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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

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In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Navy (1940)
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March 8
1940: HMCS ASSINIBOINE, and the cruiser HMS DUNEDIN capture the German merchantman Hanover in the Caribbean. Hanover will later be repaired and outfitted as the Royal Navy's first auxiliary aircraft carrier HMS AUDACITY.
1945: XANTEN, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 9 Mar 45)
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