were often used as battle tanks, such as when Churchill's were fighting the formidable German Tiger Tanks in the battle for Hill 112 in Normandy.
		They were used at the Battle of Arras in 1940, and for one of the few times in the history of British Tanks in WW2, their armour was so thick that the Germans had trouble knocking them out.
		It was not received very well, which is quite surprising as its main gun was a 2 pdr, the same as the Cruiser Tanks of that time.
	www.geocities.com /britsatwar/tanks.html (1546 words)

	No. 10 Squadron - United Kingdom Nuclear Forces
		He thought the bomb was the modern equivalent of the medieval arrow, and the wings were added to indicate great speed.
		Battle Honours:Western Front 1915-1918, Loos, Somme 1916, Arras, Somme 1918, Channel and North Sea 1940-1945, Norway 1940, Ruhr 1940-1945, Fortress Europe 1940-1944, German Ports 1940-1945, Biscay Ports 1940-1945, Berlin 1940-1945, Invasion Ports 1940, France and Germany 1944-1945, Norway 1944, Rhine, Gulf 1991
		The Squadron's next major action was during the Battle of Arras in April 1917 when it also carried out some bombing sorties.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/uk/10sqn.htm (473 words)

	North West Europe, 1940, Second World War
		Note: British battle honours were published in separate regimental lists between 1957 and 1960.
		British Expeditionary Force, France, 1940, by Leo Niehorster (World War II Armed Forces Orders of Battle and Organizations).
		British Expeditionary Force Order of Battle, 1940 by Conor Savoy.
	www.regiments.org /wars/20ww2/eur-nw40.htm (195 words)

	Battle of Arras
		88 mm German AA guns used as anti-tank guns during the Battle of Arras shown in military art print.
		German 88mm guns of Rommel's 7th Panzer division devastate Matilda tanks of the British 1st Tank Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).
		Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 and a selection of 50 historical prints of earlier periods.
	www.military-art.com /dhm840.htm (767 words)

	Tour of the battlefields of Arras: Arras
		The square in front of Arras railway station contains not only the impressive town war memorial, but this reminder that the men of the Tank Corps fought here in 1917, and their sons returned 23 years later.
		"In memory of the officers and men of the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments killed at the Battle of Arras 21st - 23rd May 1940 and their predecessors of the Tank Corps who fell at Arras in the Great War".
		Our tour of the Arras battlefields ends here.
	www.1914-1918.net /sacredground/Arras/arras.htm (94 words)

	The Battle of Britain - 1940
		During the Battle Of Britain, Fighter Command lost 507 aircrew killed (of 14 different nationalities) and 500 wounded, but for the loss of 915 aircraft they destroyed 1733 German planes.
		In all the praise given to the Allied pilots who preserved Britain and the free world from Nazi conquest, there has been no more eloquent tribute than that paid by Winston Churchill....,
		The Luftwaffe Order of Battle at 7th September 1940
	members.tripod.com /Rush_9/OoBob.htm (174 words)

	Battlefront - Producers of fine metal and resin miniatures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The pilot models were ready as early as April 1938, but production difficulties meant only 2 were in service at the outbreak of war in September 1939.
		By early 1940 the first units were in service in France with the 7th Royal Tank Regiment and were very successful at the Battle of Arras, proving the superiority of their armour against the 3.7cm Anti Tank guns of the Germans.
		They went on to see extensive service in North Africa where Italian tank or anti-tank guns could not stop them.
	www.battlefront.co.nz /Article.asp?ArticleID=334 (667 words)

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