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    Quote Originally Posted by Aymer de Valence View Post
    Battle off Samar,or primarily, Leyte Gulf
    Correct sir! These are destroyers from Taffy 3 laying a smoke screen. If anyone is interested in reading about an amazing feat of naval guts, this battle is a must research.



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    Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!

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    Marines landing at Inchon.

    Korean War.

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    Yep, your turn
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    Battle of Poltava maybe?

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    Correct!

    can someone rep Oda please.

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    Repped,
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    since no-one replied...
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    Battle of Hong Kong (AKA Fall of Hong Kong), attack on the North Point power station - 1941.






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    Correct! Rep!
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    umm... no rep has shown up yet .


    Need specifics for this battle; Landing location and Regiment.
    Last edited by Spear Dog; September 21, 2014 at 02:53 AM.






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    Date, April 25, 1915.

    Location, W Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli.

    Regiment: The Lancashire Fusiliers.

    Specific enough lol?

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    Absolutely . "VCs: six before breakfast" was the famous headline for what was very nearly a complete disaster, which is why I wanted the specifics.






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    hints?

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    I think it might be the Spanish Civil War?
    “No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them” ― Elie Wiesel
    "No nationality or race is preferred over another in any way in the Eyes of the Almighty" - Mufti Ismail Menk
    “What's unnatural is homophobia. Homo sapiens is the only species in all of nature that responds with hate to homosexuality.” ― Alex Sanchez
    “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
    “Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.” ― Albert Einstein

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    Use the force, I believe in you all.

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    Battle of the Ebro

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    Nope. But right war.

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