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In the winter and spring of 1942 following American entry into war, all of the Latin American states except for Argentina and Chile under American pressure declared war on Germany.
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She'd found one and she hadn't said a word while Big Hans and I had hunted and hunted as we always did all winter, every winter since the spring that Hans had come and I had looked in the privy and found the first one.
Now it was nine years later, and it wasn't spring but winter when I returned.
Adult salamanders often have an aquatic phase in spring and summer, and a land phase in winter.
Winter annuals germinate in autumn or winter, live through the winter, then bloom in winter or spring.
Winter annuals are important ecologically, as they provide vegetative cover that prevents soil erosion during winter and early spring when no other cover exists and they provide fresh vegetation for animals and birds that feed on them.
Subgenus Alnus: Trees with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn ( fall ) but stay closed over winter, pollinating in late winter or early spring, about 15 – 25 species, including:
After spending the winter organizing a cavalry force ( hippeis ), he made a successful incursion into Lydia in the spring of 395 BC.
Fares are high during peak seasons of spring and winter, but fares have been decreased over the time due to large expansion of aviation industry in India.
This group of constellations is prominent in the southern sky in late winter and spring.
Thunderstorms can occur between October and March, and annual rainfall is 623 millimetres ( 24. 5 in ), with rainfall highest in spring and summer and lowest in winter.
Adult Culicoides are killed by cold winter temperatures, and BTV infections typically do not last for more than 60 days, which is not long enough for BTV to last until the next spring.
Most bokbiers tend to be seasonal beers ( traditionally autumn, although there are currently also spring, summer and winter boks ).
In the spring, this is not usually a problem as vegetation is still moist from winter rains, but extreme dryness prevails by the fall, creating a danger of wildfires.
The Breviary itself is divided into four seasonal parts — winter, spring, summer, autumn — and comprises under each part:
In cold regions, chives die back to the underground bulbs in winter, with the new leaves appearing in early spring.
The lake is drawn down as winter approaches, to minimize ice damage and to maximize its capacity to store heavy spring runoff.
It is also visible near the horizon from tropical latitudes of the northern hemisphere for a few hours every night during the northern winter and spring.
In the past, celery was grown as a vegetable for winter and early spring ; it was perceived as a cleansing tonic, welcomed to counter the salt-sickness of a winter diet.
Scat analysis collected near Claremont, California revealed that coyotes relied heavily on pets as a food source in winter and spring.
Cheerleading is quickly becoming a year-round sport, starting with tryouts during the spring of the preceding school year, organized camp as a team, practices, attendance at various sporting events and ending with National competition season, typically from winter through spring.
winter and 1942
In the summer of 1942, when Germany launched another offensive in the southern USSR against Stalingrad and the Caucasus, the Soviets again lost tremendous amounts of territory, only to counter-attack once more during winter.
For example, during the 872-day Siege of Leningrad, reports of cannibalism began to appear in the winter of 1941 – 1942, after all birds, rats and pets were eaten by survivors.
As a result, and because a British blockade initially hindered foreign relief efforts, a wide-scale famine resulted, when hundreds of thousands perished, especially in the winter of 1941 – 1942.
By the winter of 1941 – 1942 just 39 percent of the fighter force was operational and possessed just 60 more combat aircraft than it did in June 1941 despite its increased commitments.
Subsequently the Germans were dealt major defeats first at the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942 – 43, and then in the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943.
In the winter of 1942 Sukhoi encountered another problem — since he had no production line of its own he had nothing to do.
The Aqua-Lung was invented in Paris during the winter of 1942 – 1943 by the engineer Émile Gagnan and the lieutenant de vaisseau ( ship-of-the-line lieutenant ) Jacques Cousteau, both of France.
Ryti was willing to continue as president because he was among those who led Finland into the war, even though during the winter of 1942, both Ryti and Mannerheim had their doubts about German victory.
Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood, winter of 1942 – 43.
He was assigned for both officer and tank training in the winter of 1942 – 43.
But before his death, in the winter of 1942, Zyskind supplied Szpilman with the latest news from outside the ghetto, received via radio.
Romanian armies advanced far into the Soviet Union during 1941 and 1942 before being involved in the disaster at the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-1943.
In winter 1942, the Finnish political leadership ended offensive action and the front stagnated for over two years.
After enduring the winter of 1941 – 1942, the German army prepared for further offensive operations.
Wounded in action in Russia in August 22, 1942, he had the Iron Cross First and Second Classes for bravery, the Eastern Front Medal ( during the especially bitter Russian winter of ' 41 /' 42 ) or the Wound Badge.
The Mine detector ( Polish ) Mark I was a metal detector for landmines developed during World War II in the winter of 1941 – 1942 by Polish lieutenant Józef Kosacki.
Before World War II, it was home to a large Jewish community but during the Nazi occupation, in the winter of 1942, the majority of the Jewish community were transported to the Red Forest north of the town and murdered by gunfire.
The likliest order is " 7 ", " 4 ", " 01 " ( winter 1941-February 1942 ), " white 5 " ( shows " GVARDIYA " on the intakes — likely dates to when the unit was awarded this designation ), and finally " 67 ".
After capturing Cherbourg and areas on the Cotentin peninsula, the beachhead was to be defended and held through the winter of 1942 and into 1943, while troops were massed for a breakout operation to take place in spring 1943.
Many prisoners died in typhus epidemics that swept the camp in the winter of 1942 and again in 1944.
The 25, 000 — 30, 000 strong 8th Estonian Rifle Corps lost 3 / 4 of its troops in the battle for Velikiye Luki in winter 1942 / 43.
During the winter of 1942 – 43, the Japanese reinforced and fortified the islands — not necessarily to prepare for an island-hopping operation across the Aleutians, but to prevent a U. S. operation across the Kuril Islands.
No CAM aircraft were provided during January and February 1942 after it proved impossible to maintain the catapult-mounted aircraft in flying order during the North Atlantic winter.
By winter 1942, in contrast to Operation Torch, 9 December was a successful day when four SM. 79s sank a Flower class corvette and a merchant ship, with the loss of one aircraft.
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