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Timeline
The Quebec Conference (codenamed ‘Quadrant’) takes place in Canada. Allied leaders decide that the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe, Operation Overlord, will begin with an assault landing in Normandy. Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay (right) is appointed
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Prize Crossword
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Encounters
DIARY By Jonathan Wright, Danny Bird and Eleanor Barnett EXPLORE Orkney, Scotland TRAVEL Granada, Spain What’s the first symbol that comes to mind when you think about Japan? Mount Fuji? Cherry blossom? Or, perhaps, it’s that quintessentially Japanes

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