Erich Raeder

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Erich Raeder, 1928

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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70th Anniversary of V-E Day

Map/infographic of the Dunkirk Evacuation May 26-June 4, 1940. World War II. France. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Dunkirk Evacuation

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How the Normandy Invasion Happened: Infographic Overview

pg 159Explosions rock American base at Pearl Harbor following surprise Japanese attack, December 7, 1941.To Japan, an eventual attack on the United States, specifically on the island outpost of Hawaii, was aninevitable beginning of military action agains

Pearl Harbor in Context

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70 Years After Hiroshima

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6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Odissi Indian classical female dancer on white background. (Indian dancer; classical dancer; Indian dance)

6 Classical Dances of India

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Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

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Erich Raeder: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

beginning of World War II
- In Third Reich: Early conquests and the expanding war
role in the Wehrmacht
- In Wehrmacht: The clash of commands
sentence at Nürnberg trials
- In Nürnberg trials

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 20, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 03, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 02, 2023
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Erich Raeder.	Yamini Chauhan	Apr 29, 2014
	Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Erich Raeder.	Yamini Chauhan	Apr 28, 2014
	Added new Web site: Famous Trials - The Nuremberg Trials.	Marco Sampaolo	Sep 01, 2006
	Added new Web site: Famous Trials - The Nuremberg Trials.	Marco Sampaolo	Sep 01, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998