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Encyclopedia - Caen: Encyclopedia - Caen
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caen: Encyclopedia Ii - Caen - Geography
Caen is built in an area of high humidity. The Orne flows through Caen, as well as different small rivers known as les Odons, most of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1944: Encyclopedia - 1944
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coventry: Encyclopedia Ii - Coventry - History
Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beau Brummell: Encyclopedia - Beau Brummell
George Bryan Brummell (June 7, 1778 – March 30, 1840), better known as Beau Brummell, was an arbiter of fashion in Regency England and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blenheim Palace: Encyclopedia - Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non episcopal country...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942 is an expansive first-person shooter (FPS) set in World War II developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Wall: Encyclopedia - Atlantic Wall
The Atlantic Wall (Gr Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the German Third Reich during the Second W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustin-jean Fresnel: Encyclopedia - Augustin-jean Fresnel
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced [freɪ 'nel] in AmE, [fʁɛ nɛl] in French) (May 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827), was a French physicist w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Second Army: Encyclopedia - British Second Army
The British Second Army was existant in both World Wars. British Second Army - World War I. During World War I, the army was formed on D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Normandy: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Normandy
The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allied forces as part of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coventry: Encyclopedia - Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Coventry is the ninth largest city in England with a populat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Cuisine: Encyclopedia - French Cuisine
Techniques - Utensils Weights and measures Spices and Herbs Sauces - Soups - Desserts Cheese - Pasta - Bread Other ingredients Africa - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dandy: Encyclopedia - Dandy
A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and the cultivation of leisurely hobbies. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1047: Encyclopedia - 1047
1047 - Events. William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wace: Encyclopedia - Wace
Wace (c. 1115 – c. 1183) was an Anglo-Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Meyer: Encyclopedia - Anthony Meyer
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, Bt., (October 27, 1920 – December 24, 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative Party pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clément Marot: Encyclopedia - Clément Marot
Clément Marot (1496-1544), was a French poet of the Renaissance period. By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William I Of England: Encyclopedia - William I Of England
William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie; 1028?–September 9, 1087) ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (as Willi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlotte Corday: Encyclopedia - Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday (July 27, 1768–July 17, 1793), more fully Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont, killed Jean-Paul Marat in 1793. Corday...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayeux: Encyclopedia - Bayeux
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1450: Encyclopedia - 1450
1450 - Events. March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anselm Of Canterbury: Encyclopedia - Anselm Of Canterbury
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 – April 21, 1109), a widely influential medieval philosopher and theologian, held the office o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - France: Encyclopedia - France
1 See Languages section for regional languages 2 Whole territory of the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and terri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tripe: Encyclopedia - Tripe
Tripe is a type of edible offal made from the stomach of various domestic animals. Beef tripe is typically made from the first three of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André Danjon: Encyclopedia - André Danjon
André-Louis Danjon (April 6, 1890 – April 21, 1967) was a French astronomer born in Caen, France. Danjon devised a method to measure "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (IPA: /pjɛʀ tejaʀ də ʃaʀdɛ̃/; May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955), a Jesuit priest trained as a palaeontol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Encyclopedia Ii - German 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Normandy Campaign
On 6 June 1944, the Western Allies launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. The HJ, along with the 21.Panzer-Division, was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanesque Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanesque Architecture - Surviving Romanesque Buildings
Listed below are examples of surviving Romanesque buildings in modern France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, England, Netherlands, Scand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St Albans Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - St Albans Cathedral - History Of The Abbey And Cathedral
A memoria over the execution point and holding the remains of Alban existed at the site from the mid-300s (possibly earlier), Bede mentio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Becket: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Becket - Life Before His Consecration
He was born in London sometime between 1115 and 1120, though most authorities agree that he was born on December 21, 1118 at Cheapside, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - René I Of Naples: Encyclopedia Ii - René I Of Naples - Life
He was born in the castle of Angers, and was the second son of Louis II of Anjou, king of Sicily (Naples), and of Yolande of Aragon. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 9th Ss Panzer Division Hohenstaufen: Encyclopedia Ii - 9th Ss Panzer Division Hohenstaufen - Formation / Eastern Front
The 9. SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen was formed, along with its sister formation 10. SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg, in France in Februa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Val-ès-dunes: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Val-ès-dunes - Background
William had succeeded to his title in 1035, as the seven-year-old illegitimate son of the previous Duke, Robert I. Several of William's k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Villers-bocage: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Villers-bocage - Background
For nearly a week after the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, the Allies had progressed towards the interior of France as the Batt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Scheldt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Scheldt - Opening The Scheldt
On September 12, 1944, the Canadian First Army under the command of Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds (in place of General H.D.G. Crerar who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arrondissement Of Caen: Encyclopedia Ii - Arrondissement Of Caen - Composition
Arrondissement of Caen - Cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Caen are: Bourguébus Bretteville-sur-Laize Cabourg Caen 1st Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air France Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air France Destinations - Asia
Air France destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Guangzhou (Guangzhou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division: Encyclopedia Ii - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - Early Organization
The Canadian Active Service Force was initially composed of two full Divisions. The main fighting power of these divisions were their inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1940
Timeline of World War II - January. 1: Conscription extended in Britain: all men between 20 and 27 now liable. 4: Hermann Göring plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British 21st Army Group: Encyclopedia Ii - British 21st Army Group - Normandy
Commanded by General (later Field Marshal) Sir Bernard Montgomery, it initially controlled all ground forces in Operation Overlord. Howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Operations And Projects Military And Non-military: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Operations And Projects Military And Non-military - Operations
List of operations and projects military and non-military - World War I. Albion (1917) — German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Normandy: Encyclopedia Ii - Normandy - Culture
Normandy - Languages. The Norman language, a regional language, is spoken by a minority of the population, especially in the Cotentin p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolas Oresme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolas Oresme - Oresme's Scientific Work
Oresme is best known as an economist, mathematician, and a physicist, according to Taschow's book ("Nicole Oresme und der Frühling der M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old French: Encyclopedia Ii - Old French - Grammar And Phonology
Old French - Historical influences. The Gaulish language, a Celtic language, slowly became extinct during the long centuries of Roman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papillon Autobiography: Encyclopedia Ii - Papillon Autobiography - Film Version 1973
The film version was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière (Papillon) and Dustin Hoffman as Lou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pietro Perugino: Encyclopedia Ii - Pietro Perugino - Perugino In Rome
Perugino returned from Florence to Perugia, where his Florentine training showed in the Adoration of the Magi for the church of Santa Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombardier Guided Light Transit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombardier Guided Light Transit - Characteristics
GLT and similar competing technologies such as Translohr are often described as the tram equivalent of rubber-tyred metro technology, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nashville Tennessee: Encyclopedia Ii - Nashville Tennessee - History
Nashville Tennessee - Early history. Nashville was founded as "Fort Nashborough" by James Robertson and John Donelson. Robertson made t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nancy - Sights
The Place Stanislas named after the Polish king and duke of Lorraine Stanislaw Leszczynski, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Seaports: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Seaports - Atlantic Ocean
List of seaports - Adriatic Sea. Ancona, Italy Bar, Serbia and Montenegro Bari, Italy Koper, Slovenia Ploče, Croatia Rijeka, Croatia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rivers Of Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rivers Of Europe - Barents Sea And White Sea Arctic Ocean
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway). In Russia: Pechora (north-east of Naryan-Mar) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mooning: Encyclopedia Ii - Mooning - Geographic Distribution
The custom of mooning to show disrespect may be limited North America and some countries of Europe, where it is generally considered a ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - William I Of England - Conquest Of England
Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duchy Of Normandy: Encyclopedia Ii - Duchy Of Normandy - Chronology Of The Duchy
It was formed from Rouen county, the Pays de Caux and Talou (Dieppe county) which the Vikings had colonised. The capital was established ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piat: Encyclopedia Ii - Piat - History
At the start of World War II, all major armies were investing in research into HEAT to produce an infantry weapon capable of defeating mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - History
The Regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms of the armed forces, a continutation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paris Basin Geology: Encyclopedia Ii - Paris Basin Geology - Structure
It is a geological basin of sedimentary rocks. It overlies geological strata disturbed by the Variscan orogeny and forms a broad shallow ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Vi Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Vi Of France - Ascension To The Throne
In 1328, King Charles IV died without a direct male descendant, however, at the time of his death his was wife pregnant. Philip was one o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pointe Du Hoc: Encyclopedia Ii - Pointe Du Hoc - The Attack
The Ranger battalion was comanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Earl Rudder. The plan called for the three companies of Rangers to be lande...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Tonga: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Tonga - The Battle
Operation Tonga - Operation Coup-de-Main. The initial assault was carried out by 181 soldiers -- four platoons of D and two of B Compan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Neptune: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Neptune - Naval Screen
An important part of Neptune was the isolation of the invasion routes and beaches from any intervention by the German Navy - the Kriegsma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Bluecoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Bluecoat - Forces
British 11th Armoured Division Guards Armoured Division 43rd Wessex Infantry Division 6th Guards Tank Brigade German ... See also:Oper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Cobra - Background
The original planning for the Normandy campaign, once the initial D-Day invasion was successful, envisioned a rapid Allied build-up of fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Fortitude: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Fortitude - Fortitude South
Fortitude South was conducted with the intention of persuading the Germans that an invasion would come to the Pas de Calais - a logical s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Goodwood - Planning
At a meeting with General Montgomery on July 10th, the Second Army commander, General Miles Dempsey proposed the Goodwood plan. This was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Queen's Own Rifles Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - The Queen's Own Rifles Of Canada - History
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (originally named 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada) was formed on April 26, 1860. The r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard O'connor: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard O'connor - The Italian Offensive And Operation Compass
Italy declared war on Britain and France on 10 June 1940. O'Connor was appointed Commander of the Western Desert Force, and tasked to pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utah Beach: Encyclopedia Ii - Utah Beach - D-day
Two hours before the main invasion force, a raiding party, armed only with knives, swam ashore at Îles Saint-Marcouf, thought to be a Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War Ii - 1939 – 1941
Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. Fighting began with Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Denmark an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William I Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - William I Of England - Conquest Of England
Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii Normandy American Cemetery And Memorial: Encyclopedia Ii - World War Ii Normandy American Cemetery And Memorial - Description
The World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is situated on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel in Collev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In France: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In France - Railways
Total: 31,939 km (31,940 km are operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Becket: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Becket - Life Before His Consecration
Thomas Becket (also known as Thomas à Becket1, although many people consider this incorrect) was born in London sometime between 1115 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - River Teme: Encyclopedia Ii - River Teme - The Teme In History
The River Teme has been used for navigation since Roman times. Their settlements all along the river were supplied by water. Silver, Gold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rivers Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rivers Of France - Tributary List
List of rivers of France - North Sea. The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais). Rhine/Rhi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anselm Of Canterbury: Encyclopedia Ii - Anselm Of Canterbury - Biography
Anselm of Canterbury - Early life. Anselm was born in the city of Aosta in the Kingdom of Burgundy. Aosta is located in the Italian Alp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Becket: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Becket - Life Before His Consecration
Thomas Becket was born in London sometime between 1115 and 1120, though most authorities agree that he was born on December 21, 1118 at C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Mods
Since its release on September 11, 2002, there have been a large number of mods (modifications) developed by independent gamers and studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Omaha Beach: Encyclopedia Ii - Omaha Beach - Bloody Omaha
The Germans had adequately prepared their Atlantic Wall defences along the obstacle-strewn beach, and the gentle downward slope gave them...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of France - Internal Divisions
Main article: Administrative divisions of France Metropolitan (i.e. European) France is divided into 22 régions (although strictly speak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International E-road Network: Encyclopedia Ii - International E-road Network - Class A Roads
International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falaise Calvados: Encyclopedia Ii - Falaise Calvados - History
The town was the birthplace of William I the Conqueror, first of the Norman kings of England. The castle (12th-13th century), which overl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - François De Malherbe: Encyclopedia Ii - François De Malherbe - Life
Born in Caen, his family was of some position, though it seems not to have been able to establish to the satisfaction of heralds the clai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fritz Witt: Encyclopedia Ii - Fritz Witt - Paris - Kharkov
In the early months of 1942, Witt's battalion continued defensive actions along the Mius. In May 1942, the division went back on the offe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emile Boutroux: Encyclopedia Ii - Emile Boutroux - Life
Emile Boutroux was born at Montrouge, now in the Hauts-de-Seine département, near Paris. He attended the lycée Napoléon (now lycée He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earl Of Derby: Encyclopedia Ii - Earl Of Derby - The Stanley Creation
The Stanley family was descended from Adam de Aldithley who accompanied William the Conqueror to England. One of his descendants married ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brittany Ferries: Encyclopedia Ii - Brittany Ferries - History
Brittany Ferries - 1970s. The company was founded in January 1973 by Alexis Gouvernnec, and began sailings between Roscoff in Brittany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Université De Caen: Encyclopedia Ii - Université De Caen - History
It was founded in 1432 by King Henry VI of England and by 1438, already had five faculties. The foundation was confirmed by the King of F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falaise Pocket: Encyclopedia Ii - Falaise Pocket - Prelude
With Allied troops having made slow progress in Normandy through most of June and July, the US 12th Army Group under General Omar Bradley...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Light-rail Transit Systems - Asia
List of light-rail transit systems - People's Republic of China. Anshan Changchun Dalian Hong Kong - Hong Kong Tramways, KCR Light...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Granville Manche: Encyclopedia Ii - Granville Manche - History
The town was founded in 12th century and was taken several times by the English who strengthened it in 1437. In 1441, Louis XI granted a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms Ramillies 07: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Ramillies 07 - Mediterranean
After the entrance of Italy into the war in June 1940, Ramillies served in the Mediterranean. Along with HMS Royal Sovereign she escorted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean-paul Marat: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-paul Marat - Scientist And Physician
In 1773 he made his first appearance as an author with a Philosophical Essay on Man. The book shows a wonderful knowledge of English, Fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada During World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada During World War Ii - Early Campaigns
Upon the request of the British Government, Canada agreed to send reinforcement to garrison Hong Kong, therefore freeing up troops for ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nashville Tennessee: Encyclopedia Ii - Nashville Tennessee - History
Nashville Tennessee - Early history. Nashville was founded as "Fort Nashborough" by James Robertson and John Donelson. Robertson made t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Staffordshire Regiment: Encyclopedia Ii - The Staffordshire Regiment - History
The Staffordshire Regiment - Zulu War. During the Zulu War the South Staffordshire Regiment was located in South Africa and its battali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Manchester Regiment: Encyclopedia Ii - The Manchester Regiment - First World War
The 2nd Manchesters returned to Britain in 1902, where they would remain until 1914 and the outbreak of World War I. The 1st Manchesters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basse-normandie: Encyclopedia Ii - Basse-normandie - History
The history of the Basse-Normandie region concerns that part of Normandy termed Basse-Normandie (or "Lower Normandy") that was created in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houlgate: Encyclopedia Ii - Houlgate - History
Houlgate was at first just a hamlet in the commune of Beuzeval. Beuzeval was part of the deanery of Beaumont and of the sergentery of Div...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ii Ss Panzer Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - Ii Ss Panzer Corps - Kursk - Italy
The corps was renamed as II.SS-Panzerkorps in June 1943. In July 1943, the corps took part in the failed Operation Citadel, spearheading ...   » Read the article