although the resistance was largely defeated Conquering by german forces , guerrilla operations continued until the soviet army , czechoslovak army and romanian army liberated fascist slovakia in 1945 .

the royal yugoslav army air force ( unk ) had only 77 modern fighter aircraft available to defend Defending belgrade against the hundreds of german fighters and bombers that struck Attack in the first wave early on 6 april .

western allied air forces held Hold air supremacy over the german reich and remaining Presence german-occupied territory .

during the course of the interdiction operation , an air battle Hostile_encounter known as the 18 april `` unk unk '' ( `` palm sunday massacre Killing '' ) took place Process_start , in which the german junkers ju 52 transport fleets suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses over cape bon while evacuating Removing `` heer '' ( german army ) forces Military_operation escaping Escaping from the allied ground offensive Hostile_encounter operation `` vulcan '' .

during the course of the interdiction operation , an air battle Hostile_encounter known as the 18 april `` unk unk '' ( `` palm sunday massacre Killing '' ) took place Process_start , in which the german junkers ju 52 transport fleets suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses over cape bon while evacuating Removing `` heer '' ( german army ) forces Military_operation escaping Escaping from the allied ground offensive Hostile_encounter operation `` vulcan '' .

although literally meaning `` unk '' or `` having too much heart '' , it could mean either `` pride '' or `` excess of courage '' ( compare the danish or german , which mean both `` hubris '' and `` recklessness '' ) .

the german ( peace initiative ) of december 1916 , had been rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the entente and the auxiliary service Rite law of december 1916 , intended to further mobilise the civilian economy , had failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to supply Supply the expected additional labour for war production Creating .

other immediate causes included Cause_to_be_included a threat of mass german round-ups of able-bodied poles for `` evacuation '' ; calls by radio moscow 's polish service Supply for uprising ; and an emotional polish desire for justice and revenge Revenge against the enemy after five years of german occupation .

other immediate causes included Cause_to_be_included a threat of mass german round-ups of able-bodied poles for `` evacuation '' ; calls by radio moscow 's polish service Supply for uprising ; and an emotional polish desire for justice and revenge Revenge against the enemy after five years of german occupation .

schlieffen was chief of the general staff of the german army from 1891 to 1906 .

( colonel-general ) helmuth von moltke the younger , succeeded schlieffen as chief of the german general staff in 1906 and was dismissed after the first battle of the marne ( unk september 1914 ) .

most of the pre-1914 planning of the german general staff was secret and the documents were destroyed Destroying when deployment plans were superseded each april .

in the 2000s , a document , `` unk '' , was discovered Know in the trove inherited from the gdr , which had been used in a 1930s study of pre-war german general staff war planning .

upon hearing of the approaching german army , pierre philippe unk , commander of belfort , began Process_start constructing Building fortifications around the city , expanding Expansion those originally built Building by vauban .

although the operation got Getting off to a promising start Process_start , throwing Self_motion the axis high command into confusion , most of its early gains were lost Earnings_and_losses to local counter-attacks , and with german reinforcements being rushed to the front the operation was called Name_conferral off after one day .

command Control of the german air service ( ) was centralised Cause_to_amalgamate and the new ( german air force ) was able to challenge Competition anglo-french air superiority with the reinforcements and new , superior , fighter aircraft .

command Control of the german air service ( ) was centralised Cause_to_amalgamate and the new ( german air force ) was able to challenge Competition anglo-french air superiority with the reinforcements and new , superior , fighter aircraft .

the germans began Process_start systematic fortification of the area , according to a directive from erich von falkenhayn the german army chief of staff , to fortify the western front so that a small number of infantry could defend Defending the front indefinitely and later in the year began Process_start work on second and third defensive positions but in the somme area , the defences north of the unk were improved Cause_to_make_progress first and by july 1916 the first position defences around mametz were extensive but the second position was a shallow trench and the third position had only been marked Recording out .

improved Cause_to_make_progress weather conditions from around 24 december permitted Preventing_or_letting air attacks Attack on german forces Motion and supply Supply lines , which sealed Causation the failure of the offensive Attack .

the second schweinfurt raid Attack was a world war ii air battle that took place Process_start on 14 october 1943 , over nazi germany between forces of the united states 8th air force and german `` luftwaffe '' fighter arm ( `` unk '' ) .

arthur harris , air officer commanding raf bomber command questioned Communication the intelligence that claimed Statement ball bearings to be vital to the german war economy .

further north , the x corps attack captured Conquering the redoubt , failed Earnings_and_losses opposite thiepval and had a great but temporary success Achieve on the left flank , where the german front line was overrun by the 36th ( ulster ) division , which then captured Conquering and stuff redoubts .

since 1 july 1916 , the cost Cost of the battle and the `` meagre gains '' have been a source of grief and controversy in britain ; in german and french writing Writing , the first day of the battle of the somme has been little more than a footnote to the mass losses of unk and the battle of verdun .

at the close of d-day , allied forces had only captured Conquering about half of the planned Arranging area and contingents of german defenders remained Presence , but the beachhead was secure .

the invasion Attack commenced Process_start with an overwhelming air attack Attack on belgrade and facilities of the royal yugoslav air force ( unk ) by the luftwaffe ( german air force ) and attacks Attack by german land forces from southwestern bulgaria .

the invasion Attack commenced Process_start with an overwhelming air attack Attack on belgrade and facilities of the royal yugoslav air force ( unk ) by the luftwaffe ( german air force ) and attacks Attack by german land forces from southwestern bulgaria .

the wing flew Self_motion against the `` luftwaffe '' ( german air force ) and the `` suomen unk '' ( finnish air force ) from unk ( now severomorsk ) in northern ussr and train Education_teaching soviet pilots and ground crews to operate Using the hurricanes when their british pilots and ground crews returned Arriving to britain .

the war was fought Hostile_encounter between the `` reds '' , led by a section of the social democratic party Social_event , and the `` whites '' , conducted Action by the unk senate and the german imperial army .

the uprising in serbia was initiated Process_start in july 1941 by the communist party of yugoslavia against the german occupation forces and their serbian quisling auxiliaries in the territory of the military commander in serbia .

the beer hall putsch Change_of_leadership , also known as Know the munich putsch Change_of_leadership , and , in german , as the unk , unk , unk or marsch auf die Death feldherrnhalle ( `` march on the field marshals 's hall '' ) , was a failed Earnings_and_losses coup UNK by the nazi party Participation ( nsdap ) leader adolf unk with `` unk '' erich ludendorff and other `` unk '' unk seize Getting power in munich , bavaria , which took place Process_start on unk november 1923 .

the unk ( channel fight ) was the german term for air operations by the `` luftwaffe '' against the british royal air force ( raf ) over the english channel in july 1940 .

the belgian forces in antwerp conducted Action three sorties in late september and early october , which interrupted Hindering german plans to send Sending troops to france , where reinforcements were needed to counter the french armies and the british expeditionary force ( bef ) .

although lacking major armaments industries ( the UNK radar was named Name_conferral after the city , but not produced Creating there ) and hosting Come_together around 40 hospitals at the time , UNK was targeted Aiming as a traffic hub and as part of the attempt by bomber command Control to break Destroying the spirit of the german people .

operation chastise was an attack Attack on german dams carried out Action on unk may 1943 by royal air force no .

carried out Action by boeing b-17 flying fortress heavy bombers of the u.s. army air forces on august 17 , 1943 , it was an ambitious plan Arranging to cripple Destroying the german aircraft industry .

as a result , the eighth air force was unable to follow Motion up immediately with a second attack Attack that might have seriously crippled Hindering german industry .

the german bakery is located near the jewish chabad house and the osho international meditation resort in koregaon park , pune .

founded by the communist party of greece and supported Supporting by neighboring and newly founded Creating socialist states such as yugoslavia , albania and bulgaria , the democratic army of greece included Cause_to_be_included many personnel who had fought Hostile_encounter as partisans against german , italian and bulgarian occupation forces during the second world war of unk .

( operation beach party ) was a german spoiling attack , conducted Action on 10 july by , in anticipation of an allied coastal operation .

erich von falkenhayn , chief of the german general staff ( ) since 14 september , concluded Coming_to_believe that a decisive victory could not be achieved Achieve on the western front and that it was equally unlikely in the east .

substantial political violence Violence existed Presence in germany from the fall of the house of hohenzollern and the rise of the weimar republic through the german revolution of unk until the rise of the nazi party to power in 1933 when a nazi totalitarian state was formed Coming_to_be and opposition figures were arrested Arrest .

although the soviets enjoyed Getting an overwhelming superiority in surface ships over the axis , this was effectively negated Destroying by german air superiority and most of the soviet ships sunk were destroyed Destroying by bombing Attack .

regina trench ( ) was a german trench dug along the north-facing slope of a ridge running from north-west of the village of le sars , unk to stuff redoubt ( ) , close to the german fortifications at thiepval on the somme battlefield .

regina trench ( ) was a german trench dug along the north-facing slope of a ridge running from north-west of the village of le sars , unk to stuff redoubt ( ) , close to the german fortifications at thiepval on the somme battlefield .

two days later general erich ludendorff , the chief of the german general staff , adjusted Change his plan and pushed Motion for an offensive due west , along the whole of the british front north of the river somme .

at sidi rezegh , on 23 november , the 5th south african brigade was destroyed Destroying by german tanks and artillery after inflicting many german tank casualties .

at sidi rezegh , on 23 november , the 5th south african brigade was destroyed Destroying by german tanks and artillery after inflicting many german tank casualties .

the german peasants ' war was europe 's largest and most widespread Dispersal popular uprising Terrorism prior to the french revolution Change_of_leadership of 1789 .

the belgian field army made Creating several sorties from antwerp in late august and september to harass Hindering german communications and to assist Assistance the french and the british expeditionary force Hostile_encounter ( bef ) , by keeping Temporary_stay german troops in belgium .

the belgian field army made Creating several sorties from antwerp in late august and september to harass Hindering german communications and to assist Assistance the french and the british expeditionary force Hostile_encounter ( bef ) , by keeping Temporary_stay german troops in belgium .