Operation Frankton was a commando raid Attack on shipping in the Nazi German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War .

The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Competition was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup , the world club championship Competition for men 's club association Collaboration football teams .

The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Competition was the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup , the world club championship Competition for men 's club association Collaboration football teams .

The first Club World Cup match Competition took place Process_start in São Paulo , and was won by Spanish club Real Madrid , who defeated Conquering Saudi club Al-Nassr 3–1 .

Nicolas Anelka of France scored Getting the first goal in Club World Cup history , while Brazilian champions Competition Corinthians ' goalkeeper Dida posted Sending the first official clean sheet in the tournament Competition .

Operation Iskra ( ) , a Soviet military operation in January 1943 during World War II , aimed Aiming to break the `` Wehrmacht 's '' Siege of Leningrad .

During World War II , Operation Zipper was a British plan to capture Arrest either Port Swettenham or Port Dickson , Malaya as staging areas for the recapture of Singapore in Operation Mailfist .

The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic , a pre-season exhibition tournament Competition held Hold at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista , Florida .

The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic , a pre-season exhibition tournament Competition held Hold at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista , Florida .

The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic , a pre-season exhibition tournament Competition held Hold at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista , Florida .

The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic , a pre-season exhibition tournament Competition held Hold at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista , Florida .

The Mapenduma hostage crisis began Process_start on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement ( ( OPM ) ) took Conquering 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research Research mission captive at Mapenduma , Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya ( now Papua Province ) , Indonesia .

Operation Vengeance Revenge was the American military operation Military_operation to kill Killing Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy on April 18 , 1943 , during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II .

The 2011 World Women 's Handball Championship Competition , the 20th event hosted by the International Handball Federation , was held Hold in Brazil from 2 to 18 December 2011 .

The winner qualified for the 2012 Olympic Handball tournament Competition and the 2013 World Championship , while teams finished Process_end second to seventh took Getting the Olympic Qualifying tournament spots .

Norway won the title for the second time after defeating Conquering France 32–24 in the final , thus became Becoming only the second team after Denmark to possess Getting the World Championship , European Championship and Olympic Games title in the same time .

France , on the other hand , lost Earnings_and_losses its second consecutive World Championship final after fell short against Russia in 2009 .

By winning the tournament , Norway qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as World champions , while Sweden , which finished Process_end runner-up behind Norway in the European Championship , moved up Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to take the vacated European champion spot and also secured Having_or_lacking_access its place for the Olympics .

Spain triumphed Achieve over Denmark in the bronze final 24–18 and won their first ever World Championship medal , while hosts Brazil knocked out Competition title holders Russia 36–20 in the match for the fifth place to take Getting their best ever result .

Starrcade ( 2000 ) was the eighteenth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced Creating by World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) .

This was the final Starrcade event produced Creating by WCW , as it was purchased Commerce_buy by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) in March 2001 .

The main event was between Scott Steiner and Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship .

The event also included Cause_to_be_included a tag team match between The Perfect Event and The Insiders for the WCW World Tag Team Championship and a match between Lex Luger and Goldberg .

Elsewhere on the card , CM Punk defeated Conquering Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the WWE Championship , and Sheamus defeated Conquering Daniel Bryan in a 2-out-of-3 falls Motion_directional match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship .

The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships Competition took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May .

This was the 49th World Championships Competition , and also the 60th European Championships Competition .

World Championship Group A ( West Germany ) .

The Phoney War ( ; ) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II , during which there was only one limited military land operation Military_operation on the Western Front , when French troops invaded Attack Germany 's Saar district .

The Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive Attack during World War Hostile_encounter I was initially conceived Creating as a minor German offensive Attack to relieve Cure Russian pressure Influence on the Austro-Hungarians to their south on the Eastern Front , but resulted in Causation the Central Powers ' chief offensive Attack effort of 1915 , causing Causation the total collapse Destroying of the Russian lines and their retreat Escaping far into Russia .

It was conceived Creating as a follow-up tour for Zombie 's Hellbilly Deluxe 2 World Tour .

At the time , Marilyn Manson was engaged Participation in their worldwide Hey Cruel World ... Tour , hence , Twins of Evil became Becoming a 'tour within a tour ' for the band .

Operation Military_operation Market Garden was a failed World War II military operation Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944 .

Market Garden consisted of two sub operations : The attack Attack was the largest airborne operation up to that point in World War II .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign Hostile_encounter in World War Hostile_encounter II , running from 1939 to the defeat Conquering of Nazi Germany in 1945 , and was a major part of the Naval history of World War Hostile_encounter II .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign Hostile_encounter in World War Hostile_encounter II , running from 1939 to the defeat Conquering of Nazi Germany in 1945 , and was a major part of the Naval history of World War Hostile_encounter II .

Spain worked Being_in_operation to pacify Recovering a large part of the most violent areas until 1914 , a slow process of consolidation Cause_to_make_progress of frontiers that lasted Process_end until 1919 due to World War Military_operation I .

It was the first of the World War II conferences Social_event of the `` Big Three '' Allied leaders ( the Soviet Union , the United States , and the United Kingdom ) .

Criollos ( those of Spanish descent born in the New World ) and mestizos ( those of mixed American Indian and Spanish blood or culture ) replaced Change Spanish-born appointees in most political governments .

The Fall Conquering of Baghdad ( 11 March 1917 ) occurred Presence during the Mesopotamia Campaign Military_operation , fought Hostile_encounter between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the First World War Hostile_encounter .

The First Battle Hostile_encounter of Ypres ( , was a battle Hostile_encounter of the First World War Hostile_encounter , fought Hostile_encounter on the Western Front around Ypres , in West Flanders , Belgium .

The Unforgiving World Tour was a concert tour Traveling by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support Supporting of their fifth studio album , `` The Unforgiving '' , released Publishing by Roadrunner Records on 25 March 2011 .

The Defence of the Reich ( ) is the name given Giving to the strategic defensive Defending aerial campaign Social_event fought Hostile_encounter by the `` Luftwaffe '' over German-occupied Europe and Nazi Germany during World War II .

Operation Cycle is the name of the evacuation of Allied troops from Le Havre , in the Pays de Caux of Upper Normandy from 1940 , towards the end of the Battle of France , during the Second World War .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Samakh was fought Hostile_encounter on 25 September 1918 , during the Battle Hostile_encounter of Sharon which together with the Battle Hostile_encounter of Nablus formed Coming_to_be the set piece Battle Hostile_encounter of Megiddo fought from 19 to 25 September 1918 , in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War .

It was the largest massacre of the war Hostile_encounter and the worst war crime Committing_crime in Europe since World War II up until that point .

It was the largest naval convoy operation Military_operation since World War II .

An array of nations joined Becoming_a_member the coalition , forming Coming_to_be the largest military alliance since World War II .

The 1991 Men 's Ice Hockey World Championships Competition was the 55th such event sanctioned Arranging by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) , and at the same time served as the 66th and last Ice Hockey European Championships Competition .

Nepal defeated Hostile_encounter Malaysia in the final , winning Getting its second title and qualifying Becoming_a_member for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh .

The Speak Now World Tour was the second concert tour Traveling by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift .