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Elba
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Elba, Italian Mediterranean island situated between Corsica and the coast of Italy which was seized by the Germans after Italy's surrender in September 1943. On the night of 16/17 June 1944 the 9th French Colonial Infantry Division, some 2,000
Goums, and a
bataillon de choc (a commando-style unit) commanded by Lt-General Henri Martin, landed from Corsica under cover of the guns of British warships. The island was then overrun in what proved to be a costly and unnecessary operation—the French suffered 1,000 casualties. But as Hitler had ordered their evacuation too late, 2,000 of the garrison's 2,700 troops were captured; and it did exacerbate German fears of yet another Allied landing behind their lines (see
Salerno and
Anzio) as they withdrew northwards during the
Italian campaign.
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Idris Elba: From Street Boss To 'Office' Politics
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To Elba, in Search of Napoleon
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/8/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...enduring fame to the small Tuscan island of Elba, to which he was exiled briefly in 1814. Today Elba is one of the Mediterranean's special resorts...but surprisingly few Americans. And yet Elba has all the resort amenities Americans love...
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Magazine article from: Proceso; 12/15/2002; ; 700+ words
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El Paso Corporation Announces Elba Island Expansion and Related Pipeline Project.
PR Newswire; 12/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...projects -- the next expansion at the Elba Island LNG Receiving Terminal near Savannah...Georgia, and the construction of a related Elba Express Pipeline in Georgia -- to significantly...First, El Paso plans to further expand its Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving...
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Elba Esther va desplazando a Madrazo. (Presidencia).(Elba Esther Gordillo, nueva presidenta del Partido Revolucionario Institucional)(TT: Elba Esther displaced Madrazo.)(TA: Elba Esther Gordillo, new president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party)(Artículo Breve)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 5/19/2002; ; 700+ words
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Elba? Isle be back! escapeitaly.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/20/2006; 700+ words
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ELBA STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS IN GENESEE MATH CLUB CONTEST
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/28/2006; 700+ words
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Elba Island Expansion and Elba Express Pipeline Receives FERC Approval.
PR Newswire; 9/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...subsidiaries, Southern LNG, Inc. and Elba Express Company, L.L.C., have received...significant projects -- expansion of the Elba Island LNG receiving terminal near Savannah, Georgia, and construction of the new Elba Express Pipeline in eastern Georgia, respectively...
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Elba Island construction hits LNG deliveries, natural gas sendout.
Magazine article from: Natural Gas Week; 11/24/2008; ; 700+ words
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Elba, Idris
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
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Elba
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Elba , island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km), Tuscany...and there is a large tourist industry. Elba has come under numerous foreign powers, including...After Napoleon's dramatic escape from Elba and his subsequent exile to Saint Helena Island...
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Portoferraio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Portoferraio , town (1991 pop. 11,042), Tuscany, Italy, on the north coast of Elba Island. The principal port of Elba, it handles most of the iron shipped from the island. It is also a seaside resort. The town was strongly...
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The Whitmore Confessions and Richard Robles Trial: 1965
Book article from: Great American Trials
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Brown, John
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...both slaves and freemen. In 1849, Brown moved his family to the black community of North Elba, New York. Brown proposed to show the residents of North Elba how to farm and to act as a mentor to them. Brown was a participant in the Underground...
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