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- ...sdale (DD-426)|USS ''Lansdale'' (DD-426)]], sunk by a [[torpedo]], and two German aircrew. ...ne]] sweep and patrol operations until the [[end of World War II in Europe|German unconditional surrender]] on 7 May.7 KB (1,084 words) - 22:14, 2 July 2010
- ...C.]], to participate in experiments on the method of control used by the [[Nazi]]s in their [[Glide bomb|glider bombs]]. ...intercepted radio messages which enabled her to give warning of impending German air attacks. ''Herbert C. Jones'' received the [[Navy Unit Commendation]] f6 KB (847 words) - 22:10, 2 July 2010
- ...O-501]], ex-[[U-1224]], at {{coord|18|08|N|33|13|W}}. 13 May as the former German ship was heading for her new home in Japan. ...r emergency assistance to survivors of carrier ''Block Island'', sunk by a German [[torpedo]] off the [[Canary Islands]]. ''Haverfield'' rescued one of six '10 KB (1,475 words) - 22:09, 2 July 2010
- == Sinking the German Submarine U-515 == ...dgehogs]]. The [[depth charges]] forced the U-boat to the surface, but the German sailors were determined to fight to a finish with the [[torpedo]]es. ''Flah8 KB (1,118 words) - 22:18, 2 July 2010
- ...found on almost every battlefield, making it one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide varie ...e Allied slang for anti-aircraft fire, ''ack-ack'', does not come from the German, but is a World War I term from the initials "AA" (or AAA) ''Artillerie Ant22 KB (3,358 words) - 22:40, 1 July 2010
- |image=[[File:German gun from SMS Bremse - geograph.org.uk - 118942.jpg|300px]] ...bsp;cm '''S'''chnellade'''k'''anone (quick-loading gun)) 45 caliber) was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.5 KB (713 words) - 22:20, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{UK}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flag|Netherlands}}<br />{{flag|Finland}}<br />{{flag|Lithu ...tember 2007|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> Those weapons captured after the German conquest of Europe were taken into [[Wehrmacht]] service as the ''7.5 4 KB (547 words) - 22:10, 1 July 2010
- |caption=15 cm SK C/25 in Drh LC/35 turret on [[German cruiser Nürnberg|''Nürnberg'']] |origin={{flag|Nazi Germany}}6 KB (866 words) - 22:14, 1 July 2010
- |caption=15 cm SK C/28 in Drh LC/34 turret from [[German warship Gneisenau (1936)|Gneisenau]] used as coast-defense guns in [[Denmar |origin={{flag|Nazi Germany}}10 KB (1,496 words) - 22:14, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{navy|Nazi Germany}} ...'20 cm SK C/34 naval gun''' was the main battery gun used on all [[Germany|German]] [[World War II]] [[heavy cruiser]]s.4 KB (546 words) - 22:15, 1 July 2010
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- |origin={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |used_by={{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flag|Spain}}5 KB (716 words) - 22:16, 1 July 2010
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- |image=[[Image:German 12.8 cm Flak 40 - static mount.jpg|300px]] |origin={{flag|Nazi Germany}}4 KB (565 words) - 22:19, 1 July 2010
- |origin={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |used_by=[[Nazi Germany]], [[Finland]]13 KB (1,890 words) - 22:22, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Nazi Germany}} ...e guns were loaded at +2.5° and used a telescoping chain-operated rammer. German manuals quoted 26 seconds for the firing cycle, although ''Bismarck'' avera10 KB (1,464 words) - 22:33, 1 July 2010
- |origin={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}} The '''4.2 cm Pak 41''' was a light [[anti-tank gun]] issued to German [[Luftwaffe|airborne units]] in [[World War II]]. This gun was externally s2 KB (281 words) - 22:34, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flag|Italy}}<br />{{flag|Finland}} ...the ''Cannone da 75/49'' or ''75/50''. Surviving guns were taken back into German service after Italy's surrender in 1943. 20 were sold to the Finns in Novem3 KB (495 words) - 22:39, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flagicon|Slovakia|1939}} [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|S ...><ref name=k>Kliment and Nakládal, p. 124</ref> One hundred seven were in German service in August 1943, declining to twenty by October 1944.<ref>Gander and3 KB (462 words) - 22:40, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}} ...gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939]] were taken into [[Wehrma2 KB (306 words) - 22:45, 1 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flag|Yugoslavia}}<br />{{flag|Soviet Union}} ...roce 1938|date=24 March 2005|accessdate=2009-05-23}}</ref> Twelve were in German service between August 1943 and June 1944.<ref>Gander and Chamberlain, p. 13 KB (358 words) - 22:48, 1 July 2010
- ...Marine Siege Regiment]] at [[Dover]] in [[Kent]] to bombard [[Nazi Germany|German]] batteries and shipping in the [[Calais]] area<ref>http://www.doverpages.c5 KB (820 words) - 22:56, 1 July 2010
- ;{{Flag|Germany|Nazi}}: Used Polish guns [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|captured in 1939]] as '''3, ...m. After Poland was occupied, most of the guns fell into the hands of the German and [[Soviet]] armies.8 KB (1,277 words) - 16:43, 2 July 2010
- |origin= [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] |used_by= [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]1 KB (203 words) - 20:13, 2 July 2010
- ...Armory]], based on the [[World War II]]–era design of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Mauser MG 213]], a 20 mm (and 30 mm) cannon developed for the2 KB (286 words) - 20:49, 2 July 2010
- |origin={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}} ...sp;mm MG 151/20''' cannon which was widely used on many types of [[Germany|German]] ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' fighters, fighter bombers, night fighters, ground attac10 KB (1,476 words) - 20:52, 2 July 2010
- |origin={{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] ...ensive and a defensive weapon. It saw widespread use in those roles by the German [[Luftwaffe]], particularly during the early stages of [[World War II]], al7 KB (970 words) - 20:52, 2 July 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Nazi Germany}} ...' is the designation of a 30 mm [[autocannon]] used in [[Nazi Germany|German]] combat aircraft during [[World War II]]. Although accurate and powerful,3 KB (498 words) - 09:45, 19 September 2010
- |used_by={{flag|Nazi Germany}} ..."machine cannon") was a [[30 mm caliber]] [[autocannon]] manufactured in [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] during [[World War II]] by [[Rheinmetall]]-[[August Borsi10 KB (1,518 words) - 20:53, 2 July 2010
- ...}}<br>{{flag|Australia}}<br>{{flag|Belgium}}<br>{{flag|Ireland}}<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} ... mm 2-pounder could outperform a typical 37 mm piece such as the German [[3.7 cm PaK 36]] or the [[Bofors 37 mm]], and hugely outclassed smaller 2516 KB (2,285 words) - 21:09, 2 July 2010
- ...ina]]. These weapons were originally naval anti-aircraft weapons for the [[German Navy]]. <ref>[http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/11aa.htm] Taki's Imperial Ja4 KB (554 words) - 21:41, 2 July 2010
- ...legedly used by [[Western Allies|allied spies]] to sabotage [[Nazi Germany|German]] planes. A mercury paste was applied to bare [[aluminium]], causing the me69 KB (10,077 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
- ..., Germany's rapid rearmament policy after 1935 proved contradictory to the Nazi Party autarkic ambitions and imports of raw materials rose by 10% over the8 KB (1,163 words) - 15:33, 18 September 2010
- ...ugs|anti-addictive]] for use in patients on opioids. It was developed in [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] in 1937. Although chemically unlike [[morphine]] or [[her After the war, all German patents, trade names and research records were requisitioned and expropriat61 KB (8,865 words) - 22:13, 21 September 2010
- ...r falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival will go on until October 3 ([[German Unity Day]]). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the 1st Sunday is Octo In 1933, the Bavarian white and blue flag was replaced with the [[Flag of Nazi Germany|swastika flag]]. From 1939 to 1945, due to [[World War II]], no Okt27 KB (3,757 words) - 21:52, 26 September 2010
- *'''2008'''. Carsten Bockstette, a German military officer serving at the [[George C. Marshall Center for European Se ...ce, nor to the [[NKVD]] in the Soviet Union or the [[Gestapo]] in [[Nazism|Nazi]] Germany, but only to those who opposed the two dictatorships. Historian R95 KB (13,550 words) - 21:57, 26 September 2010
- ...plans for the use of such resistance in the event of a [[Operation Sealion|German invasion]].<ref>{{cite web | author = British Resistance Organisation | tit ...hobic organizations such as [[White Aryan Resistance]] and the British neo-Nazi [[Combat 18]] have adopted and advocate the tactic. The modern [[Ku Klux Kl26 KB (3,696 words) - 21:57, 26 September 2010
- For the German anarchist [[Gustav Landauer]] "propaganda of the deed" meant the creation o ...78'''. Failed assassination attempt of [[Max Hödel]] against [[William I, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm I]].39 KB (5,660 words) - 21:57, 26 September 2010
- ...uerilla group [[EOKA]] in Cyprus, [[Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck]] and the German [[Schutztruppe]] in the [[World War I]], [[Josip Broz Tito]] and the [[Yugo ...ord ''guerra'' "war", literally "little war". It derives from the Old High German word ''Werra'' or from the middle Dutch word ''warre''; adopted by the [[Vi42 KB (6,147 words) - 21:57, 26 September 2010
- ...olence.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Heneghan | first=Tom | title=Low profile for German Koran challenger | date=2004-11-11 | publisher=SwissInfo, Reuters|url=http: ..., and the storming of European buildings and desecration of the Danish and German flags in Gaza City.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Storm grows over Mohammad cart89 KB (13,847 words) - 21:58, 26 September 2010
- ...], the [[Mexican Mafia]] and [[Sureños]], the [[Aryan Brotherhood]] and [[Nazi Lowriders]] along with [[Public Enemy No.1]], the [[Nuestra Familia]] and [ ...dged to be criminal organizations, while other organizations such as the [[German Army High Command]] {{Dubious|date=March 2008}} were indicted but acquitted23 KB (3,128 words) - 21:58, 26 September 2010
- ...s Weisfeiler]] is thought to have disappeared near [[Colonia Dignidad]], a German colony founded by anti-Communist [[Paul Schäfer]] in Chile, which was used ...ight and Fog''), to describe those who disappeared after being arrested by Nazi forces without any warning. The Nazis also applied this policy against poli31 KB (4,494 words) - 17:29, 27 September 2010
- ...ommunity... who kills, maims or seriously injures a member of the American Nazi party." Rubin was charged with solicitation of murder but acquitted in 1981 ...nt, Egyptian; 4 percent, French, Iranian, and Iraqi; 1 percent, Polish and German; and 23 percent were not connected with any states. Sixty-two percent of al32 KB (4,835 words) - 17:29, 27 September 2010
- ...n Pastorius|a group of German-Americans]] in the United States working for Nazi Germany).<ref>[http://www.law.syr.edu/academics/centers/insct/Military%20Fo47 KB (7,124 words) - 17:32, 27 September 2010
- ...attack on [[Finland]] on June 25, 1941, as an answer to the [[Nazi Germany|German]] attack on [[Russia]] of June 22 ([[Operation Barbarossa]] leading to the ...etermined that no Allied invasion was imminent, and therefore rejected the German argument that Germany was entitled to attack Norway.<ref>[http://www.abanet20 KB (3,150 words) - 17:32, 27 September 2010
- |caption4 = German Heliogen brand radio showing "basket-weave" coil, 1935 In some Nazi occupied countries there were widespread confiscations of radio sets from t73 KB (10,437 words) - 14:50, 10 December 2011