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(1882–1973), king of Sweden (1950–73), son of King Gustav V, born in Stockholm, and educated at the universities of Uppsala and Oslo. He entered the army in 1902, served with both the Swedish and Norwegian forces, and obtained the rank of general in 1932. Known as a patron of the arts, Gustav was a serious collector of Chinese art. He also won an international reputation as a classical archaeologist, having worked in the field in Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Gustav was succeeded by his grandson, King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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SWEDEN,
SWEDEN,. officially Kingdom of Sweden (Swed. Konungariket Sverige), constitutional monarchy, N Europe, occupying the E portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bounded on the N and W by Norway, on the NE by Finland, on the E by the Gulf of
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Gustav: World's Biggest Gun
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In a Mail Call video, R. Lee Ermey answers a question from Tom of Kansas, who wants to know what is the biggest gun in the world. Ermey says to answer this question you first have to define what you mean by big.
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On May 18th, a Polish corps of the British 8th Army captured Monte Cassino, site of an ancient, hill-top monastery that the Germans had transformed into a fortress. With the fall of Monte Cassino, the Gustav Line began to collapse.
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