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  2. Bombing of Hanover in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The aerial bombings of Hanover are a series of eighty-eight air raids by Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on the German city of Hanover during World War II. [1] [2] Collectively these air raids killed 6,782 persons, predominantly civilian residents.

  3. Operation Hannover - Wikipedia

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    Operation Hannover or Operation Hanover (sources vary) was a German operation in April–June 1942 aimed at eliminating Soviet partisans, airborne troops and encircling Red Army soldiers near Vyazma (Smolensk Oblast). The operation was a complete success for the Germans.

  4. 131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia

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    Hanover, Germany: The 131st Infantry Division (German: 131. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Operational history The 131st ...

  5. German Army (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The German Army (German: Heer, German: ⓘ; lit. ' army ') was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, [b] the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946. [4]

  6. List of German divisions in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...

  7. British occupation zone in Germany - Wikipedia

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    German policemen are disarmed shortly after the entry of British forces into Hanover in 1945. As soon as the surrender of Germany had been announced British forces executed "Operation Eclipse": the disarmament of the German armed forces and the occupation, rehabilitation and de-nazification of Germany.

  8. Unraveling a mystery: Why a New Hanover High School ring was ...

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    A New Hanover High School class ring was found on a dead German solider in World War II. That's where the mystery begins.

  9. Maximilian von Herff - Wikipedia

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    Maximilian von Herff was born in Hanover on 17 April 1893, the son of a general practitioner. The Protestant von Herff family originated from Herve in Belgium and moved to the Palatinate in 1577 to escape religious persecution.