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  2. Defender of the Motherland Day - Wikipedia

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    On this day military units of the Tashkent Garrison line up in Independence Square, and accept congratulations and awards from the president and the minister of defense. [3] Holiday activities also include a wreath laying ceremony at the Monument to the Independence of Uzbekistan and the Timur monument.

  3. Union for the Defense of the Motherland and Freedom - Wikipedia

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    The Union for the Defense of the Motherland and Freedom was a military anti-Bolshevik organisation. It was founded by Boris Savinkov in March 1918, and sanctioned by the command of the Volunteer Army led by Generals Lavr Kornilov and Mikhail Alekseev. In July 1918, it organized the Yaroslavl, Rybinsk and Murom revolts.

  4. She Defends the Motherland - Wikipedia

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    Praskovya Lukyanova, a rural villager in the USSR, first loses her husband in battle at the outbreak of WWII, and then her only young son, who is run over deliberately by a Nazi tank driven by a soldier wearing an eyepatch, as the Germans take over the village.

  5. Straja Țării - Wikipedia

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    Logo and badge of Straja Țării. Straja Țării (Romanian - roughly, The Sentinel of the Motherland; also known as Străjeria - translatable as The Sentinel) was a youth organization in the Kingdom of Romania, created in 1935 by King Carol II to counter the growing influence the Iron Guard had over the youth of Romania.

  6. Homeland - Wikipedia

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    Within the British Empire, many natives in the colonies came to think of Britain as the mother country of one, large nation. India is often personified as Bharat Mata (Mother India). The French commonly refer to France as "la mère patrie"; [2] Hispanic countries that were former Spanish colonies commonly referred to Spain as "la Madre Patria".

  7. Defender of the Motherland Medal - Wikipedia

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    It is presented by the President, heads of central and local executive power bodies, leaders of military formations and foreign representatives. The medal may be awarded posthumously. The "Defender of the Motherland" Medal may be revoked by the President of Ukraine in cases of the recipient being convicted of a grave crime. [1]

  8. Defence and Citizenship Day (France) - Wikipedia

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    Defence and Citizenship Day (French: Journée Défense et Citoyenneté, pronounced [ʒuʁne defɑ̃s e sitwajɛnte]) is a day established in 1998 in France by the French president, Jacques Chirac, during his first presidential mandate in the context of the national service reform.

  9. Armorica - Wikipedia

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    The Roman geographical area of Armorica. The Seine and the Loire are marked in red. In ancient times, Armorica or Aremorica (Gaulish: Aremorica; Breton: Arvorig [arˈvoːrik]; French: Armorique) was a region of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire that includes the Brittany Peninsula, and much of historical Normandy.