Although he escaped, he was subsequently re-captured by the Italians, who took great delight in the embarrassment this caused to their German allies.

Although the Dutch, Italians, Spanish, and other NATO powers opposed such a structure, which meant that the alliance's boundaries would change without their participation, the six nations began negotiations in March 1990.

Although Greece eventually won the war, it was not long before the German army joined the Italians in the Battle of Greece, in April 1941.

Although the Italians made little progress and Ottoman resistance, aided by the Libyans, proved stiffer than expected, the war exhausted the Ottoman state.

Although to this point the Italians had been left to fight on their own, after Kobarid ( Caporetto ) they were reinforced by six French infantry divisions and five British infantry divisions as well as sizeable air contingents.

Although immigrants got incentives to come to Brazil, especially after Emancipation when the government worried about seeing the country convert into a " black " nation, Italians who arrived before that didn't seem to have enjoyed special privileges.

Although some elements of the local population collaborated with the Italians, counterattacks by Turkish soldiers with the help of local troops confined the Italian army to the coastal region.

Although he realised that the approaching wet season would preclude a direct advance this way to Addis Ababa, he hoped that this action would cause Ethiopians in southern Ethiopia to rise up in rebellion against the Italians.

Although France had been the birthplace of automobile racing, it now was a distant third in the racing hierarchy, behind the all-consuming German onslaught and the perennially victorious Italians.

Although deemed masters of war and artillery at that time, Italians had not anticipated the innovations in French siege weaponry.

Although the British Commonwealth was fighting the Germans and Italians alone during the period, it was not the only major force fighting the Axis.

Although most lynchings of Italian Americans occurred in the South, Italians had not immigrated there in great numbers.

Although the Mamalukes never got the chance to reunite again in another company, Both men would later become part of different incarnations of the Full Blooded Italians on World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown brand.

Although Bulger had some dealings with Gennaro " Jerry " Angiulo, the Patriarca crime family's underboss in Boston, he rarely spoke to the Italians personally, usually using Flemmi as a go-between.

Although these ports were not widely used, NeXTSTEP gained popularity at institutions such as First Chicago NBD, Swiss Bank Corporation, O ' Connor and Company, and other organisations owing to its programming model.

Although the Penny Black could be used to send a letter less than half an ounce anywhere within the United Kingdom, the Swiss did not initially adopt that system, instead continuing to calculate mail rates based on distance to be delivered.

Although the authorities prevailed in this Swiss peasant war, they did pass some tax reforms and the incident in the long term prevented an absolutist development as would occur at some other courts of Europe.

The importance of language in Swiss hip hop can also create tension, however: Although the members of the Italian speaking group Stoffunita live in Switzerland and consider it their home, their choice of language combined with their lack of Swiss citizenship earmark them as " Secondo ", a term used to indicate people of foreign descent born in Switzerland.

Although over 100 Swiss families moved to the Gruetli area in the 1870s, many were disappointed by the land's poor quality and relative isolation, and thus relocated to nearby cities.

Although lichens had been recognized as organisms for quite some time, it was not until 1867, when Swiss botanist Simon Schwendener proposed his dual theory of lichens, that the true nature of the lichen association began to emerge.

" Although the pike had become a Swiss weapon of choice and represented modern warfare, the hilly terrain of Northumberland, the nature of the combat, and the slippery footing did not allow it to be employed to best effect.

Although Henman was scheduled to play in both Basel & Paris at the end of the 2006 season, he lost in the second round in Basel against the rising Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka 2 – 6, 7 – 6, 6 – 4.

Although the causes of the deaths was not immediately clear, a report by the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research concluded that the avalanche risk was unusually high due to recent snowfall, and that there was " no other reasonable explanation " other than an avalanche for the incident.

" Although a Christian he was no pacifist but expected the coming world war and was also a high officer in Swiss Army.

Although red cellidor scaled Swiss Army Knives are most common, there are many colors and alternative materials like nylon and aluminium for the scales available.

Although in Switzerland's peculiar political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition, it is very difficult to achieve a change of government, this election produced an upset with the strong showing of the right-wing, anti-European Union and anti-immigration Swiss People's Party.

Although the assassination was well received by the largely anti-Nazi population of the country, the Swiss government prosecuted the case strictly, owing to concerns about its status of neutrality.

Although his spells abroad were not wholly successful, he was widely regarded as one of Swiss football's finest products, frequently being linked with some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

( Although often referred to as " pikemen ", the Swiss mercenary units also contained halberdiers as well until several decades into the sixteenth century, as well as a small number of skirmishers armed with crossbows or crude firearms to precede the rapid advance of the attack column.

Although the Landsknechts were never quite as redoubtable as the Swiss, they were much more readily available for hire, as after 1515 the Swiss pledged themselves to neutrality, other than regarding Swiss soldiers serving in the ranks of the Royal French army.

Although the Swiss generally had a significant edge in a simple " push of pike ", the resulting combat was nonetheless quite savage, and known to Italian onlookers as " bad war ".

Although movie and TV adaptations typically name the family " Robinson ", it is not a Swiss name ; the " Robinson " of the title refers to Robinson Crusoe.

Although the combination of the two banks was billed as a merger of equals, it quickly became evident that from a management perspective, it was SBC that was buying UBS as nearly 80 % of the top management positions were filled by legacy Swiss Bank professionals.

Although hallmarking in the Swiss territories dates back to Geneva in the 15th century there was no uniform system of hallmarking in Switzerland until 1881.

Although the Swiss were badly defeated, their determined resistance persuaded the Armagnacs to withdraw from Switzerland.

Although other Swiss mountain railways offer special " steam " trips this is the only line which offers a full steam service, the diesel locomotive only being used for additional trains and for light traffic periods.

Although tradition holds that in the Zhou, the year began on the new moon which preceded the winter solstice, the Spring and Autumn Annals seem to indicate that ( in Lu at least ) the Yin calendar ( the calendar used in Shang dynasty, with years beginning on the first new moon after the winter solstice ) was in use until the middle of the 7th century, and that the beginning of the year was shifted back one month around 650 BC.

Although he was supported by left wing members within Labour such as Michael D. Higgins, he had little or no contact with Dick Spring and therefore had to live in hope of being nominated without the endorsement of the party leadership.

Although satellite states were independent and possessed sovereignty, the Soviet Union often violated principles of self-determination by suppressing the Hungarian revolution of 1956 and the Prague Spring Czechoslovak reforms of 1968.

Although a number of events took place to effect policy change, the tipping point would be the May 5, 1916 raid at Glenn Spring.

Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French desire to compete with Autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes was moved to Spring to avoid a Fall clash.

Although no water source runs directly through the borough, the Killinger, Quittapahilla, Spring, and Swatara Creeks are all nearby.

Although the area had long been a popular watering hole for Native Americans and other prehistoric residents and nomads, including members of the more recently established Jumano, Apache, and Comanche tribes, the first European to view the site now known as Big Spring was probably a member of a Spanish expedition, possibly that of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, although the record of his travels cannot confirm his visit.

Although it is still largely a farming town, Spring City is becoming increasingly known as an artist community.

Although the first national colorcast ( the 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade ) occurred on January 1, 1954, it was not until the late 1960s that color sets started selling in large numbers, due in some part to the color transition of 1965 in which over half of all network prime-time programming would be broadcast in color that fall, and the introduction of GE's Porta-Color set in the Spring of 1966 which would bring the first all-color primetime season beginning that fall.

Although his major works, including Tropic of Cancer and Black Spring, would not be free of the label of obscenity until 1962, their themes and stylistic innovations had already exerted a major influence on succeeding generations of American writers, and paved the way for sexually frank 1960s novels by John Updike, Philip Roth, Gore Vidal, John Rechy and William Styron.

Although there was speculation that Mackenzie would be elected speaker, that honour went to Mackenzie's former lawyer, Marshall Spring Bidwell.

Although the Chinese government has tried to recover them, only a few statuettes from The Eternal Spring garden of the Yongzheng Emperor have actually been returned.

Although the drones were in place by Spring, the first GB-26Cs did not arrive until June, and the first Firebee flight took place in July.

Although it grew in power during the Spring and Autumn Period, its aristocratic structure saw it break apart when the duke lost power to his nobles.

) Although the 1955 Hudson used the inner body shell of the Nash, the car incorporated a front cowl originally designed by Spring and the Hudson team to be put on the 1954 Step-Down platform.

Although Struts is a well-documented, mature, and popular framework for building front ends to Java applications, there are other frameworks categorized as " lightweight " MVC frameworks such as Spring MVC, Stripes, Wicket, Play !, and Tapestry.

Although originally intended to be a temporary exhibit, the mural placed at the station in the early 1990s has become a symbol of the downtown area of Silver Spring.

Although it is not celebrated as a specific public holiday in the UK ( as it is not a working day ), some civil servants are given a " privilege day " at this time of year, which is often merged with the Spring Bank Holiday ( last Monday in May ) to create a long weekend, which was partly created to celebrate the monarch's birthday.

Although " Sweet Young Thing " gained strong airplay around San Francisco during the Spring of 1967, and has since been covered by the Australian band JET, it was poorly promoted by Uptown Records.

Although they cannot be accessed at Spring Street, the southbound and northbound express tracks are known as MM2 and MM3, respectively.

Although sales activity and prices improved slightly in the Spring and early Summer of 2010 due to government incentives and tax credits, the downward trend has resumed, albeit at a slower pace, suggesting that prices may be reaching a stable level from which sustainable appreciation is feasible.

Although he was expected to recover from surgery in time for Spring Training, Mark started the 2008 season on the disabled list.

Although Zheng was forced to become a bit player in the later stages of the Spring and Autumn period, it was still quite strong, defeating a combined alliance of Jin, Song, Chen and Wei in 607 BCE.

Although a Qi invasion was defeated in the Battle of Changshao in 684 BCE, the state was in decline during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Although the Chinese were able to recapture much of North Korea during the Second Phase Campaign, 40 percent of all Chinese forces in Korea were rendered combat ineffective — a loss which the Chinese could not recover from until the start of Chinese Spring Offensive.