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  2. Namhansanseong - Wikipedia

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    Namhansanseong North Gate Namhansanseong West Gate The command post (1959) The fortress played a role in a number of historic events. In the early 20th century, it was the site of battles between the righteous armies and the Japanese. In 1907, the Japanese destroyed much of the fortress, in order to decrease its utility to Koreans. [6]

  3. No. 100 Group RAF - Wikipedia

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    Later B-17 Flying Fortresses equipped the Carpet to jam Würzburg (gun directing) radars. [4] No 223 Squadron's Liberators were ex-American Eight Air Force B-24 H and J models, already well used but long ranged and each able to carry multiple 'Jostle' radio telephony jamming units. The Jostle transmitter took the place of the ventral ball ...

  4. Subterranean fiction - Wikipedia

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    Here, there exist derelict structures such as Bastion Remnants and Nether Fortresses, along with the Piglins, a race of sentient, humanoid pig creatures. The 2012 MMORPG The Secret World , the Hollow Earth serves as a central hub allowing the player to travel between the different area of the outer world.

  5. Saxon Shore - Wikipedia

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    The fortifications and military commands of the Saxon Shore system extended on both sides of the Channel.. The Saxon Shore (Latin: litus Saxonicum) was a military command of the Late Roman Empire, consisting of a series of fortifications on both sides of the Channel.

  6. List of forts in Norway - Wikipedia

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    In the age of black powder, cannon allowed breaching of the fortress walls and subsequent taking by storm. As a result, fortresses changed form, now incorporating design features like the bastion, ravelin, and glacis to allow cannon within the fortress to be effective while protecting the walls and defenders from external attack. This evolution ...

  7. National Fortifications Heritage - Wikipedia

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    The fortress is built into bedrock and consists of 350 meters (1,150 ft) of tunnels, surrounded by three command towers and trenches. The fortification in the valley of Stjørdalen was built following the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 and was completed in 1910.

  8. List of Lone Wolf media - Wikipedia

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    After obtaining the Lorestone of Varetta in the previous book and absorbing its wisdom and power, the location of the next Lorestone is revealed as the remote township of Herdos. Here, Lone Wolf is directed by friendly Elder Magi to search within the accursed fortress of Kazan-Oud, otherwise known as "Castle Death".

  9. Fortifications of Metz - Wikipedia

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    The German Army decided to build a fortress line from Mulhouse to Luxembourg to protect their new territories. The centerpiece of this line was the Moselstellung between Metz and Thionville , in Lorraine .