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... March 24 , 1955 , Lindenberg ) , minister of war during the Weimar Republic who was instrumental in rebuilding Germany's armed forces , partly in violation of the Treaty of Versailles . Gessler , detail from an oil painting after a ...
... March 24 , 1955 , Lindenberg ) , minister of war during the Weimar Republic who was instrumental in rebuilding Germany's armed forces , partly in violation of the Treaty of Versailles . Gessler , detail from an oil painting after a ...
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... March 18 , 1963 , London ) , World War I commander of the British 5th Army , which bore the brunt of the great Ger- man offensive in March 1918. He joined the 16th Lancers in 1889 and served in the Tirah ( India , now in Pakistan ) ...
... March 18 , 1963 , London ) , World War I commander of the British 5th Army , which bore the brunt of the great Ger- man offensive in March 1918. He joined the 16th Lancers in 1889 and served in the Tirah ( India , now in Pakistan ) ...
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... ( March 15 [ March 2 , old style ] , 1917 ) . Although he re- gretted Russia's transformation from a consti- tutional monarchy into a republic , he accept- ed the post of minister of war and the navy ( March 15 ) and for the next several ...
... ( March 15 [ March 2 , old style ] , 1917 ) . Although he re- gretted Russia's transformation from a consti- tutional monarchy into a republic , he accept- ed the post of minister of war and the navy ( March 15 ) and for the next several ...
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