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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar
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Albert Kesselring: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Royal Air Force Museum - Albert Kesselring. May 03, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 16, 2023
Anniversary information added. Jul 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Albert Kesselring: Hitler’s Go-To Guy. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: World War II Database - Biography of Albert Kesselring. May 23, 2022
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - ehistory - Biography of Albert Kesselring. Feb 07, 2017
Revised to mention Kesselring's role in the execution of 15 OSS commandos in 1944. May 05, 2016
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Albert Kesselring. May 21, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Albert Kesselring. May 21, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Albert Kesselring. Nov 19, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 23, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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