Greif (German for Griffin) may refer to:
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Greif (surname) Greif is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Avner Greif, American economist
* Eric Greif, lawyer and entertainment personality
* Gideon Greif, historian
* Jean-Jacques Greif, French journalist and writer
* Mark Greif, editor
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Greif, Inc.
Greif, Inc. is an American manufacturing company based in Delaware, Ohio. Originally a manufacturer of barrels, the company is now focused on producing industrial packaging and containers. In 2018, the company ranked 642 on the Fortune 1000.
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, a Fortune 1000 company
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Operation Greif
Operation Greif (german: Unternehmen Greif) was a special operation commanded by ''Waffen-SS'' commando Otto Skorzeny during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The operation purpose was to capture one or more of the bridges over the Meuse ri ...
, a German infiltration operation using English-speaking troops during the
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...
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Heinkel He 177 Greif
The Heinkel He 177 ''Greif'' (Griffin) was a long-range heavy bomber flown by the ''Luftwaffe'' during World War II. The introduction of the He 177 to combat operations was significantly delayed, by both problems with the development of its ...
, a German heavy bomber during World War II
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Torgelower SV Greif
Torgelower FC Greif is a German football club from the city of Torgelow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The football team is part of a sports club which also has departments for women's sport, table tennis, and handball. The club was known as Torge ...
a German football team
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''Greif'' (brigantine)
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SMS ''Greif'', a German light cruiser
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SMS ''Greif'' (auxiliary cruiser), a converted freighter serving as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany in World War I
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German torpedo boat ''Greif'', 1925–1944
* Greif was the name of
Erwin Rommel's command vehicle, an
Sd.Kfz. 250/3 during his command of the Afrika Korps during World War II
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Badener Greifs
The Badener Greifs ( en, Baden Griffins) are an American football club from Karlsruhe, Germany.
The club's greatest success came in 1987, when it reached the German Bowl but lost to the Berlin Adler. , an American football team from Karlsruhe, Germany
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Greiff (disambiguation) Greif may refer to:
People
* Boris de Greiff Bernal - (1930-2011), Colombian chess master and writer
* León de Greiff Haeusler - (1895–1976), Colombian poet
* Mónica de Greiff Lindo - (born 1956), Colombian lawyer, politician
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Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
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Grief
Grief is the response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or some living thing that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cogn ...
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