File:Molossia Declaration of War against East Germany.jpeg

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This is a document which refers to a 1983 declaration of war issued by Kevin Baugh, under the entity "Grand Republic of Vuldstein" (now the Republic of Molossia), against the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). No other free alternatives exist

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:03, 15 March 2026		277 × 360 (65 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	23:00, 13 March 2026	No thumbnail	790 × 1,024 (170 KB)	Wikiman2230 (talk \| contribs)	This is a document which refers to a 1983 declaration of war issued by Kevin Baugh, under the entity "Grand Republic of Vuldstein" (now the Republic of Molossia), against the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). No other free alternatives exist

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Republic of Molossia