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- 431: The Merger of Trizec Corporations and Horsham Incorporated
- ... of these two companies would also allow both Horsham and Trizec to become more accessible to the European market. Horsham is using Trizec’s real estate advantage to expand in retail and commercial industries in Germany, Hungary, and Central Europe. The major project that Horsham is now involved in is in Ludwigsfelde, Germany. If successful Horsham will own the first outlet mall to receive endorsement from a member of the royal family. Prince Charles will invest in the Horsham project in order to improve the urban environment of Germany. Trizec is using the European connections of Horsham to propel themselves into the real estate market of Europe. Trizec has already been working with Polus Investments Ltd. of Budapest, therefore, the two companies are ...
- 432: Adilf Hitler
- ... a few countries that would accept Jews. Hitler launched World War 2 by marching into Poland in 1939. Most of Western Europe then fell into the Führer (Hitler), who had personal command of the troops. Germany invaded the soviet Union in 1941, but Hitler, Crazed with power, had lost his military judgement. His failure to Capture Stalingrad, 1942 - 1943, was the turning point; unable to cope with defeat, he refused to ... what Hitler had began. There are German's today that still have a growing hatred for Jews. For example, the cast of "Seinfield" is all Jewish, therefore this show is banned in some parts of Germany. You could never see it on t.v. or read an article in the news paper about it. What Hitler started can never be finished by any ordinary person. They would have to be the ... mad, Hitler retreated to the bunker in the Berlin chancellory. There he was joind by his mistress Eva Braun, whom he had married before they commited suicide, April 30th , 1945. This ended the Holocaust and Germany's great rien over all other countries for their Führer was gone. In conlusion, Hitler's ego, greed, and self centeredness caused him to abuse his great deal of power. He took advantage of ...
- 433: Constantinopolis
- ... of the vaults. Ultimately, the groin vault became the preferred solution, because it offered high windows together with a continuous longitudinal crown, as in Sainte Madeleine in Vézelay (1104) and Worms Cathedral (11th century) in Germany. The semicircular arches of the groin vault form a square in plan; thus, the nave consisted of a long series of square bays or segments. The smaller and lower vaults of the aisles were often ... built the curiously beautiful stave churches in Norwegian valleys. In the Alps whole towns were built of horizontally interlocked wood timbers of square cross section. Brick architecture also flourished in many regions, notably Lombardy, northern Germany, Holland, and Denmark. See Gothic Art and Architecture. The Architecture of Islam The Islamic concept of a mosque as a place for ablutions and prayer differs from the idea of a Christian church, and the ... at Ottobeuren by Johann Michael Fischer is only one of a brilliant series of spectacular churches, monasteries, and palaces that includes Balthasar Neumann's opulent Vierzehnheiligen (Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-72) near Bamberg, Germany, and the Amalienburg Pavilion (1734-39) by the Flemish-born Bavarian architect François de Cuvilliés in the park at Nymphenburg near Munich. The many elaborate colonial churches found throughout Central and South America attest ...
- 434: D-day Invasion Of Normandy
- ... the invasion failed, the United States might turn its full attention to the enemy in the Pacific-Japan-leaving Britain alone, with most of its resources spent in mounting the invasion. That would enable Nazi Germany to muster all its strength against the Soviet Union. By the time American forces returned to Europe-if indeed, they ever returned-Germany might be master of the entire continent. Although fewer Allied ground troops went ashore on D-Day than on the first day of the earlier invasion of Sicily, the invasion of Normandy was in total ... a diversionary attack, it had to be defeated. Around 4:00 am, he ordered two panzer divisions to prepare for counter attack, but when he reported what he had done to the high command in Germany, word came back to halt the divisions pending approval from Hitler. That would be a long time coming, for Hitler's staff was reluctant to disturb the Führer's sleep. For the following 12 ...
- 435: D-day
- ... about D-day is infantry. The infantry formed the backbone of the attacks and defending forces on D-day. An American infantry division contained fourteen thousand thirty-seven men, who were divided into three regiments. Germany's infantry divisions had twelve thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine men but had a greater number and more powerful firepower. (1-9) The last term some use when talking about D-day is artillery ... attempt it is mine alone.” (15-4) By the end of the day Commander Eisenhower had smoked four packs of cigarettes and drank fifteen cups of coffee. (4-1) It is surprising when looking at Germany’s numbers on D-day because if you knew that they did not have as many soldiers as the Allies you would wonder how they took over Europe in such a short time. Germany only had eighty thousand troops, and only eight hundred and ninety airplanes. (5-1) Germans also had many miles of barbwire and planted four million mines. They did not need any landing craft because ...
- 436: A Young Hero
- ... ballistic rocket in history, and it had a one tonne conventional warhead which caused enormous destruction when it hit it's targets at a speed of 5000 kilometres per hour. With the remaining part of Germany's funds, these rockets were to be produced in thousands and sent from Germany to some of the 49 countries which formed The Allies. But the rockets were mostly sent to Great Britain with London as the major target, in order to kill and inflict injuries to as many ... on the island. Including Gregory. What the Allies did not know was the fact that Hitler had built another research station that also was developing the Vengeance Weapons. During the last years of the war, Germany sent over 1000 of these rockets towards London with a devastating effect against civilians and their homes.
- 437: Charles Lindbergh
- ... to see the Germans air force establishment and give his opinion about it. While he was visiting he was treated with a great deal of respect and admiration. Upon leaving the establishment he said that Germany had the finest air force in all of Europe and that it could defeat Russian, British and French air forces combined. He not only admired Germany for their outstanding air fleet but he also admired them as people. He shared many believes with the Nazis such as their disliking of Jews. On October 18,1838 Goring, a German general presented Lindbergh with the Verdienstkreus der Deutscher Aldler for his service to Germany. They also gave him the medal for being the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo. Since he accepted the and kept the medal even after German Storm Troopers rounded up the Jews ...
- 438: Napoleon Bonaparte: A Great Mastermind
- ... with England once again. Napoleon organized a huge army at Boulogne for the invasion of England. When Russia and Austria joined England Napoleon decided not to invade England. Instead he marched his army in to Germany. They surrounded the Austrian army at Ulm, and forced them to surrender. Two days later Admiral Nelson, the same man to defeat the French navy in Egypt, once again destroyed the French navy at the ... in constant communications with Paris. He received word every day of its internal affairs even though he was 1500 miles away. On February 8, 1997, Napoleon fought an even battle with the Russians at Eylan, Germany, and on June 14 he destroyed the Russian army at Friedland, Germany. After this battle Napoleon and Alexander I, the Czar of Russia meet at Tilsit. Together they divided Europe, all except for Austria and Prussia. The whole of western Europe was now ruled by the ...
- 439: All Quiet on the Western Front: The War Against Disillusionment
- ... their innocence the day they enlisted after their school days. In school their master, Kantorek pounded into them an idea that they are men and are obligated to do their duty for the country of Germany. Kantoreks blind patriotism led all the boys, none more than twenty to enlist. He sends them off thinking he did Germany proud but at that expense he had sent the students to a hell on earth. Kantorek called them Germany’s iron youth, but Paul said “none of us more than twenty years old. But young? Youth? That was long ago. We are old folk” (18). Already Paul has lost faith in the person ...
- 440: The Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima
- ... It was created by a top-secret operation code named the Manhattan Project. Three weeks after the first test of the atomic bomb President Truman made the decision at a war time conference, in Potsdam Germany, to use the atomic bomb on Japan. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 destroying the city and killing and estimated total of 70,000 noncombatants. Three days following the Hiroshima ... operation located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Funded by the government the Manhattan men were to design, construct, and test atomic weapons for the use of World War II. It was developed through fear of Germany developing the atomic bomb first and using the devastating power on the US. Three weeks after the first test of the atomic bomb, two atom bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (6 ... to the last man. These historians believed this because of the kamikaze attacks that killed almost 19,000 Americans and wounded 54,000 in fierce fighting for Okinawa and Iwo Jima. As the war with Germany neared a close the Allied waged an increasingly effective war on Japan. The strength of Japans weakened navy was a mere fraction of the Allied, constricting Japan of the ability to import oil and ...
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