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Transport of concentration camp inmates to Tyrol

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP The transport of prominent inmates of German concentration camps to the Tyrol occurred in late April 1945, during the final weeks of the Second World War in Europe. Large numbers of high-profile prisoners (Prominenten) were moved to the so-called Alpine Fortress , in the Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills on the orders of the Nazi authorities. The SS guards in the transport had orders to kill everyone if liberation by the advancing Western Allies became imminent. However, in the South Tyrol region, regular German troops took the inmates into protective custody. The entire group was eventually liberated by advance units from the US Seventh Army. [1] Colonel Bogislaw von Bonin ( center ) with fellow hostage Sigismund Payne Best ( dark suit right ) shortly after liberation on 5 May 1945. Contents 1 Transfer and liberation 2 List of prisoners 3 References 4 Sources Transfer and liberation The hostages were liberated from the Hotel Pragser Wildsee ...

昭武九姓

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP 昭武九姓 ,亦称 九姓胡 ,中国南北朝、隋、唐时期对西域锡尔河以南至阿姆河流域的粟特民族和国家及其来华后裔之统称。即康、史、安、曹、石、米、何、火寻(花剌子模)和戊地九姓(出自《新唐书》,又有包括穆、東安、畢、沛捍、那色波、烏那曷、漕等姓的说法)...

Jack Churchill

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP British army officer known for fighting with a longbow and broadsword in World War II For other people named Jack Churchill, see Jack Churchill (disambiguation). Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Churchill DSO & Bar, MC & Bar "Mad Jack" Churchill Birth name John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill Nickname(s) Fighting Jack Churchill Mad Jack Born ( 1906-09-16 ) 16 September 1906 Colombo, Ceylon [1] Died 8 March 1996 (1996-03-08) (aged 89) Surrey, England Allegiance   United Kingdom Service/branch   British Army Years of service 1926–1936 1939–1959 Rank Lieutenant-Colonel Unit Manchester Regiment No. 2 Commando 3 Commando Brigade 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Highland Light Infantry Battles/wars Burma Rebellion 1930–32 World War II 1948 Palestine War Awards DSO with Bar Military Cross John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill , DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996), was...

捌木

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