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Why is D-Day always called the second front when the Italian campaign had been going on for a year at the time?

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Why was Göring chosen to be first in the line of succession? Why did Hitler choose him above all the other potential candidates?

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"I didn't overthrow George III to become George I." Is there a source on George Washington saying this.

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Today, Rommel is well liked for many reason, but a big one being that he ignored orders from above. How was he able to get away with this?

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Where did the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute come from? Why was it created?

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What role did Francoist Spain play in the Holocaust?

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What went wrong with the Schlieffen Plan?

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Was Chiang Kai-shek a good leader in the sense that he really wanted to help China? Or was he just a kleptokrat that really didn't care?

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Was Stalin ever the target of an assassination attempt? If yes, why was he targeted so few times as opposed to someone like Hitler, who had multiple attempts made on his life?

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What was the relationship between Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is D-Day always called the second front when the Italian campaign had been going on for a year at the time?	564
Why was Göring chosen to be first in the line of succession? Why did Hitler choose him above all the other potential candidates?	469
"I didn't overthrow George III to become George I." Is there a source on George Washington saying this.	200
Today, Rommel is well liked for many reason, but a big one being that he ignored orders from above. How was he able to get away with this?	53
Where did the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute come from? Why was it created?	25
What role did Francoist Spain play in the Holocaust?	24
What went wrong with the Schlieffen Plan?	20
Was Chiang Kai-shek a good leader in the sense that he really wanted to help China? Or was he just a kleptokrat that really didn't care?	16
Was Stalin ever the target of an assassination attempt? If yes, why was he targeted so few times as opposed to someone like Hitler, who had multiple attempts made on his life?	13
What was the relationship between Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler?	8