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    The Battle of Bir Hakeim (Arabic pronunciation: [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ) took place at Bir Hakeim, an oasis in the Libyan desert south and west of Tobruk, during...
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    Bir Hakeim (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'wise well', pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] , sometimes written Bir Hacheim) is the site of a former...
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    The Pont de Bir-Hakeim (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ d(ə) biʁ akɛm]; English: Bridge of Bir-Hakeim), formerly the Pont de Passy ([pɔ̃ d(ə) pasi]; Bridge...
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    Bir-Hakeim (French pronunciation: [biʁ akɛm]) is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 in the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement...
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  • Bir Hakeim is an oasis in Libya. Bir Hakeim may also refer to: Battle of Bir Hakeim, during the Second World War Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a bridge in Paris...
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    The Bir Hakeim rescue (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'Wise Well' pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ) was a British raid in Italian Cyrenaica (modern...
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    position. Unexpected resistance at the south end of the line around the Bir Hakeim box by the Free French garrison left Panzerarmee Afrika with a long and...
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    the resistance at Bir Hakeim (his right flank and supply route was threatened by this position). The Afrika Korps had to take Bir Hakeim. So Rommel sent...
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    would serve through the North African campaign (including the Battle of Bir Hakeim), the Italian Campaign and much of the Liberation of France. In November...
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    divisions attacked Bir Hakeim. Not long after, Travers joined a convoy into the rear area, and Kœnig allowed her to return to Bir Hakeim, as it seemed the...
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    Pont de Grenelle, the Pont Rouelle and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim. It is served by the Passy and Bir-Hakeim Métro stations. A notable feature is a quarter-scale...
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    Group on the left flank at Bir el Hariga, moved north-west along the Trigh Capuzzo (Capuzzo–El Adem). The brigade arrived at Bir el Chleta, about 15 mi (24 km)...
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    carried out a knife and hammer attack against three people near Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, France, killing one of them. On Quai de Grenelle in the 15th...
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    the enemy camp at Bir Asiso. Learning that the crews of HMT Moorina and HMS Tara were being held in poor conditions at Bir Hakeim, he led the nine armoured...
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    War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and...
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    steep grade. It is connected to the Bir-Hakeim métro station and to the 15th arrondissement by the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, which was opened in 1906 and is now...
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    1906, the construction of a viaduct over the Pont Passy (now Pont de Bir-Hakeim) gave way to another project unrelated to the Métro. The original bridge...
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    Brigade Group position at Bir Hakeim. He orders two lanes cut through the British minefields which run from Gazala to Bir Hakeim, on either side of fortified...
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  • the Free French captured El Tag and the oasis at Kufra. The Battle of Bir Hakeim was fought between the Afrika Korps and the Free French Brigade, with...
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  • at the corner of Rue César Franck and Rue Bouchut), and lastly on the Bir-Hakeim bridge.: 17  For the explosion that takes place during the bistro scene...
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    French Division, Free French Forces (FFL). From the coast of Norway to Bir Hakeim, to Africa then the Alsace, while passing by Syria and Italy, the 13th...
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    Universal Carrier – VHK Erika Brno z.s." "La bataille de Bir Hakeim" [The Battle of Bir Hakeim]. cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr (in French). Ministère de la...
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    British 8th Army in North Africa and distinguished itself in the Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942). Reflecting the divisions of the time, part of the Foreign Legion...
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    Libya as part of the North African Campaign. During the hard fighting at Bir-Hakeim (January) he wrote: "We, foreigners, have only one way to prove to France...
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    Line 6 train running on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim near the Eiffel Tower...
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    Forces (FFL) during World War II, renowned for having fought the Battle of Bir Hakeim. Consisting of troops from mainland France and from the then French colonial...
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    Forces Air Force Army of Africa Navy French Liberation Army Battles Koufra Bir Hakeim Gazala 1st Free French Division Companions of Liberation (List) Radio...
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    daring raids, dealing decisive losses to the Germans at the Battle of Bir Hakeim. During the battle he is said to have written: "We, foreigners, have only...
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  • Gazala-Bir Hakeim defences. It was equipped with 25-pounder guns and fought against the German Afrika Korps under Rommel in the Battle of Bir Hakeim. On...
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    Rommel's forces assaulted the Free French strongpoint in the Battle of Bir Hakeim, but the defenders continued to thwart the attack until finally evacuating...
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