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Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II.The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by HMS Tuna captained by Lieutenant-Commander Dick Raikes who, earlier, had been awarded the DSO for ...
The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet ( Spanish: Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet; from the Spanish: plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic.
Blox Fruits (formerly known as Blox Piece), is an action fighting game created by Gamer Robot that is inspired by the manga and anime One Piece. [164] In the game, players choose to be a master swordsman, a powerful fruit user, a martial arts attacker or a gun user as they sail across the seas alone or in a team in search of various worlds and ...
U.S. Route 219 ( US 219) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Rich Creek, Virginia, to West Seneca, New York. From near Grantsville, Maryland north to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, US 219 is Corridor N of the Appalachian Development Highway System. From Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to just south of Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, US 219 is a ...
Archaeologists discovered a small, clay tablet covered in cuneiform in the ancient ruins of Alalah, a major Bronze Age-era city located in present-day Turkey. Researchers have deciphered parts of ...
An unusually quiet arena may have played a factor in a shaky balance beam final for Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and a handful of other event finalists Monday. Biles, Lee, Brazil's Julia Soares and ...
The Raid at Cabanatuan ( Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Cabanatuan ), also known as the Great Raid (Filipino: Ang Dakilang Pagsalakay ), was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and ...
The Bokoni mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-eastern part of South Africa in Polokwane, Limpopo. Bokoni represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 75.7 million troy ounces (2,350 t) of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 55,000 troy ounces (1,700 kg) of platinum/year. [1]