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[ INDEX ] Canadian Army units—Continued Brigades 1st Armored: 215 2d Armored: 413 13th Infantry: 127 Regiment, Animal Transport: 187 Canal de Colmar: 382–83, 386 Canal de Derivation: 270, 272 Canal de Deurne: 313 Canal de Hulst: 279 Canal des Houillères de la Sarre: 339 Canal du Nord: 313, 316–18, 3 25, 418 Canale di Bonifica Destra del Reno: 366 Canale di Valetta: 473 Canberra, HMAS: 49 Canberra, USS: 302 Cancello: 140 Candelaria: 9, 480 Candijay: 488, 506 Canicatti: 118–19 Canisy: 237 Canmangui: 309 Canna (Rujoru) Island: 173 Cannavinelle: 144 Cannavinelle Hill: 144–45, 152 Cannes: 249, 253–55 Canonica: 287–88 Cannon, Brig. Gen. Robert M.: 383 Canosa: 137 Canrobert: 326 Cantabaco: 32–33 Cantalupo: 143, 207 Cantalupo Hill: 193 Canton: 266, 362, 371, 381, 403, 508, 517, 544–45, 547, 549, 551 Canton Island: 23, 130, 136 Cap Bénat: 250 Cap Bon: 104, 109–10 Cap de la Hague: 219–22 Cap de l’Esterel: 255 Cap Lévy: 219 Cap Matifou: 64 Cap Nègre: 100, 249–50 Cap Serrat: 102, 105 Capaccio: 132 Capannoli: 231–32 Capas: 3 81 Cape Cretin: 156, 169, 179 Cape Dinga: 115 Cape Endaiadere: 67, 69, 71–72, 75–76 Cape Esperance: 59, 64, 66, 84, 89–91 naval–air battle: 58–59 Cape Gloucester: 131, 136, 151, 154–57, 159–60, 162, 166, 172, 175 Cape Hoskins: 190 Cape Iris: 160, 175 Cape Killerton: 68, 70, 83–85, 96 Cape King William: 160 Cape Nelson: 57–58 Cape Ngariois: 278 Cape Opmarai: 230 Cape Pie: 188 Cape Raoult: 175 Cape Soeadja: 189 Cape St. George, naval battle: 149 Cape Sansapor: 240 Cape Sudest: 155–56 Cape Tjeweri: 18 8 Cape Torokina: 143–44, 149, 153–54, 179 CAPITAL: 235, 238, 271, 293, 304, 316, 327, 349. See also Chindwin River; Mandalay. Capiz: 33 Capizzi: 123–24 Capo Calava: 127 Capo d’Acqua Creek: 163 Capo d’Orlando: 126 Capo Scaramia: 117 Capoocan: 318, 323, 327 Capraro Hill: 161 Capri Island: 134 Capriati al Volturno: 141, 143 Capua: 131, 139–40 Capul Island: 406, 415 Caraballo Mountains: 401 Carabao Island: 22, 24–25, 29, 450, 499 CARBONADO: 508, 544. See also Canton; Hong Kong. Carbonara: 513 Carces: 251 Carden: 432 Carentan: 203–10, 226, 229 Carhaix: 242–43 Caribbean Air Force: 22 Caridad: 326, 339 Carigara: 314–18, 327 Carigara Bay: 311, 323 Carl Road: 168 Carlos (Ennylabegan) Island: 167, 170 Carlson, Lt. Col. Evans F. (USMC,: 50, 66, 72 Carlson (Enubuj) Island: 167–68 Carlson’s Raiders. See Marine Corps Raider Battalions, 2d. Carmen: 378 Carney airfield: 71 Caroline Islands: 162, 164, 167, 169, 172–74, 179, 190, 211, 226, 230, 240–41, 249, 259, 263–64, 268, 270, 274, 276–79, 281–83, 285–86, 288–97, 299–303, 305–12, 317, 338–39, 342, 350, 365, 367 in support of Hollandia operation: 184, 187, 189 Carpathian Mountains: 258, 306, 313, 375, 379, 386–87 Carpenter bridge: 445 CARPET: 139. CARPETBAGGER: 160. See also French Forces of the Interior; Guerrilla forces. Carpineta: 302–03 Carpineto: 200 Carpiquet: 224, 227 Carranglan: 413–14, 428 Carrara: 488, 490 Carrier, Lt. Col. Edmund J.: 65, 68–69 Carrione Creek: 490, 492 Carroceto: 165, 170, 172 Carrouges: 245, 247–48 Carsdorf: 494 Carter, Capt. Jesse H. (USN): 129 Carter (Gea) Island: 167 Carthage conference on Italy invasion: 120, 128 CARTWHEEL: 106, 108, 115, 182. See also Rabaul. Carviano: 431 Casa Bettini: 337–39 341–42 Casa Nuovo: 341 [ 579 ] Casablanca Allied landings: 63, 65–66 Conference: 84, 87 Casacalenda: 140 Casaglia Pass: 282 Casale: 227–28, 301 Casalecchio: 507 Casalino: 302, 304 Casamaggiore: 220 CASANOVA: 320. See also Metz. Cascina: 244 Casco Bay: 61 Caserta: 176, 190, 288, 523 Casey, Brig. Gen. Hugh J.: 56 Casole d’Elsa: 222–24 Casole Valsenio: 339 Cassibile: 131 Cassino: 159, 162–65, 167, 169–75, 180–82, 191–94 Castel Alfedena: 149 Castel d’Aiano: 426 Castel del Rio: 288–89 Castel di Mezzo: 262 Castel San Pietro: 309, 501 Castelbuono: 122 Castelfiorentino: 234 Castelforte,: 163, 165, 171, 191–92 Castelfrentano: 151 Castell: 485 Castellaccio: 310 Castellammare (di Stabia): 138 Castellano, Gen. G. (It.): 128, 131 Castellina: 224–25, 233 Castellina in Chianti: 230–31 Castellone: 168, 171, 193 Castellone Hill: 193 Castellonorato: 193 Castelnuovo: 150–51, 193, 296, 394, 426, 433 Castelnuovo di Bisano: 296–97 Castelvecchio: 279, 289–91, 392 Castelverde: 87 Castelvetrano: 121 Castermini: 121 Castiglion Fiorentino: 224 Castiglioncello: 229 Castiglione, Algeria: 64 Castiglione, Italy: 307, 332–33 Castiglione del Lago: 221 Castilla: 311–12, 314 Castle Hill, Germany: 345–47 Castle Hill, Italy: 170–71 Castro dei Volsci: 197–98 Castrocaro: 321, 324 Castrop Rauxel: 478, 480 Castropignano: 138 Castrovillari: 133 Casualties, U.S., total in war: 551 Catablan: 373 Cataguintingan: 377, 383–85 Cataisan Peninsula: 307 Catania: 119–21, 125 Catanzaro: 132–33 Catbalogan: 374, 388 CATCHPOLE: 162, 173. See also Marshall Islands. Catenanuova: 123–24 Catmon: 32 Catmon Hill: 308, 312, 314, 316
[ 580 ] [ INDEX ] Cattenom: 321, 323–24 Cattenstedt: 508 Cauayan: 546 Caumont: 207–09, 239 S Cauvicourt: 245 Cavaillon: 256 Cavalaire: 249 Cavalaire Bay: 249 Cavallina: 269 Cavalry Brigade, 316th Provisional: 433, 435, 438, 442 Cavalry Division, 1st (5th, 7th, 8th, 12th): 176, 180, 307–10, 312, 314, 317, 319, 322–23, 327, 349–50, 352, 355–57, 360–65, 374, 385, 387–92, 394–402, 407, 409–10, 412–13, 419, 428, 430–31, 433– 36, 440, 450–51 453, 455, 457, 460–61, 464–65, 467, 469, 471, 473, 476–78, 484, 486, 488, 493, 499, 505, 511, 522, 527, 529–30, 544, 546 Cavalry Groups 2d: 261, 264–65, 272, 275, 278, 320, 326, 330, 345–46, 359–60, 371, 376–77, 406–09, 414, 421, 424, 426, 428–29, 431–32, 434–36, 438–41, 443–45, 447–50, 452, 455, 457, 459, 461, 463, 465, 467, 470, 473, 475, 477, 479, 481, 490, 492, 494, 496, 502, 504, 506, 510, 512, 514, 516–17, 519, 521–22, 526, 532–33 3d: 260–61, 264–65, 280, 287, 289, 296, 300, 318–19, 325, 330–32, 338, 382, 396, 410–11, 06, 419, 423, 433–38, 442–43, 446–47, 455, 459, 461, 463, 465, 467–68, 470, 472, 477, 483, 485, 487, 508, 510, 512, 514, 516, 521–22, 529, 531–33 4th: 203, 213, 221, 257, 268, 271, 359–60, 369, 371, 373, 378, 380, 412, 414–15 418, 420, 422, 424– 25, 430, 433, 440, 444–47, 452, 456, 458, 460, 462, 464, 466, 476, 479, 483, 489, 491, 500, 502, 510, 512 6th: 342–43, 347–48, 353, 360, 364, 366, 368, 371, 380–83, 387, 392, 399– 401, 405–07, 409–11, 413–14, 417, 419–22, 424, 426–27, 431–32 434, 437, 442, 444, 449, 454, 456, 468, 473, 475, 479, 481, 487, 492, 494, 496, 498, 500, 502, 504, 508, 524 11th: 384, 415, 418, 429, 466, 478, 480, 489, 493, 504, 506, 508 14th: 350, 353–55, 394, 397, 402, 415, 417, 420, 422, 424, 425, 427, 429, 431, 435, 436, 442, 448–49, 456, 458, 462, 464, 470, 474, 491, 502, 507–08, 512, 514, 516, 518, 521, 524, 526, 528 15th: 415–16, 418, 420–21, 423, 430, 435, 452, 454, 462, 466, 470, 472, 487, 491, 493, 504, 515 16th: 433, 435, 437–39, 442–44, 452, 457, 461, 465 Cavalry Groups—Continued 101st: 395, 398, 400, 417, 438–39, 461, 463, 466, 481, 485, 488, 490, 492, 494, 496, 503–05, 507, 511, 514–15, 521, 523, 525, 527–28, 531 102d: 245, 253–55, 263, 269, 355, 358, 389, 392, 408, 418, 420, 422, 424, 426–27, 429, 431, 433, 437, 439, 452 106th: 238, 267–70, 275, 293, 325, 335–36, 362, 365, 373, 383, 395, 398, 400, 417, 463, 466, 479, 487, 504, 523, 531 113th: 226–27, 232–33, 263–69, 289– 90, 293–94 340, 393, 395, 414, 418, 433, 454, 466, 472, 504, 506, 510, 521–22, 524, 533 115th: 516 Cavalry Regiments 5th: 176–78, 180–83, 307–09, 363, 388–90, 396, 401, 419, 431, 465–67, 469, 473, 476, 477, 493, 527, 529, 544 7th: 177–81, 184, 187, 307–11, 314, 349–50 352, 407, 431, 451, 457, 461, 465, 467, 469, 476, 478, 499, 511, 530 8th: 180–81, 190, 309–11, 314, 374, 388–89, 396, 401, 431, 457, 461, 490, 493, 499, 511, 522, 530 12th: 178, 181–86, 188, 307–08, 310, 314, 339–50, 352–53, 355–58 360, 363, 400–401, 431, 433, 460, 464–65 467, 476 26th (Philippine Scouts): 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 32 38th: 256 112th: 114, 151, 154, 172, 213, 220–21, 228–29, 232–36, 238–41, 247, 326– 27, 335, 341–49, 385, 388, 399–400 440, 471 124th: 304, 313, 354, 362, 371, 390 Provisional, 1st Cavalry Division: 388–89 Cavalry Squadrons 17th: 331 24th: 213 Cave: 200–201 Cave d’Argilla: 192 Cavigny: 226 Cavit Island: 457 Cavite: 4, 314, 400 Cebu: 402 Cebu Attack Group (USN): 453 Cebu Covering Group (USN): 452–53 Cebu City: 455, 457, 465, 484, 493, 497, 499, 507, 512 Cebu Harbor: 457 Cebu Island: 31–34, 430, 445, 449, 452– 53, 455, 457, 460–62, 464–65, 467, 469, 471, 474, 476, 480, 482, 484, 486, 488, 490, 493, 497, 499, 501, 506–07, 512–13, 517, 523, 535, 547– 48 Ceccano: 198–99 Cecil (Ninni) Island: 167–68 Cecina: 221–22 Cecina Marine: 222 Cecina River: 220–22 Cedrecchia: 292–93 Cefalu: 122–23 Cegled: 318 Cekhira: 103 Celbingen: 503 Celebes Island: 14, 274 Celebes Sea: 17 Celincordia: 305–06 Celle: 482, 484, 486, 489, 508 Celles: 361 Center Assault Force (NW Africa): 64–66 Center Attack Group (NW Africa): 65 Centocelle: 202 Central America, waters controlled by Pacific Theater: 30–31 Central Burma Campaign: 387–550 Central Defense Command (United States): 162 Central Europe Campaign: 448–536 Central Pacific: 4. See also Central Pacific Campaign; Eastern Mandates Campaign. controlled by POA: 30–31 Central Pacific Campaign: 3–152 Central Pacific Task Forces (Iwo Jima): 385 Central Plain (Luzon): 405 Centuripe: 124–25 Ceprano: 196–99 Ceracoli Hill: 194 Cerami: 123–24 Cerasola Hill: 191 Cerasolo: 276–77 Cerasuolo: 150, 155 Cerea: 516 Cerences: 238 Ceriano: 274, 279–80, 282–83 Cernauti: 184–85 Cernay: 331–32, 346, 351, 379, 389, 391–92 Certaldo: 230–31, 233–34, 251 Cervantes: 542, 546 Cervaro: 161–62 Cervia: 309 Cesano: 306–07 Cesano River: 247, 251 Cesaro: 121, 125–26 Cesena: 263, 301, 304, 306, 308 Cesenatico: 307 Chabrehez: 372 Chacha: 218 Chalampé: 397–99 Chaling: 375 Châlon-sur-Saône: 264 Châlons-sur-Marne: 189, 257–58, 400 Châlonvillers: 331 Cham: 502, 508, 512, 514–15, 517 Chamberlain, Lt. Col. Thomas C.: 327, 332, 334 Chamberlin, Brig. Gen. Stephen J.: 34 Chambois: 250–52 Chambrey: 289, 292 Champagney: 33 2 Champenoux: 290 CHAMPION: 145, 150–51 . See also Burma, recovery of. Chan: 541, 543 Chaney, Maj. Gen. James E. CG of ETO: 41 CG of Iwo garrison: 455–56 CG of USAFBI: 25
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Preface The chronology is primarily
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[ 24 ] ABDA COMMAND—Vice Adm Conr
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[ 38 ] 13 May FIJI Is.—Americans
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[ 50 ] JAPAN—Imperial General Hea
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[ 64 ] 5 November GUADALCANAL— 16
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[ 66 ] EGYPT—Br Eighth Army clear
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[ 116 ] [ 3-7 JULY 1943 ] ing perio
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[ 132 ] CHINA—Gen Stilwell propos
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[ 312 ] 26 October WESTERN EUROPE
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[ 350 ] 11 December WESTERN EUROPE
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[ 358 ] 21 December W ESTERN EUROPE
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[ 434 ] which will undertake securi
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[ 436 ] an Old Spanish Trail. 43d D
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[ 438 ] employed to flush enemy fro
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[ 440 ] XIV Corps has penetrated ou
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[ 442 ] Buechenbeuren area; 41st Ca
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[ 444 ] mand ashore. In Mindanao ar
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[ 446 ] Gau Odernheim-Spiesheim-Woe
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[ 448 ] to Mt Myoko. In XI Corps ar
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[ 450 ] detached from 90th Div and
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[ 452 ] sition. 511th Para Inf, les
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[ 454 ] weakening resistance, to ne
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[ 456 ] mander. Commander Forward A
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[ 458 ] to clear S part of island a
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[ 460 ] for next few days. 3d Bn is
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[ 462 ] ticularly to Co A, which is
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[ 464 ] Mataba. As XIV Corps object
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[ 466 ] 1 April WESTERN EUROPE—21
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[ 468 ] 15,000 yards in length and
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[ 470 ] area, 52d Div mops up Rhein
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[ 472 ] 383d, is unable to reach Un
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[ 474 ] On Cebu, 182d Inf drives fr
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[ 476 ] emy positions with ignited
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[ 478 ] in foothills at N and W app
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[ 480 ] of Mauban and Atimonan, on
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[ 482 ] on Baguio hastened. 37th Di
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[ 484 ] clearing to E bank of the S
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[ 486 ] at Wolfsoelden. 10th Armd D
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[ 488 ] positions commanding Schwei
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[ 490 ] drives NE to Beulbar-Ilmsdo
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[ 492 ] 2d Div, following armor clo
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[ 494 ] relieves CCR in Neuenrade-G
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[ 496 ] and drives to edge of Wuppe
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[ 498 ] against little or no resist
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[ 500 ] In U.S. First Army’s XVII
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[ 502 ] 12th Army Group: In U.S. Ni
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[ 504 ] back to more tenable positi
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[ 506 ] S PHILIPPINES—In U.S. Eig
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[ 508 ] area. On Negros, 185th Inf,
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[ 510 ] Myoko take the hill 300 yar
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[ 512 ] Japanese forces on Mindanao
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[ 514 ] 24 April WESTERN EUROPE—2
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[ 516 ] Czechoslovakian border in E
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[ 518 ] jumps off at 0400. 14th Inf
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[ 520 ] burg, 7th Inf reaching Werk
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[ 522 ] In Br Eighth Army’s 13 Co
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[ 524 ] R YUKYU Is.—In U.S. Tenth
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[ 526 ] 5th Inf Divs through it; 11
Page 541 and 542: [ 528 ] Tank Corps at Wismar at 210
Page 543 and 544: [ 530 ] low CCR to Innsbruck, and a
Page 545 and 546: [ 532 ] ful support, are profitable
Page 547 and 548: [ 534 ] attack. In center of corps,
Page 549 and 550: [ 536 ] 11 May EASTERN EUROPE—Sov
Page 551 and 552: [ 538 ] in rear area repel countera
Page 553 and 554: [ 540 ] drive up Sayre Highway and
Page 555 and 556: [ 542 ] African 82d Div and E Afric
Page 557 and 558: [ 544 ] Corps drives to within 1,00
Page 559 and 560: [ 546 ] plain of Cagayan Valley, dr
Page 561 and 562: [ 548 ] 21 June LUZON—U.S. Sixth
Page 563 and 564: [ 550 ] [ 12 JULY-6 AUGUST 1945 ] 1
Page 565 and 566: [ 552 ]
Page 567 and 568: [ 554 ] [ GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
Page 575 and 576: [ 562 ] [ UNITED [ STATES GLOSSARY
Page 577 and 578: [ 564 ] [ INDEX ] Air Transport Com
Page 579 and 580: [ 566 ] [ INDEX ] Antiaircraft Arti
Page 581 and 582: [ 568 ] [ INDEX ] Arnold, General H
Page 583 and 584: [ 570 ] [ INDEX ] Balikpapan Bay: 5
Page 585 and 586: [ 572 ] [ INDEX ] Bien Wald: 354, 4
Page 587 and 588: [ 574 ] [ INDEX ] Breda: 309, 313-1
Page 589 and 590: [ 576 ] [ INDEX ] British Army Unit
Page 591: [ 578 ] [ INDEX ] Burscheid: 493, 4
Page 595 and 596: [ 582 ] [ INDEX ] China—Continued
Page 597 and 598: [ 584 ] [ INDEX ] Chungking—Conti
Page 599 and 600: [ 586 ] [ INDEX ] Corps—Continued
Page 601 and 602: [ 588 ] [ INDEX ] Dessau: 494, 496,
Page 603 and 604: [ 590 ] [ INDEX ] Echternacherbruck
Page 605 and 606: [ 592 ] [ INDEX ] European Theater
Page 607 and 608: [ 594 ] [ INDEX ] Frangenheim: 415
Page 609 and 610: [ 596 ] [ INDEX ] German Army units
Page 611 and 612: [ 598 ] [ INDEX ] Gross Strehlitz:
Page 613 and 614: [ 600 ] [ INDEX ] Heimbach: 418, 42
Page 615 and 616: [ 602 ] [ INDEX ] Hill 480 (France)
Page 617 and 618: [ 604 ] [ INDEX ] Idritsa: 229 Idst
Page 619 and 620: [ 606 ] [ INDEX ] Infantry Division
Page 621 and 622: [ 608 ] [ INDEX ] Infantry Division
Page 623 and 624: [ 610 ] [ INDEX ] Ingelfelden: 483
Page 625 and 626: [ 612 ] [ INDEX ] Juenkerath: 427 J
Page 627 and 628: [ 614 ] [ INDEX ] Kokumbona: 50, 52
Page 629 and 630: [ 616 ] [ INDEX ] Lashio: 33-35 99,
Page 631 and 632: [ 618 ] [ INDEX ] Longchamps: 373-7
Page 633 and 634: [ 620 ] [ INDEX ] MacArthur, Gen. D
Page 635 and 636: [ 622 ] [ INDEX ] Marine Corps Divi
Page 637 and 638: [ 624 ] [ INDEX ] Mexican-U.S. Join
Page 639 and 640: [ 626 ] [ INDEX ] Mountbatten, Adm.
Page 641 and 642: [ 628 ] [ INDEX ] Netherlands East
Page 643 and 644:
[ 630 ] [ INDEX ] North Africa Thea
Page 645 and 646:
[ 632 ] [ INDEX ] Ormont: 414, 416,
Page 647 and 648:
[ 634 ] [ INDEX ] Persia. See Iran.
Page 649 and 650:
[ 636 ] [ INDEX ] Polish Army Units
Page 651 and 652:
[ 638 ] [ INDEX ] Redoute des Fourc
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[ 640 ] [ INDEX ] Rottersdorf: 492
Page 655 and 656:
[ 642 ] [ INDEX ] Sambodja: 550 Sam
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[ 644 ] [ INDEX ] Sellerich: 275, 3
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[ 646 ] [ INDEX ] South East Asia C
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[ 648 ] [ INDEX ] Stirling Island:
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[ 650 ] [ INDEX ] Task Forces, Army
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[ 652 ] [ INDEX ] Tiaong: 425, 471,
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[ 654 ] [ INDEX ] United Kingdom—
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[ 656 ] [ INDEX ] Vogelkop Peninsul
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[ 658 ] [ INDEX ] Westfeld: 470, 48
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[ 660 ] [ INDEX ] Zorge: 500 Zorn C
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