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SAS Operation Bulbasket

SAS Operation Bulbasket: “ Blanchardb: {{context}} ([[WP:HG|HG]]) {{context}} SAS Operation Bulbasket Ill-fated operation by B Squadron,1st SAS Regt behind enemy lines in occupied France, June-August 1944. Operation commander – Captain John Tonkin. 35 SAS troopers (from total of 55) and one USAAF pilot (Lt Lincoln Bundy)captured and executed. Graves of 32 are located in the […]

Bulbasket

Bulbasket: “ 58apr18: {{context}} SAS Operation Bulbasket Ill-fated operation by B Squadron,1st SAS Regt behind enemy lines in occupied France, June-August 1944. Operation commander – Captain John Tonkin. 35 SAS troopers (from total of 55) and one USAAF pilot (Lt Lincoln Bundy)captured and executed. Graves of 32 are located in the village cemetery of Rom, […]

Battle of Hysiae

Battle of Hysiae: “ VasileGaburici: Quick-adding category ‘Ancient Greece’ (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) There are perhaps two battles of Hysiae, one in 669/8 BC, another in 417 BC. Both are battles between [[Sparta]] and [[Argos]]. The first Battle of Hysiae is attested in the ancient travel-writer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] (2.24.7), who writes as follows: ‘Here are common graves […]

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