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The treaty had provided for the creation of the League of Nations, a major goal of US president Woodrow Wilson. The League of Nations was intended to arbitrate international disputes and thereby avoid future wars. Not all of Wilson's Fourteen Points were realized, since Wilson was compelled to compromise with Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Orlando on some points in exchange for retaining approval of the "fourteenth point", the League of Nations. France's Clemenceau was the most vigorous in his pursuit of revenge against Germany, the Western Front of ...

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Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Versailles - Conditions, Treaty of Versailles - Military, Treaty of Versailles - Reparations and the War Guilt Clause, Treaty of Versailles - An unsatisfactory compromise between the victors, Treaty of Versailles - Alternative viewpoints, Treaty of Versailles - External link

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Turku has a long history as the country's largest city and administrative centre, but has, during the last two centuries, relegated those titles to Helsinki. The city also bears a strong identity as the oldest city in Finland, and as its former capital. Originally, the word 'Finland' referred only to the area around Turku (hence the title, 'Finland Proper' for the region). Although archaelogical findings, dating back to the Stone Age, have been discovered, Turku did not become a significant location until the late 13th century. Its na ...

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Turku, Turku - History, Turku - Geography, Turku - Subdivisions, Turku - Climate, Turku - Government and politics, Turku - Transportation, Turku - People, Turku - Economy, Turku - Education, Turku - Media, Turku - Culture, Turku - Declaration of Christmas Peace, Turku - Sports, Turku - Sister Cities

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Air Lithuania was established as a state-owned company on 13 September 1991 after the reorganization of Aeroflot Kaunas Joint Air Detachment and started operations on 15 February 1992 on charter flights. The first scheduled flight was in February 1993 on a Kaunas to Budapest route. On 17 July 1995 it was reorganized from a state owned company into a Joint Stock Company and in August 1997 the shares of Air Lithuania were transferred to the parent company Lithuanian Airlines. Air Lithuania is now owned 100% by Arijus, the Lithuanian transport and logistics company. In 2004 the airline carried 54 ...

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Air Lithuania, Air Lithuania - Code data, Air Lithuania - History, Air Lithuania - Services, Air Lithuania - Fleet

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2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group A. Division I, Group A played at Oslo, Norway April 4-18 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group B. Division I, Group B played at Gdansk, Poland April 12-18 Belarus amd Slovenia are promoted to the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Belgium and South Korea are demoted to Division II ...

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2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division I, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group A, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group B, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division II, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group A, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group B, 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division III

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The Polish cavalry charge stopped the German pursuit and the units of Czersk Operational Group were able to withdraw southwards unopposed. Also, it took the enemy several hours to reorganise and continue the advance. On September 2, 1939, the 18th Pomeranian Uhlans Regiment was decorated by Gen. Grzmot-Skotnicki, the commander of the Operational Group, with his own Virtuti Militari medal for valour shown in this combat. The same day the German war correspondents were brought to the battlefield together with two journalists from ...

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Battle of Krojanty, Battle of Krojanty - Before the battle, Battle of Krojanty - The battle of Krojanty, Battle of Krojanty - Aftermath and the myth, Battle of Krojanty - Opposing forces

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List of rail accidents - 2000. January 4, 2000 – Åsta in Åmot, Norway: Two passenger trains collide on Rørosbanen killing 19 people. February 6, 2000 – Brühl, Germany: A night express train speeds in a construction area and derails at Brühl station, 9 die. March 2000 – Tokyo train disaster, Japan: A Tokyo subway train derails and is hit by another train on ...

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List of rail accidents, List of rail accidents - 1830s, List of rail accidents - 1840s, List of rail accidents - 1850s, List of rail accidents - 1860s, List of rail accidents - 1870s, List of rail accidents - 1880s, List of rail accidents - 1890s, List of rail accidents - 1900s, List of rail accidents - 1910s, List of rail accidents - 1920s, List of rail accidents - 1930s, List of rail accidents - 1940s, List of rail accidents - 1950s, List of rail accidents - 1960s, List of rail accidents - 1970s, List of rail accidents - 1980s, List of rail accidents - 1980, List of rail accidents - 1981, List of rail accidents - 1985, List of rail accidents - 1986, List of rail accidents - 1987, List of rail accidents - 1988, List of rail accidents - 1989, List of rail accidents - 1990s, List of rail accidents - 1990, List of rail accidents - 1991, List of rail accidents - 1992, List of rail accidents - 1993, List of rail accidents - 1994, List of rail accidents - 1995, List of rail accidents - 1996, List of rail accidents - 1997, List of rail accidents - 1998, List of rail accidents - 1999, List of rail accidents - 2000s, List of rail accidents - 2000, List of rail accidents - 2001, List of rail accidents - 2002, List of rail accidents - 2003, List of rail accidents - 2004, List of rail accidents - 2005, List of rail accidents - 2006

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Centralwings operates services to the following destinations: Warsaw(WAW), Kraków(KRK), Katowice(KTW), Wrocław(Poland), London(LGW) Edinburgh(EDI) (United Kingdom), Hanover(HAJ), Cologne/Bonn(CGN), Nuremberg(NUE) (Germany), Prague(PRG) (Czech Republic), Bologna(BLQ), Rome(CIA), (Italy) Lisbon(LIS) (Portugal). Shannon (SNN), Dublin(DUB) (Ireland). The airline has announced that in November and December 2005, services will commence to: Wrocław(WRO), (Poland) Milan(MXP), (Italy)See also:

Centralwings, Centralwings - History, Centralwings - Services, Centralwings - Fleet

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The first units started to be formed after the 1917 alliance signed between the president of France Raymond Poincaré and the Polish statesman and renowned pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The recruits for the new unit came from all over the world. The main bulk of the recruits were Poles serving in the French army and former prisoners of war of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies (approximately 35 000 men). Additional 22 000 were Polish Americans. Another notable source of recruits was the former Russian Expeditionary Corps in France and the Polish di ...

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Blue Army, Blue Army - History, Blue Army - Order of battle, Blue Army - External link

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The creation of the Commonwealth by the Union of Lublin in 1569 was one of the signal achievements of Sigismund II Augustus, last king of the Jagiellon dynasty. His death in 1572 was followed by a three-year interregnum during which adjustments were made to the constitutional system that effectively increased the power of the nobility (the szlachta) and established a truly elective monarchy. The Commonwealth reached its Golden Age in the first half of the 17th century. Its powerful parliament (the Sejm) was dominated by nobles ...

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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - History, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - State organization and politics, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Commonwealth military, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Golden Liberty, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - The political players, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Shortcomings of the Commonwealth, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Late reforms, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Economy, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Culture, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Szlachta and Sarmatism, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Demographics and religion, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Provinces and geography, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Voivodships of the Commonwealth

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The first permanent settlements on the Lublin site were established in the early Middle Ages, though archelogical finds indicate a long, earlier presence of various cultures in the general area. The earliest, most significant settlement began in the 6th century, on a hill located in the suburb of Czwartek. It is likely that the surrounding hills, notably the site of the present day Old Town, were also settled at around this time. In the 10th and 11th centuries the Czwartek settlement developed into an important trade centre. The location of ...

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Lublin, Lublin - History, Lublin - Economy, Lublin - Education, Lublin - Sports, Lublin - Famous people, Lublin - Politics, Lublin - Lublin constituency

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In comparison with the other major conservative party (the PO), PiS projects a more traditional, eurosceptic and populist image overall. It has been claimed that their social policies are based on the anti-socialist Social Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Economically, the party has rather leftist views. It supports a state-guaranteed minimum social safety-net, and intervention of the state into economic issues (within market economy bounds). It proposes two personal tax rates (18% and 32%), and tax rebates related to the n ...

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Law and Justice, Law and Justice - Political program, Law and Justice - Vocal criticism, Law and Justice - History, Law and Justice - Prominent members, Law and Justice - Party Chairmen, Law and Justice - Members of the PolishCabinet, Law and Justice - Other prominent positions, Law and Justice - Members of Polish Parliament Sejm 2001-2005, Law and Justice - Members of Polish Senate 2001-2005, Law and Justice - Members of the European Parliament, Law and Justice - Trivia

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Art theft - The Mona Lisa 1911. Perhaps the most famous case of art theft occurred on August 21, 1911, when the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louvre. It would be two years before it was recovered. French poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who had once called for the Louvre to be "burnt down", was arrested and put in jail on suspicion of theft. His friend Pablo Picasso was br ...

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Art theft, Art theft - Individual theft, Art theft - Famous cases of art theft, Art theft - The Mona Lisa 1911, Art theft - Panels from the Ghent Altarpiece 1934, Art theft - Last Judgment triptych by Memling 1473, Art theft - The Gardner Museum 1990, Art theft - Russborough House, Art theft - Stephane Breitwieser - The Art Collector ~2001, Art theft - Frankfurt art theft and Operation Cobalt 1994-2003, Art theft - Edvard Munch works 1994 2004 and 2005, Art theft - Saliera, Art theft - Theft during the Holocaust, Art theft - Recovery, Art theft - The portrayal of art theft in popular media, Art theft - Literature, Art theft - Film

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Czechoslovakia was one of Europe's major transit countries for north-south movement. In 1985, there was: a highly developed transportation system consisting of 13,130 kilometers of railroad tracks, 73,809 kilometers of roads, and 475 kilometers of inland waterways, according to official sources. 1,448 kilometers of pipelines for transport of crude oil, 1,500 kilometers for refined products, and 7,500 kilometers for natural gas. a total cargo movement of over 99 billion ton-kilometers of the nearly 90 b ...

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Transportation in Czechoslovakia, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Overview, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Characteristics, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Transport modes, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Rail, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Road, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Maritime ports, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Civil aviation, Transportation in Czechoslovakia - Communications

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Recovered Territories - Prehistory. The areas of today's Poland, including the Recovered Territories, were first described by Tacitus in 98 AD in his book Germania. He described the many tribes living in Eastern Europe, including the Baltic, Germanic, Finnic, Venetic and Celtic peoples. With the ongoing tribal migrations of the Migrations period and invasions of tribes from the Asian steppes, many inhabitants of today's Poland, particularly around the Baltic Sea, moved westwards and southwards an ...

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Recovered Territories, Recovered Territories - Brief history of Recovered Territories, Recovered Territories - Prehistory, Recovered Territories - Beginning of Polish state, Recovered Territories - Poland fragmented and re-united, Recovered Territories - Expansion of Prussia-Brandenburg, Recovered Territories - Poland restored and shifted, Recovered Territories - Potsdam conference aftermath, Recovered Territories - Border question during WW2, Recovered Territories - Arguments over rights to Recovered Territories, Recovered Territories - Theory of Polish historical rights

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In the 8th century the troops of Charlemagne advanced to the Weser in order to christianise the tribes settling here. Bremen, which may have been an older settlement, became a bishopric2; a deed claiming the town's foundation in 788 has now been recognised as a forgery, so the exact date is unknown. In the following centuries the bishops of Bremen were the driving force behi ...

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Bremen city, Bremen city - Politics, Bremen city - History, Bremen city - Historical population, Bremen city - Sights, Bremen city - Constructions, Bremen city - Sister City, Bremen city - Miscellaneous, Bremen city - Footnotes

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Three priests preside over an island parish: Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and Father Jack Hackett. The three live together in Craggy Island's parochial house, along with their manic housekeeper Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), who is hell-bent on serving tea to all and sundry. Responsible for the three priests' exile is fierce, uncompromising Bishop Len Brennan (Jim Norton). Bishop Brennan makes frequent visits to the island, often to cast his disapproving eye over the three and their backwater parish. The reasons for the priests' exile are only hinted at, but appear to stem from a mixture of ...

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Father Ted, Father Ted - Synopsis, Father Ted - Major Characters, Father Ted - Recurring Minor Characters, Father Ted - Other Minor Characters, Father Ted - Production details, Father Ted - List of episodes, Father Ted - Series 1, Father Ted - Series 2, Father Ted - Christmas special, Father Ted - Series 3

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Many countries in Europe historically included entities which would now be regarded as microstates: for example Germany prior to Napoleon's policies of unification included a large number of small geographical entities, and the various states of the German Empire often had several exclaves and enclaves. Other microstates which were of significance at various times: Neutral Territory of Moresnet, 1816-1919 Free State of Rijeka (Fiume), 1919/20-1924 Free City of Danzig, 1920-1939 (now Gdansk) Inte ...

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European microstates, European microstates - Games for Small States of Europe, European microstates - Microstates in history, European microstates - Quasi Microstates, European microstates - Crown Dependencies, European microstates - Semi-autonomous regions, European microstates - Coastal fragments

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Th treaty had provided for the creation of the League of Nations, a major goal of US president Woodrow Wilson. The League of Nations was intended to arbitrate international disputes and thereby avoid future wars. Not all of Wilson's Fourteen Points were realized, since Wilson was compelled to compromise with Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Orlando on some points in exchange for retaining approval of the "fourteenth point", the League of Nations. France's Clemenceau was the most vigorous in his pursuit of revenge against Germany, the West ...

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Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Versailles - Conditions, Treaty of Versailles - Military, Treaty of Versailles - Reparations and the War Guilt Clause, Treaty of Versailles - An unsatisfactory compromise between the victors, Treaty of Versailles - Alternative viewpoints

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After the war, the Soviets and Polish held four trials against former guards and kapos of Stutthof, charging them with crimes of war and crimes against humanity. The First trial was held against 30 ex-officials and kapos of the camp, at Gdansk, from April 25, 1946, to May 31, 1946. The Soviet/Polish Special Criminal Court found all of them guilty of the charges. Eleven of them, including the former commander, Johann Pauls, were sentenced ...

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Stutthof concentration camp, Stutthof concentration camp - Subcamps and external Kommandos, Stutthof concentration camp - The Stutthof Trials

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1920 - January. January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. The promise will never be fulfilled in full. January 9 - Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly" George Polley, climbs the New York Woolworth Building. He has reached the 30th floor when a policeman arrests him for climbing without a permit January 10 - League of Nations holds ...

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1920, 1920 - Events, 1920 - January, 1920 - February, 1920 - March, 1920 - April-May, 1920 - June-July, 1920 - August-September, 1920 - October-November, 1920 - December, 1920 - Undated, 1920 - Births, 1920 - January, 1920 - February-March, 1920 - April, 1920 - May, 1920 - June-July, 1920 - August-December, 1920 - Date unknown, 1920 - Deaths, 1920 - Nobel Prizes

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In the 19th century, cast and wrought iron piers were built for promanading, berthing of passenger ferries and general recreational use. There are many of these in the United Kingdom, some of remarkable architectural merit, and in that country the unqualified term 'pier' almost invariably refers to such a structure. Piers were found in all fashionable seaside towns during the Victorian era, and are still retained by many, although many have been lost. The most well known piers are perhaps the two at Brighton in East Sussex, while the longest is at Southend-on-Sea in ...

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Pier, Pier - Piers in the UK, Pier - History of the pier, Pier - List of piers and locations with piers, Pier - England, Pier - Wales, Pier - Rest of the world, Pier - External link

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