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... West Ber- lin , which appeared primarily designed to prevent a West German state from coming into being , was answered by an Anglo - U.S . airlift . The blockade was finally lifted in May 1949. Its de facto result was the division of ...
... West Ber- lin , which appeared primarily designed to prevent a West German state from coming into being , was answered by an Anglo - U.S . airlift . The blockade was finally lifted in May 1949. Its de facto result was the division of ...
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... west are supposed to be remnants of a river system submerged by the Minch Channel , the present drainage system runs toward the east . In the northern Highlands the watershed runs from north to south , close to the west coast , so that ...
... west are supposed to be remnants of a river system submerged by the Minch Channel , the present drainage system runs toward the east . In the northern Highlands the watershed runs from north to south , close to the west coast , so that ...
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... West Slavic groups that resulted from the settling of the Magyars in Hungary during the 10th century and from the Germanization of the Slavic regions of Bavaria and Austria . Some features common to Slovak and Slo- vene may possibly ...
... West Slavic groups that resulted from the settling of the Magyars in Hungary during the 10th century and from the Germanization of the Slavic regions of Bavaria and Austria . Some features common to Slovak and Slo- vene may possibly ...
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