| Tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in gene Tunnel
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| Mau Mau Uprising The Mau Mau Uprising of 1952 to 1960 was an insurgency by Kenyan peasants against the British colonialist rule. The core of the resistance was formed by members of the Kikuyu ethnic group, along with smaller numbers of Embu and Meru. The uprising failed militarily, though it hastened Kenyan independence and motivated Africans in other countries to fight against colonial rule. Mau_Mau_Uprising
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| Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941. Royal_Albert_Hall
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| Berlin Blockade Berlin Blockade, also known as the "German hold-up" (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War and the first cold war international crisis that resulted in a casualty. During the multinational occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western force's railway and road access to the western sectors of Berlin that they had been controlling. Berlin_Blockade
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| Fortification Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make"). Fortification
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| William Dobbie Lieutenant-General Sir William George Shedden Dobbie (12 July 1879 – 3 October 1964), GCMG, KCB, DSO was a British Army veteran of the Second Boer War, and First and Second World Wars. William_Dobbie
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| Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as protection against American aggression and is still in use today, with most of its original structures intact. Rideau_Canal
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| Charles George Gordon Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his campaigns in China and northern Africa. Charles_George_Gordon
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| Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, and secure a sea route to Russia. Gallipoli_Campaign
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| Master-General of the Ordnance Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished. Usually held by a serving general, the Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery, engineers, fortifications, military supplies, transport, field hospitals and much else, and was not subordinate to the commander-in chief of the British military. Master-General_of_the_Ordnance
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| Royal Flying Corps The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery cooperation and photographic reconnaissance. Royal_Flying_Corps
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| List of British field marshals This is a list of Field Marshals of the United Kingdom, with their respective years of appointment. The Earl of Orkney (1736) The Duke of Argyll and Greenwich (1736) The Viscount Shannon (1739) The Marquis de Montandré (1739) The Earl of Stair (1742) The Viscount Cobham (1742) George Wade (1743) Sir Robert Rich (1757) The Viscount Molesworth (1757) The Viscount Ligonier (1757) (later Earl Ligonier) The Lord Tyrawley and Kilmaine (1763) Henry Seymour Conway (1793) [[ List_of_British_field_marshals
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| George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. The GC is the civilian counterpart of the Victoria Cross (VC) and the highest gallantry award for civilians as well as for military personnel in actions which are not in the face of the enemy or for which purely military honours would not normally be granted. George_Cross
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| Royal Aircraft Establishment The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) England, was a British research establishment latterly under the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).The first site was at Farnborough Airfield ("RAE Farnborough") in Hampshire to which was added a second site RAE Bedford (Bedfordshire) in 1946. Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment was incorporated into the RAE around the start of the Second World War, the marine side relocating from Felixstowe on the vulnerable East Anglian coast to Helensburgh in Scotland. Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
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| Allied invasion of Sicily Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
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| Sapper sapper or combat engineer is an individual soldier who performs a variety of combat engineering duties. Such tasks typically include bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences, and building, road and airfield construction and repair. Sapper
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| Chindits The Chindits (Officially in 1943 77th Indian Infantry Brigade and in 1944 Indian 3rd Infantry Division) were a British India "Special Force" that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed into long range penetration groups trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines.Most of the members of the Chindits were from units of the British Army and Gurkha units of the British Indian Army. Chindits
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| British Army of the Rhine British_Army_of_the_Rhine
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| Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. It provides combat engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces. It is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer.The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. Royal_Engineers
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| Board of Ordnance Board of Ordnance was a British government body responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the Royal Navy (until 1830) and British Army. It was also responsible for providing artillery trains for armies and maintaining coastal fortresses and, later, management of the artillery and engineer corps. Board_of_Ordnance
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