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Abau-Malin
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations to secure a line between the village of Abau, on the northern New Guinea coast, and Malin further south. The attainment of this line completed the clearance of ...E84372
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Action between HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran, 19 November 1941
Battle
On the afternoon of 19 November 1941 the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (Commander Theodor Detmers) was steaming on a northeasterly course off the coast of Western Australia, approximately 150 mile...E84305
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Adele River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the patrolling actions that began the advance in Bougainville’s Southern Sector, from the Jaba River, along the coast of Empress Augusta Bay, to the Tavera River. Much of t...E84373
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Adlun
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the attacks made in the vicinity of the towns of Adloun, Es Sakiye, and Innsariye, in western Lebanon. This honour was only awarded to Australian units.E84374
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Adriatic operations
Operation
The Adriatic Sea, separating Italy and Austria-Hungary, was the site of a prolonged and indecisive naval campaign between the two nations during the First World War. It was a campaign characterised b...E84742
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Afghanistan/Pakistan (UNMCTT), 1989-1993
Conflict
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Conflict
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Aitape-Wewak Campaign
Campaign
The Australian portion of the Aitape-Wewak campaign took place in northern New Guinea between November 1944 and August 1945. Aitape had been occupied by the Japanese in 1942. Recaptured by an American...E84658
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Alam el Halfa
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the actions around the feature called Trig 29, during the main Alamein offensive and its successful defence against German counter attack.E84375
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Albert, 1918
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in the two-pronged attack on Bapaume and St Quentin, as part of the Allied counter-offensives on the Western Front in the late summer of 1918. Launched in the mist of the earl...E84376
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Albert, 1918 (Chuignes)
Battle honours
Specifically acknowledges four Australian infantry battalions' (1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 Battalions) achievement in capturing the ridge of Chuignes on the south side of the River Somme, as part of the Allied ...E84377
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Amboga River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in operations in the vicinity of the Amboga River, west of Gona on the northern coast of Papua.E84378
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Ambon
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the defence of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies, where Australian troops, as part of Gull Force, fought alongside Dutch troops against the invading Japanese. Gull Forc...E84379
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Amiens
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in operations to the east of Amiens that launched the great Allied offensive of 1918. An "all arms battle", the Allies made effective use of infantry, artillery tanks and aircr...E84380
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Amiens Raid
Raid
Codenamed Operation Jericho, the air raid on the Amiens prison on 18 February 1944 was mounted to free French resistance fighters prior to the invasion of Normandy. The raid was planned and executed b...E84823
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Ancre, 1918
Battle honours
Awarded to acknowledge participation in the defensive operations mounted in the face of the first of the German "Spring Offensives", in the Picardy sector in April 1918. Specifically acknowledges invo...E84381
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Anumb River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the offensive engagement that lead to the capture of the Arohemi, a village strongly fortified by the Japanese, and the surrounding area, west of the Anumb...E84382
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Anzac
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations within the 'Anzac' area of the Gallipoli Peninsula, which extended from Gaba Tepe in the south, to Fisherman's Hut in the north.E84383
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ANZAC (beachhead)
Invasion
This acronym formed from the first letters of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps also evolved as a location or place name in its own right. As a shortened version of ANZAC Cove, the name define...E84715
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Anzio and Nettuno
Battle honours
For operations in support of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.E84384
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Arctic 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Arctic by squadrons of Coastal Command based in Iceland, Russia and the Shetlands.E84385
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Armistice of 11 November 1918
Agreement
The Armistice of Compiègne was the armistice between the Allies and Germany that ended the fighting on the Western Front in the First World War. The armistice went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on...E84281
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Army organisation period 1912-1918 (not WWI)
Conflict
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Arras, 1917
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the major British offensive mounted against the Hindenburg Line east of Arras between 9 April and 4 May 1917, including the battles of Vimy Ridge, the Scarpe and Arleux).E84386
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Arras, 1918
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in various operations around Arras in 1918. Firstly, the honour recognises participation in defensive operations mounted around Arras in the face of the German "Spring Offensi...E84387
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Article XV Squadrons
Agreement
Article XV of the Riverdale Agreement that implemented the Empire Training Scheme (EATS) on 17 December 1939 made provision for the formation of distinct dominion squadrons within the Royal Air Force'...E84282
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Artillery Hill
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the operations that lead to the capture of Artillery Hill, a Japanese position along the Numa Numa Trail, in the Central Sector of Bougainville. The honour is unique to the...E84388
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Atlantic 1939-1945
Battle honours
For operations by aircraft of Coastal Command and others employed in the coastal role over the Atlantic Ocean from the outbreak of war to VE day.E84389
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Attack at Anvil Wood
Attack
Anvil Wood was a small wood to the north of Peronne that marked the centreline of an attack by the 14th Brigade on the morning of 1 September 1918. The northern approaches to Peronne were covered by n...E84285
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Attack at Chipilly
Attack
On the 9th August, British troops were to attack Chipilly, near the Somme, at 5:50 pm Brigadier General Mackay of the 1st Brigade requested that an Australian patrol from the 1st Battalion be sent acr...E84286
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Attack on Beersheba
Attack
Beersheba, a heavily fortified town 43 km from the Turkish bastion of Gaza, was the scene of an historic charge by the 4th Light Horse Brigade on 31 October 1917. Beersheba anchored the right end of a...E84287
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Attack on Hill 971
Attack
Hill 971 (or Koja Chemen Tepe), the highest point of the Sari Bair Ridge, Gallipoli, was the objective of the 4th Infantry Brigade as part of the main break-out operations, from ANZAC in early August ...E84289
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Attack on Hill 60
Attack
The fighting for Hill 60 (a low rise in the foothills on the north-western end of ANZAC) together with supporting offensive against the W Hills represented the last major Allied offensive operation on...E84288
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Attack on Noreuil
Attack
In late February of 1917, the German Army in northern France retreated to the Hindenburg Line in order to shorten its line and thereby establish a more defensible position. British and dominion troops...E84290
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Attacks on Dernancourt
Attack
Dernancourt, a village on the River Ancre in France, was the scene of much desperate fighting during the German offensive of March and April 1918. The 12th and 13th Brigades first occupied positions a...E84291
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August Offensive
Offensive
The August Offensive was the last major attempt made by the Allied forces at Gallipoli to break the stalemate that had persisted since the landings on 25 April 1915. The plan involved a series of thru...E84736
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Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900
Conflict
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Conflict
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Avre
Battle honours
Awarded to acknowledge participation in the defensive battle of Avre fought by British and Australian troops on 4 April 1918 when German forces made their final push towards Amiens, in northern France...E84390
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Badarene
Battle honours
Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the towns of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.E84391
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Balibo Five
Event
The five Australia-based newsmen died during the invasion of the border town of Balibo by the Indonesian army, but the details of precisely how or why they died are still not publicly known. Balibo wa...E84706
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Balif
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in patrol operations against troops of the 41st Japanese Division in the vicinity of the village of Balif in the Torricelli Mountains in New Guinea.E84392
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Balikpapan
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the landings Balikpapan and in Dutch Borneo and the subsequent north-easterly advance along the coast that culminated with the capture of Manggar Airfield.E84393
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Baltic 1939-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Baltic and its approach by squadrons of Bomber and Coastal Commands from the outbreak of war to VE day.E84394
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Bapaume, 1917
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations leading to the capture and occupation of Bapaume following the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.E84395
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Baradene
Battle honours
Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the tows of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.E84396
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Barara
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the offensive patrolling operations that led to the capture of Barara (also referred to as Darara), a village on the Buin Road, north-west of the Puriata River, in Bougainv...E84397
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Bardia 1941
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture of Bardia in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia.E84398
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Barum
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the fighting around the village of Barum during the operations in the Markham–Ramu Valleys and Finisterre, in New Guinea. Following the capture of Shaggy R...E84399
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Battle for Mouquet Farm
Battle
Following the capture of Pozières and the German lines at the windmill east of the village in late July and early August 1916, the three Australian divisions of I Anzac Corps attacked northwards along...E84306
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Battle for Retimo
Battle
Retimo is a town on the north coast of the island of Crete, located between the island's major population centres of Canea in the west, and Heraklion in the centre of the north coast. In May 1941 it ...E84307
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Battle for Singapore
Battle
During the Second World War, Singapore was the site of one of the British Commonwealth's greatest military defeats. Britain had built a large naval dockyard on the north coast of the island during the...E84308
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Battle of Amiens
Battle
The Battle of Amiens was the crucial Allied breakthrough counter-offensive, launched on the Western Front around Amiens, in the Somme sector. An "all arms battle", the Allies made effective use of inf...E84310
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Battle of Bardia
Battle
Bardia is a small town on the Mediterranean coast of Libya, in the region of Cyrenaica, approximately 30 kilometres from the Egyptian border. During the early decades of the 20th century it was develo...E84311
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Battle of Berlin
Battle
The battle of Berlin was the third "air offensive" launched by Bomber Command in 1943. It followed those mounted against the Ruhr (March - July) and Hamburg (July - August). It consisted of a series o...E84312
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Battle of Brisbane
Riot
Believed to be started when Australian soldiers came to the aid of an American soldier being harassed by US military police. The incident involved several thousand Australians - 1 was killed and at l...E84830
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Battle of Broodseinde Ridge
Battle
The battle of Broodseinde Ridge was the third operation launched by British general Herbert Plummer as part of the Ypres offensive of 1917. It was a large operation, involving twelve divisions, includ...E84313
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Battle of Buna
Battle
Buna, a village on the coastal plain of northern Papua, was the main base for the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail. The first Japanese landings in the area occurred at Gona, east of Buna, on 21...E84314
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Battle of Cambrai
Battle
The Battle of Cambrai, fought between 20 November and 7 December 1917, was the first battle in history involving the employment of tanks en masse. After a series of failures, largely due to the impass...E84316
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Battle of Coronel
Naval battle
The battle of Coronel took place between ships of the German East Asia Squadron under Vice Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee and the British South Atlantic Squadron under Admiral Sir Christopher Cradoc...E84732
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Battle of Damour
Battle
The battle of Damour was the final major operation of the Australian campaign in Syria and Lebanon. Damour is a large town on the Lebanon coast of approximately 30 kilometres south of Beirut, which in...E84318
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Battle of Dunkirk
Battle
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British ...E84319
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Battle of Flers
Battle
The village of Flers, in the Somme valley in France, gave its name to a series of attacks launched by 1 ANZAC in November 1916. By this time the Somme battlefield had been deluged with rain and the a...E84320
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Battle of Fromelles
Battle
Fromelles was the first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front. Directed against a strong German position known as the Sugar Loaf salient, the attack was intended primarily as a...E84321
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Battle of Gorari
Battle
Gorari was a small village on the Kokoda Trail that stood at the point where a smaller north-south track joined the trail, which at that point ran roughly east-west. Gorari was approximately 6.5 km ea...E84322
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Battle of Hamel
Battle
Well-planned successful limited Allied action on the Western Front, 4 July 1918. Designed to straighten the Allied line the battle was notable for the careful co-ordination of infantry, artillery, arm...E84323
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Battle of Isurava
Battle
The village of Isurava was the site of one of several desperate battles fought by Australian troops during their retreat along the Kokoda Trail. Their position at Deniki becoming untenable, the 39th B...E84324
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Battle of Jutland
Battle
Fought in the North Sea off the Danish coast on 31 May 1916, the battle of Jutland was the biggest naval engagement of the First World War and was the only direct confrontation between the British Gra...E84325
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Battle of Lagnicourt
Battle
Lagnicourt, in northern France, was the scene of fierce fighting in March and April 1917. When the Germans withdrew to the Hindenburg Line in March and the British and dominion forces advanced rapidly...E84326
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Battle of Lone Pine
Attack
One of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign, the Battle of Lone Pine was originally intended as a diversion from attempts by New Zealand and Australian units to force a breakout from the...E84292
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Battle of Long Tan
Battle
The Battle of Long Tân (18 August 1966) was fought between the Australian Army and Viet Cong forces in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tân, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north east of Vung ...E84327
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Battle of Magdhaba
Battle
Magdhaba, a village located in the northern Sinai desert, was the scene of an action fought on 23 December 1916 when Turkish forces blocking the route to Palestine were attacked by Major General Harry...E84328
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Battle of Manggar Airfield
Battle
Manggar airfield, on the eastern coast of Dutch Borneo, approximately 18 kilometres north east of Balikpapan, was the scene of the 2/14th Battalion's last major engagement of the Second World War. Man...E84329
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Battle of Megiddo
Battle
The ancient fortress of Megiddo appears in the New Testament as Armageddon, the location of the millennial battle between the forces of good and evil. The battle of Megiddo was the name given to the ...E84330
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Battle of Menin Road
Battle
The Battle of Menin Road was an offensive operation, part of the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front, undertaken by the British Second Army in an attempt to take sections of the curving ridge, ...E84331
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Battle of Messines
Battle
Successful British assault on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge, a strongly held strategic position on the Western Front, which had been held by the Germans since late 1914. The offensive operation was th...E84332
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Battle of Midway
Battle
The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in the Second World War. The battle was fought between Japanese and American carrier forces near the Midway Atoll, a ...E84333
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Battle of Milne Bay
Battle
Offering a sheltered harbour, Milne Bay, on the south-eastern tip of Papua was selected for development as an Allied base - the key component of which was three airstrips - in 1942. These facilities a...E84334
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Battle of Montbrehain
Battle
The last action involving Australian infantry on the Western Front in the First World War. Following the breaking of the Hindenburg Line, the attack on Montbrehain on 5 October 1918 represented an att...E84335
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Battle of 42nd Street
Battle
In the wake of the conquest of Greece, German forces planned to capture the island of Crete as an air base commanding the eastern Mediterranean. The Germans needed to capture a port or (given British ...E84309
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Battle of Poelcappelle
Battle
Also called the first battle of Passchendaele, the battle of Poelcappelle was launched on 9 October with the ridge upon which Passchendaele stood as its objective. Like earlier battles in the Ypres of...E84336
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Battle of Polygon Wood
Battle
The battle of Polygon Wood was the I ANZAC component of a larger British and dominion operation staged as part of the third battle of Ypres. This operation was the second of the "Plumer battles", a se...E84337
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Battle of Pozieres
Battle
Pozieres, a small village in the Somme valley in France, was the scene of bitter and costly fighting for the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian Divisions in mid 1916. The village was captured initially by t...E84338
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Battle of Romani
Battle
The battle of Romani, fought between 3 and 5 August 1916, finally put a stop to the Turkish threat to the Suez canal and marked the beginning of the British forces' drive out of Egypt and into Palesti...E84339
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Battle of Suoi Bong Trang
Battle
The Battle of Suoi Bong Trang (23-24 February 1966) was a major action during the Vietnam War fought between US and Australian troops, and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. The battle occurred ...E84340
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Battle of Templeton's Crossing
Battle
Templeton's Crossing was the name given to the first point where the Kokoda Trail, outward bound from Port Moresby, crossed Eora Creek. It was named in remembrance of Captain Sam Templeton of the 39th...E84341
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