• Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 black and white British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton...
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    Amsterdam (/ˈæmstərdæm/ AM-stər-dam, UK also /ˌæmstərˈdæm/ AM-stər-DAM, Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital...
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    Fort Amsterdam. The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the island of Manhattan and was meant to defend the fur trade operations of the...
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  • Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Willem in Operation Amsterdam (1959), Cecil Biggs in Bottoms Up (1960), Jimmy in The Young Ones...
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    Opération Sentinelle is an ongoing French military operation with 10,000 soldiers and 4,700 police and gendarmes deployed since the aftermath of the January...
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    Route 52, running from the Amsterdam-Noord (north) borough to Amsterdam-Zuid (south) via Amsterdam Centraal, came into operation on 21 July 2018. As opposed...
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    The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established...
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    Île Amsterdam (French pronunciation: [ilamstɛʁdam]), also known as Amsterdam Island and New Amsterdam (Nouvelle-Amsterdam), is an island of the French...
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    appeared in numerous British films from the 1950s onwards, including Operation Amsterdam (1959), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)...
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    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM), known informally as Schiphol Airport (Dutch: Luchthaven Schiphol, pronounced [ˌlʏxtɦaːvə(n) ˈsxɪp(ɦ)ɔl;...
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    known for appearances in Blood and Black Lace, The Crimson Pirate, Operation Amsterdam, and Ten Thousand Bedrooms. Bartok was born Éva Márta Szőke Ivanovics...
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    The Amsterdam Tram (Dutch: Amsterdamse tram[ˌɑmstəɹˈdɑmsə tɾɛm]) is a tram network in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It dates back to 1875 and since 1943 has...
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    Remember (1958) - Valet (uncredited) Bachelor of Hearts (1958) - Robin Operation Amsterdam (1959) - Lt. Williams (uncredited) The 39 Steps (1959) - House Guest...
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    The Amsterdam albatross or Amsterdam Island albatross, (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a large albatross which breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern...
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    Fort Amsterdam was a fortification on the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers. The fort and the island were...
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    Netherlands. Founded in 2007, Amsterdam Airlines used to provide both charter and wet lease services. It ceased its operation on 31 October 2011 and went...
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    The Treaty of Amsterdam, officially the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities...
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    operator for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, operating metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The forerunner...
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    Amsterdam Centraal station (Dutch: Station Amsterdam Centraal [staːˈʃɔn ˌɑmstərˈdɑm sɛnˈtraːl]; abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam...
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  • municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns. The city of Amsterdam is also...
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  • Die (1958) - German sergeant Battle of the V-1 (1958) - Karewski Operation Amsterdam (1958) - Portmaster Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - Damage Control Officer...
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    The Allied bombings of Amsterdam-Noord took place in July 1943 during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Three strategic bombing...
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  • Wings, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Two Thousand Women, Operation Amsterdam and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Jaffe's television credits included...
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  • Traitor (1957) as Friederich Suderman West of Suez (1957) as Langford Operation Amsterdam (1959) as Diamond Merchant (uncredited) Our Man in Havana (1959)...
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    Amsterdam or Wisselbank (Dutch: Amsterdamsche Wisselbank, lit. 'Exchange Bank of Amsterdam') was an early bank, vouched for by the city of Amsterdam,...
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    Leonard Pawley The Two-Headed Spy (1958) as Gestapo Leader Müller Operation Amsterdam (1959) as Walter Keyser The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) as Petrie...
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    Inside (1958) – Mr Pritchard The Man Upstairs (1958) – Mr Barnes Operation Amsterdam (1959) – dealer Model for Murder (1959) – Podd The Crowning Touch...
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    Fifth column (category Intelligence operations by type)
    chapter.[non-primary source needed] In the 1959 British action film Operation Amsterdam, the term "fifth columnists" is used repeatedly to refer to Nazi-sympathizing...
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    Polderbaan incident) was a passenger flight that crashed during landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, on 25 February 2009, resulting in the...
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    laid out in 1828. A post office called Amsterdam has been in operation since 1832. Amsterdam was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation...
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