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Toronto suburb to rename street named after Nazi naval officer
The town is named after a British ship, the HMS Ajax, that won a 1939 battle against a ship commanded by Hans Langsdorff, a Nazi officer. (JTA) — A suburb of Toronto will rename a street named ...
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Royal Navy renames sub HMS Agincourt 'to avoid annoying the French'
A previous HMS Achilles, a Leander Class cruiser ... The Astute Class submarine was originally designated Ajax but later had its name changed to Agincourt. It is due to enter service next year.
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Memorial service at wreck of River Plate Battle HMS Exeter
HMS Exeter together with HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles made up a flotilla operating in the South Atlantic from the Falkland Islands that in December 1939 surprised and put an end to the German pocket ...
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78 years ago, the British won a surprise victory over Nazi Germany in the first major naval battle of World War II
closing in with heavy cruiser HMS Exeter and light cruisers HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles on December 13. The crew of the Achilles was 60% New Zealanders, whose country would not form its own navy ...
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UK delegation travelling for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate
This Sunday, December first members of the HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans leave for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina to recall events of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate ...