de facto but not de jure
31Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross — Infobox Military Award name=Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross caption=The ultimate expression of the award: the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, awarded only to Hans Ulrich Rudel. awarded by=Nazi… …
32List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine — The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes ) and its variants was the highest award in the military of the Third Reich. Recipients are grouped by grades of the Knight s Cross. 318 German sailors and… …
33Cyprus — This article is about the island sovereign state. For other uses, see Cyprus (disambiguation). Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kypriakí Dimokratía Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) …
34RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …
35Queen regnant — A queen regnant (plural queens regnant ) is qualifying reference to a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal powers of a ruler, in contrast with a queen consort , who is the wife of a reigning king as monarch, and in and of …
36British Mandate for Palestine — Mandate for Palestine الانتداب البريطاني على فلسطين המנדט הבריטי על פלשתינה א י Mandate of the United Kingdom …
37Portugal — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Portugal (disambiguation). Portuguese Republic República Portuguesa (Portuguese) …
38Occupation of Japan — Occupied Japan Military occupation ← …
39Politics of Cyprus — Politics of the Republic of Cyprus takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Cyprus is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi party system. Executive power is… …
40List of military occupations — In most wars, some territory is placed under the martial law of a hostile army. Most belligerent military occupations end with the cessation of hostilities. In some cases, the occupied territory is returned and in other cases, the land remains… …