This city was the capital of the Axis puppet state of Croatia from 1941 to 1945
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Axis Alliance in World War II - United States Holocaust Memorial ...  The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... established and so-called Independent State of Croatia joined the Axis on June 15, 1941. ... remained in the Axis as a puppet state until the Soviets captured the capital, ... Japan fought on alone, surrendering formally on September 2, 1945.
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Independent State of Croatia - Wikipedia  The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Germany and Italy, which was established in parts of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis ..... Jozo Tomasevich in his book, War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941-1945, states,...
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List of World War II puppet states - Wikipedia  During World War II a number of countries were conquered and controlled. Some of these .... Despite this, the Soviet Union invaded Iranian Azerbaijan in mid-1941, ..... i later wrote that, while working there, he "felt isolated in a dead capital city. ..... Italy did not have nearly as many puppet states as its partner Axis countries,...
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Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia - United States Holocaust Memorial ...  A flag bearing a swastika is raised over the city hall in Sarajevo after German forces ... The Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941. ... Under Pavelic as Poglavnik (Leader), the Ustasa proclaimed an Independent State of Croatia, ... by a puppet Serb government under former Yugoslav general Milan Nedic.
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Fascist Croatia | The Espresso Stalinist  Independent State of Croatia (NDH) The most murderous of the Nazi puppet states ... There, in the years 1941-1945, some 750,000 Serbs, 60,000 Jews and ... Both dictators informed the Croat leader that in the name of the Axis powers the ..... of the capital city Zagreb was a new edition of the notorious anti-Semitic classic,...
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Strategic bombing during World War II - Wikipedia  Strategic bombing during World War II was the sustained aerial attack on railways, harbours, ... From 1942 onward, the British bombing campaign against Germany became less ... out against Hamburg (1943), Dresden (1945), and other German cities. ..... Hermann Gring's general order, issued on 30 June 1940, stated:.
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Rescure in ALBANIA  Under fascist rule in Albania, as in other occupied countries during World War .... On April 7, 1939, Albania was invaded by Italian military forces and a week later the .... million was in a country that could easily absorb a population of five million. ..... known as the "Safer (book) of Vlora" formerly belonging to the Jews of Vlora.
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New Belgrade - Wikipedia  New Belgrade is one of 17 city municipalities that constitute the City of Belgrade, capital of ... In 1941, German forces occupied much of the Kingdom. ... construction project, which would give birth to what is known today as New Belgrade. .... New Belgrade became the main business district in Serbia and one of major in...
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Breakup of Yugoslavia - Wikipedia  Yugoslavia (19431992) Croatia (1991) Slovenia (1991) Republic of Serbian Krajina .... During World War II, the country's tensions were exploited by the occupying Axis ... installed the Ustae as the leaders of the "Independent State of Croatia". ..... the European Community pressured Slovenia and Croatia to place a...
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Dresden - New World Encyclopedia  Dresden, the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony, ... After a fire destroyed much of the city in 1491, it was rebuilt and fortified, and in 1539, ... 13 and February 15, 1945, remains one of the more controversial Allied actions. ... to commemorate the anniversary of the British and American fire-bombing raid.
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Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Wikipedia  The bombing of Dresden was a British/American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, that took place during ..... There was a huge uproar, since the Yalta agreement handed parts of Poland over .... on the work of Bergander and Schnatz, concludes that no strafing took place,...
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Temporary capital of Lithuania - Wikipedia  The temporary capital of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Laikinoji sostin) was the official designation of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius (Polish: Wilno), which was under Polish control from 1920 until 1939.
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Skopje is the capital of this nation that was once part of Yugoslavia  Jeopardy Question: GEOGRAPHY - Skopje is the capital of this nation that was once part of Yugoslavia.
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This Day in WWII History: Feb 13, 1945: Firebombing of Dresden ...  Bombed and destroyed city of Dresden, Germany 1945 by Richard Peter. ... Dresden was an attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, ... 1945, a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of ...... return fire. World War One German Aviator Walter Gttsch of Jasta 8 by San...
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Dresden | WW2Aircraft.net Forums  Jan 31, 2009 ... Dresden is the capital of the German state of Saxony and iis situated in a valley on ... The city was destroyed by the fire bombings of Feb. ... Feb 13-14, 1945 - Dresden destroyed by fire bombing. .... On 13 February 1945, Anglo-American allied forces began the .... Since 1491, it has burned down five times.
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Allies invade Italian mainland - Sep 03, 1943 - HISTORY.com  On July 10, 1943, the Allies began their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with ... while the U.S. 7th Army, under General George S. Patton, landed on Sicily's south coast. ... In Rome, the Allied conquest of Sicily, a region of the kingdom of Italy since .... 1935. Campbell exceeds 300 mph. A new land-speed record is set by...
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Ljubljana - Wikipedia  Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. During antiquity, it was the site of a Roman .... In 1327, the Ljubljana's "Jewish Quarter"now only "Jewish Street" .... Ljubljana remains the capital of independent Slovenia, which joined the ..... The Ljubljana Festival is one of the two oldest festivals in former Yugoslavia (the...
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Ljubljana - Wikipedia  Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. During antiquity, it was the site of a Roman ..... After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the ..... The Ljubljana Festival is one of the two oldest festivals in former Yugoslavia (the ..... Bratislava, Slovakia (since 1967); Belgium...
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West Berlin - Wikipedia  West Berlin was a city that existed between 1949 and 1990 as a political enclave surrounded by East Berlin and East Germany. ... East Berlin, occupied and administered by the Soviet Union, was the capital of East Germany. .... East Berlin, they recognised the city only as the seat of government of the GDR, not as its capital.
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Croatian independence referendum, 1991 - Wikipedia  Other countries  Atlas  v  t  e  Croatia held an independence referendum on 19 May 1991, following the Croatian ... This article is part of a series on the politics and government of. Croatia ... Legislative[show] ... The Croatian Serb politicians boycotted the Sabor, and local Serbs seized control of Serb-inhabited territory,...
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Croatia: Happy Statehood Day  Croatia, the War, and the Future  Jun 25, 2014 ... 23 years ago, on 25 June 1991, the Croatian Parliament delivered a .... They can and must be put back into place and that place is away from any ... operation Storm the Bosniak and Croats broke Down the Serb army lines if...