Look up falaise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Falaise may refer to: Falaise, Ardennes, commune in France Falaise, Calvados, commune in France The...
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The Falaise pocket or battle of the Falaise pocket (German: Kessel von Falaise; 12–21 August 1944) was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy...
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Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Flowing through Falaise...
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Henry de La Falaise, Marquis de La Coudraye (born James Henri Le Bailly de la Falaise; February 11, 1898 – April 10, 1972), was a French nobleman, translator...
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Henriette Le Bailly de La Falaise (French pronunciation: [lu.lu də la fa.lɛz]; 4 May 1947 – 5 November 2011), known as Loulou de la Falaise, was an English fashion...
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The Château de Falaise is a castle from the 12th-13th century, located in the south of the commune of Falaise ("cliff" in French) in the département of...
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Fulbert of Falaise (fl. 11th century) was a Chamberlain of the Duke of Normandy and the maternal grandfather of William the Conqueror. Little direct testimony...
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Siege of Falaise may refer to: Siege of Falaise (1026), the siege of the town by Richard III, Duke of Normandy Siege of Falaise (1204), the siege and capture...
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Jacques de Falaise (stage name of Jacques Simon; 1754–1825) was a French quarryman who became famous in the early 19th century for his ingestion skills...
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Lucie de la Falaise (born 19 February 1973) is a Welsh-born French design consultant, former model, and socialite. Lucie le Bailly de la Falaise was born...
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Herleva (redirect from Herleva of Falaise)
(cubicularii ducis). Orderic reports the birth of William as occurring at Falaise, in Normandy, presumed to be Herleva's native town, apparently during 1026/7...
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The Rivière Falaise is a river of Martinique. It flows into the Rivière Capot near L'Ajoupa-Bouillon. It is 9.4 km (5.8 mi) long. List of rivers of Martinique...
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Operation Tractable (section Initial drive for Falaise)
The operation was to capture the tactically important French town of Falaise and then the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois. This operation was undertaken...
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Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened...
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Sibyl of Falaise (or Sibil de Falaise) was a kinswoman of King Henry I of England. She was possibly his illegitimate daughter or a niece, as the sources...
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Villy-lez-Falaise (French pronunciation: [viji lɛ falɛz] , literally Villy near Falaise) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
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La Falaise (French pronunciation: [la falɛz]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Communes of...
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The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Caen, France. It depicts...
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Operation Totalize (redirect from Falaise Road)
success by driving south, to capture the high ground north of the city of Falaise. The goal was to collapse the German front and cut off the retreat of German...
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Maxime Le Bailly, comtesse de La Falaise (25 June 1922 – 30 April 2009), was an English-Irish 1950s model, and, in the 1960s, an underground movie actress...
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Falaise Park is a large urban park in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Vancouver-Burnaby border, between Rupert Street and Boundary...
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The siege of Falaise took place in 1450 during the Hundred Years War when French forces laid siege to Falaise in the English-controlled Normandy following...
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Rabbi Yom Tov of Falaise, Hebrew: יום טוב מפלייזא also called Rabbi Yom Tov ben Rabbi Yehuda, was one of the 11th-century Baalei Tosafot in France. His...
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The Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise is a federation of municipalities (communauté de communes) in the Calvados département and in the Normandy...
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Crush (Floating Points album) (redirect from Falaise (song))
No. Title Length 1. "Falaise" 3:54 2. "Last Bloom" 5:53 3. "Anasickmodular" 3:12 4. "Requiem for CS70 and Strings" 2:23 5. "Karakul" 1:54 6. "LesAlpx"...
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Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Communes of the Ardennes department "Répertoire national...
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of St John the Baptist (French: Abbaye Saint-Jean de Falaise), in the diocese of Séez, in Falaise, Normandy, was an Augustinian abbey for Premonstratensian...
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William de Falaise (11th century), also called William of Falaise, was a Norman from Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, today in the Calvados department in the...
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(1999) Gueule de poésie (2000) Lettre à l'océan (2000) Fugue bleue (2001) Falaise de proue (2003) L'Île sœur (2005) Archives de neige (2007) Polyphonie des...
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on 7 August left 50,000 soldiers of the German 7th Army trapped in the Falaise pocket by 19 August. The Allies launched a second invasion from the Mediterranean...
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