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Although the Luftwaffe could, and did, mount effective attacks on the ever larger formations of Allied heavy bombers, the sheer numbers of B-17s and B-24s attacking enemy targets was overwhelming the German fighter force, which simply could not sustain the losses the Eighth Air Force bombers and fighters were inflicting on it.
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Although production of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft continued, they would be unable to fly for lack of fuel.
Although two models ( X1 and X2 ) were built, the project was canceled due to high costs and political problems as well as changed needs in the Luftwaffe and NATO.
Although this was the official story, many in the Nazi and Luftwaffe hierarchy had their own pet projects continue.
Although resistance had been expected, as seen at Salerno during 1943, the initial landings were essentially unopposed, with the exception of desultory Luftwaffe strafing runs.
Although professional contemporaries, Gollob and Galland had a mutual dislike, and after Galland had removed the Austrian from his personal staff earlier in the war Gollob started to gather evidence to use against Galland, detailing false accusations of his gambling, womanising and his alleged private use of Luftwaffe transport aircraft.
Although about a quarter of these were experienced veterans, two-quarters were fresh conscripts and convalescents, while the remainder were transferees from the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.
Although resistance had been expected, as seen at Salerno during 1943, the initial landings were essentially unopposed, with the exception of desultory Luftwaffe strafing runs.
Although the RAF succeeded in preventing the Luftwaffe from interfering with the shipping, which was its primary aim, its perceived success was misleading.
Although not involved in the bombing of Guernica it was decided by then German Defence Minister Peter Struck that in keeping with the law Mölders ' name should be removed from the barracks at Visselhoevede and from association with Luftwaffe wing 74 ( Jagdgeschwader 74 ) based in Neuburg an der Donau.
Although other air forces also had training programs and pilots equal to the Germans, the Luftwaffe emphasised trainings its large units, the Geschwader ( Wings ), Corps and Luftflotten ( Air Fleet ) staffs in large-scale manoeuvres with the army in the pre-war years.
Although the location of the factory was known by the German Luftwaffe, the factory was bombed only once during the war.
Although not as effective as the Luftwaffe planners had hoped, the Mistel program continued to be developed through 1944.
Although German air defence over the Warsaw area itself was almost non-existent, except for elements of KG52, the highest-scoring fighter geschwader in the Luftwaffe, which claimed its 10, 000th kill of the war on a Soviet plane over the Warsaw suburb of Praga, about 12 % of the 296 planes taking part in the operations were lost.
Although aerial resupply reduced reliance on vulnerable ground transport, it inflicted enormous strain on the Luftwaffe.
Although the German mechanized units suffered heavy losses and were unable to maintain pursuit, the area to the south of Mława was very lightly forested and the Polish forces were constantly bombarded and strafed by the German Luftwaffe, suffering heavy losses both in troops and equipment.
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Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.
Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.
Although they journeyed westerly as far as Germantown, beyond the Erie roundhouse and the machine shop, and along the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and northward to Brooklyn, below Point Peter, he could see the church spire wherever he looked back.
Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.
Although refrigeration has served to extend the storage life of these products, substantially increased consumption might be possible if areas remote from the seacoast could be served adequately.
Although a straight drum shade would be adequate and sufficiently neutral that the puppets could be changed without disharmony, it is far more fun to create shades in the gay spirit of a child's playtime.
Although modern scholars have expressed surprise that `` the simple magic square of three '', a mere `` mathematical puzzle '', was able to exert a considerable influence on the minds and imaginations of the cultured Chinese for so many centuries, they could have found most of the answers right within the square itself.
Although short a was not written, as in the Indic abugidas, one could argue that the linear arrangement made this a true alphabet.
Although some of his lands were restored to the control of his relatives, his safe return could not be arranged, and Hasan Ali Shah was forced to remain a permanent resident of India.
Although Asser never mentions Alfred's law code, he does say that Alfred insisted that his judges be literate, so that they could apply themselves " to the pursuit of wisdom.
Although, the young prince's troops could get the mastery in 1189 when the boyars of Halych rose against his rule, but shortly afterwards Prince Vladimir II Yaroslavich managed to escape from his captivity and he expelled the Hungarian troops from Halych.
Although metics had no direct political influence many were wealthy business owners who could, and sometimes did, influence policy by not allowing their citizen employees time off to attend the assembly, as well as having the simple expedient of wealth.
Although the VPI / VCI values are not necessarily consistent from one end of the connection to the other, the concept of a circuit is consistent ( unlike IP, where any given packet could get to its destination by a different route than the others ).
Although it was recognized that certain tributaries, represented for example, in the XVIIIth Dynasty tomb of Rekhmara at Egyptian Thebes as bearing vases of peculiar forms, were of some Mediterranean race, neither their precise habitat nor the degree of their civilization could be determined while so few actual prehistoric remains were known in the Mediterranean lands.
Although the Athlon was multiplier locked, crafty enthusiasts eventually discovered that a connector on the PCB of the cartridge could control the multiplier.
Although it could serve as a textbook, it appears to have been mainly intended as a reference work.
Although Henry Lumley ’ s British cavalry had managed to cross the marshy ground around the Petite Gheete, it was soon evident to Marlborough that sufficient cavalry support would not be practicable and that the battle could not be won on the Allied right.
Although the experimental service was publicly available, there were no digital set-top boxes or receivers available on the market which could decode the signal and the service was only presented to the public via BBC demonstrations using prototype receivers.
Although it could be used to mark rough surfaces such as leather, as Loud intended, it proved to be too coarse for letter writing and was not commercially viable.
Although effective in quick campaigns against Poland and France, mobile operations could not be sustained by Germany in later years.
Although he expressed that it would be deeply painful, Pasternak explained that it could not be prevented.
The manager of a popular auditorium in the LA Basin town of Wilmington, California: " Although Monday night dancing is frankly an experiment it was the only night of the week on which this outstanding band could be secured.
Although Valdivia found little gold in Chile he could see the agricultural richness of the land.
Although his term lasted only six months instead of twelve ( except for the Dictatorships of Sulla and Caesar ), all other magistrates reported to the dictator ( except for the tribunes of the plebs-although they could not veto any of the dictator's acts ), granting the dictator absolute authority in both civil and military matters throughout the Republic.
Although the Terni is somewhat obstructed, it is believed that it could easily be made navigable for small craft.
Although and did
Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.
Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.
Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.
Although a look of alarm passed over his face, he did not arrest his movements but disappeared into the shower room just as the chambermaid emerged from number nine.
Although there were no startling developments in shotgun design this year, a number of new models and variations of existing models did hit the market.
Although Miller noted in 1907 that a difference in the pleural blood supply existed between animals, nowhere in his published works is it found that he did a comparative study of the intrapulmonary features of various mammalian lungs other than in the dog and cat ( Miller, '13 ; ;
Although Pearson disbelieved almost everything Lizzie said, and read a sinister purpose into almost everything she did, he happily accepted her statement about Bridget as the whole truth.
Although these results did not reach statistical significance, the baths are an easy treatment.
Although Dirac did not himself use the term antimatter, its use follows on naturally enough from antielectrons, antiprotons, etc.
Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past.
Although Roma were unable to break into the top four during the following decade, they did achieve some measure of cup success.
Although his exact guidelines are no longer rigidly followed they did inspire this field of conservation.
Although he was highly in demand, he did not create many pieces because he was also employed as an art dealer.
Although most South African parties announced their candidate list for provincial premierships in the 2009 election, the ANC did not.
Although the Umayyads did not have a historical presence in the region ( no member of the Umayyad family was known to have ever set foot in al-Andalus before ) and there were grave concerns about young Abd al-Rahman's inexperience, several of the lower-ranking Yemenite commanders felt they had little to lose and much to gain, and agreed to support the prince.
Although his paternal great-grandfather had been a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, and his pious mother did have him baptised, he was an atheist in later life.
Although influential for a time their popularity did not generally survive the horrors of ideological warfare, as the competing ideologies utilized their systems in their platforms.
Although this shift was an important one, it did not represent a radical break from the past so much as a small step in a broader, more gradual socio-economic movement that had been going on at least since 1907 when van de Velde had argued for a craft basis for design while Hermann Muthesius had begun implementing industrial prototypes.
Although the European film industry was then in its ascendancy, Bardot was one of the few European actresses to have the mass media's attention in the United States, an interest which she did not reciprocate by rarely, if ever, going to Hollywood.
Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award until 1980.
Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award till 1980.
Although Bede did not invent this method, his adoption of it, and his promulgation of it in De Temporum Ratione, his work on chronology, is the main reason why it is now so widely used.
Although he would go on to have back-to-back 17-win seasons for the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and 1972, including a no-hitter in the latter season, this did not help the Reds, who ended up losing the 1970 World Series to Robinson and the Orioles.
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