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Arcade version of 1943 Kai. Developed and released alongside the Family Computer version, 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (1943改 ミッドウェイ海戦) is an arcade game, an "alternate" version of the original 1943, released in 1987 [3] in Japan. In 1991, this version was converted to the PC Engine as simply 1943 Kai, again exclusively in Japan ...
Draught. 12 ft 9.75 in (3.91 m) Propulsion. 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 162 nhp. One shaft. Speed. 10 knots (19 km/h) RFA Airsprite (A115) was a Sprite-class spirits tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was laid up in reserve at Devonport in October 1963, and put up for disposal in January 1965.
Trail Blazer. (train) The Trail Blazer was a deluxe all-coach train, inaugurated between New York and Chicago via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 17:25 schedule operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The trains departed New York City and Chicago every day at 4:30 pm and 3:00 pm, respectively, and arrived at the destination the next morning.
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17 January – anti-aircraft shrapnel shells kill 23 people and injure 60 during a raid on London by 118 planes; six are reported losses. 20 January – Sandhurst Road School Disaster: a bomb kills 38 children and 6 teachers at a school in Catford, south-east London. 23 January – World War II: British forces capture Tripoli from the Nazis.
Mountain Corps Norway ( German: Gebirgskorps Norwegen) was a German army unit during World War II. It saw action in Norway and Finland . The corps was formed in July 1940 and was later transferred to Northern Norway as part of Armeeoberkommando Norwegen ("army high command Norway"). Its first action was taking part in Operation Renntier ...
In the wake of the Armistice and the Appeal of 18 June, Charles de Gaulle founded the Free French Forces ( Forces Françaises Libres, or FFL), including a naval arm, the "Free French Naval Forces" ( Les Forces Navales Françaises Libres, or FNFL). On 24 June 1940, de Gaulle made a separate call specifically to servicemen overseas to join him ...
Pierre Garbay. The 1st Free French Division ( French: 1re Division Française Libre, 1re DFL) was one of the principal units of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II, renowned for having fought the Battle of Bir Hakeim . Consisting of troops from mainland France and from the then French colonial empire, the division was formed by the ...