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19 hours ago · Explosive remnants from the Second World War have been found under the old airport in Athens. A total of 314 bombs left there by the German Luftwaffe were defused. The munitions depot was located ...
19 hours ago · Klaipėda (/ ˈ k l eɪ p ɛ d ə /; Lithuanian: [ˈkɫɐɪpʲeːdɐ] ⓘ; German: Memel; Russian: Клайпеда); is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the third largest city in Lithuania, the fifth largest city in the Baltic States and the capital of Klaipėda County, as well as the only major seaport in the country.
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19 hours ago · In Germany, it was used by the kingdoms of Prussia, Hanover, Saxony and Bavaria, and was adopted as anthem of the German Empire ("Heil dir im Siegerkranz") after unification in 1871. It remains as the national anthem of Liechtenstein, and was used by Switzerland until 1961. Musical adaptations Composers
- September 1745; 278 years ago
- God Save the Queen, (when the UK monarch is female)
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19 hours ago · It has been just over 120 years since the German Richard Fiedler showed the German Army the first prototypes of his flammenwefer, the modern flamethrower. That device, in 1901, was inspired by ideas that have been around at least since the time of the Greeks and the Roman Empire, when liquid fuels began to circulate, which combined with the ...
19 hours ago · German Empire: Victory. London Protocol; 1864 Second War of Schleswig Denmark German Confederation: Austrian Empire Prussia; Defeat. Treaty of Vienna (1864) 1878 Fireburn Denmark Supported by United Kingdom United States France: Queens of the Fireburn Labor Rioters Victory. Rebellion ended; deaths of 60 black laborers; 879 acres were burned ...
19 hours ago · British‐German‐Belgian-Slovak co‐production Cannibal: Marian Dora: Carsten Frank Horror: Casino Royale: Martin Campbell: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Isaach de Bankolé, Ludger Pistor, Jürgen Tarrach Action, Spy: British‐American‐German‐Czech co‐production City for Ransom
19 hours ago · Berlin [bɛr'li:n] ist die Hauptstadt und ein Land der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Die Großstadt ist mit rund 3,8 Millionen Einwohnern die bevölkerungsreichste und mit 892 Quadratkilometern die flächengrößte Gemeinde Deutschlands sowie die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt der Europäischen Union.
