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    Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE), also known as Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers, is the title given to a series of armoured military engineering...
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  • Avre may refer to: Avre (Eure), a river in northwestern France, tributary of the Eure Avre (Somme), a river in northern France, tributary of the Somme...
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    One AVRE was destroyed on 5 February 1991 and two were destroyed in a second incident the next day. Four minor injuries were sustained. No AVRES saw action...
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    of swimming Duplex Drive (DD) amphibious tanks, "Crab" mine clearers, and AVRE tanks along with a regiment of Churchill Crocodile flame-thrower tanks. Montgomery...
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    Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf syʁ avʁ], literally Saint-Christophe on Avre) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy...
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    Saint-Avre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿avʁ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Communes...
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    The Avre (French pronunciation: [avʁ]) is a river in France and a left tributary of the river Eure. It is 80.4 km (50.0 mi) long, and its watershed extends...
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  • of experience from the Dieppe Raid, the Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) was a Churchill Mark III or IV equipped with the "Mortar, Recoiling Spigot...
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    Verneuil-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnœj syʁ avʁ], literally Verneuil on Avre) is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern...
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    Tillières-sur-Avre is a commune in the Eure department and Normandy region of northern France. In 1013, Richard II of Normandy erected a castle on the...
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  • The Battle of the Avre (4–5 April 1918), part of the First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, constituted the final German attack towards Amiens in World War...
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    Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi syʁ avʁ], literally Saint-Rémy on Avre) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France...
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  • Avrely (Russian: Авре́лий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. Its feminine version is Avreliya. The name is derived from Latin Aurelius (a Roman...
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    Dampierre-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃pjɛʁ syʁ avʁ], literally Dampierre on Avre) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France...
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    The Avre (French pronunciation: [avʁ]) is a river in Picardy, France, and is the principal tributary, from the left side, of the River Somme. At 66 kilometres...
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    Pierrepont-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁpɔ̃ syʁ avʁ], literally Pierrepont on Avre) is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France...
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    Armentières-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃tjɛʁ syʁ avʁ], literally Armentières on Avre) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern...
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    Montigny-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi syʁ avʁ], literally Montigny on Avre) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France...
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  • The Communauté de communes Avre Luce Moreuil is a former communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Picardie région of France. It was created...
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    Saint-Germain-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ syʁ avʁ]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north western France. Communes of...
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  • Patience Avre (born 10 June 1976) is a Nigerian former football forward who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1995, 1999 and...
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    could be fired up to 100 m (110 yd). The weapon was carried by the Churchill AVRE tank and was sufficient to breach or demolish many bunkers and earthworks...
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  • 1950s. It was designed to be towed behind a Centurion gun tank, FV4003, AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers); and also the FV432 Armoured personnel...
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  • Universal Tank (A45) 17 pdr (later 20 pdr) gun FV202: AVRE(T); with 6.5 inch BL gun FV203: AVRE(L) FV204: Universal tank, flail FV205: Self-propelled...
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  • Breux-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [bʁø syʁ avʁ], literally Breux on Avre) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Communes...
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    the northern part of the Picard plateau. It is the left tributary of the Avre river, which is itself a left tributary of the Somme. The Noye starts near...
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  • Saint-Victor-sur-Avre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ viktɔʁ syʁ avʁ], literally Saint-Victor on Avre) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern...
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    manually, but could be detonated from the relative safety of the AVRE interior. The AVRE could be fitted to carry different combat engineering equipment...
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  • The Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye is a communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Hauts-de-France région of France. It was formed...
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    a Churchill AVRE fitted out with a roll of matting for laying on a beach or other soft surface. The Fascine Carrier was a Churchill AVRE which could carry...
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