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Map showing Schleswig-Holstein and surrounding regions after the Seven Weeks' War in 1866. Schleswig and Holstein are highlighted, with boundaries from 1866 marked, and neighboring areas labeled as Prussia, Denmark, and other German states. Current international boundaries and major cities such as Kiel, Lubeck, and Hamburg are indicated. Frederick VI Frederick VII Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880. Christian IX Danewirk
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - ScholarsArchive - Remembering the Schleswig War of 1864: A Turning Point in German and Danish National Identity (PDF). Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - The Wars of�Schleswig. Jun 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Napolean.Org - Napoleon III and the War of the Duchies (1864). Mar 06, 2016
Add new Web site: Academia - "The Knot of the Danish Issue." The 1864 Schleswig-Holstein War Reflected by the Romanian Press of the Time. Mar 06, 2016
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - 1864 - Second Schleswig-Holstein War. Mar 06, 2016
Add new Web site: Oklahoma State University - Library Electronic Publishing Center - The Danish-German War of 1864 and British Politics. Mar 04, 2016
Map added. Feb 04, 2016
New article added. Jun 12, 2015
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