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In general a "line of contact" refers to the demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent. Final positions of the Western Allied and Soviet armies, May 8, 1945. Areas not yet occupied also indicated. The first contacts were made by the US 273rd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division and Soviet 58th ...
Decoupage or découpage ( / ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ /; [ 1] French: [dekupaʒ]) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from ...
The French demarcation line was the boundary line marking the division of Metropolitan France into the territory occupied and administered by the German Army ( Zone occupée) in the northern and western part of France and the Zone libre (Free zone) in the south during World War II. It was created by the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the fall ...
Zero hour (1945) Ruined buildings in Nuremberg, May 1945. Zero hour ( German: Stunde Null, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə nʊl]) is a term referring to the capitulation at midnight on 8 May 1945 and the immediately following weeks in Germany. [ 1] It marked the end of World War II in Europe and the start of a new, non-Nazi Germany. [ 2]
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Kennkarte. The Kennkarte served as the basic identification document issued to German nationals from the age of 15 onwards with place of residence or permanent residence in the territory of Germany during the Third Reich era, including German-occupied territories. [1] [2] It was introduced through the ordinance on identity cards of July 22 ...
World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union , United Kingdom, China and others against the Axis of Germany , Japan , Italy and others .
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series is the first version of all three combat flight simulation games from Microsoft. It was released on 28 October 1998 and it is set in the European Theatre of World War II. This game spawned two sequels: Combat Flight Simulator 2 in 2000 and Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe in 2002.