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- Were any German cities spared by the Allies for personal or . . .
The most famous and deluded example is Dresden, supposedly spared (up till the point when it was firebombed) because Churchill's aunt lived there But were there any genuine cases of German cities receiving specially lenient treatment by Allied bombers for personal or other unusual reasons?
- Why was Poland spared from the Black Death? - History Stack Exchange
The plague spared some parts of Europe, including the Kingdom of Poland, the majority of the Basque Country and isolated parts of Belgium and the Netherlands But it never gives an explanation why Poland would be spared
- How were the cities of Milan and Bruges spared by the Black Death?
On this map * we can see that some cities and areas seem to be spared How did cities like Milan and Bruges manage to protect themselves from the Black Death ? I'm also interested in how Milan, a city which managed to save itself during the 1300s could be this shaken by plague in 1629, up to name the "Great Plague of Milan" Lastly, if you have any information about the Pays Basque, I'll take
- war - What was the aftermath of a battle in the Middle Ages? How did . . .
Our men spared no one, irrespective of rank, sex or age, and put to the sword almost 20,000 people —Arnoldus Amalricus, 1209 As the town of Béziers offered resistance to a Papal army and refused to give over their heretics, a sally from the town was turned around and the town conquered
- Did either of the World Wars involve South or Central America?
Were any South or Central American nations besides Brazil involved (not necessarily officially) in either of the World Wars? If any were, I'd appreciate information on their degree of involvement
- Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
I haven't seen the movie but know enough of the story to understand that Allied troops had fallen back to Dunkirk for evacuation but were trapped there until transport came I also understand tha
- Why did the Umayyads spare some of the male members of the Family (Ahl . . .
The Umayyads had killed his 6 months old uncle Ali Al-Asghar in the battle so it seems unlikely that his age might have been the reason why he was spared Zaid Bin Hassan (son of Imam Hassan) Spared for unknown reasons Hassan al-Muthanna (son of Imam Hassan) Fought and wounded, taken captive, spared for unknown reasons
- warfare - In Mongolian Conquests, how did they screen the population . . .
When Mongols slaughtered the whole population from settlements that resisted or didn't opt to surrender, they often spared the engineers and other units, swiftly assimilating them into the Mongol armies "Engineers" in this case meant people who could build trebuchets and catapults and other siege machines
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