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The Odon Valley 10–18 July 1944
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The Odon Valley 10–18 July 1944
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The advance into the Odon Valley began on 10 July with Operation Jupiter. It followed on from the advances made during Operation Charnwood, which successfully pushed the Germans south of the Odon river in Caen. Operation Jupiter succeeded in taking villages in the area but failed to take the important... More
The Pearl Harbor Aftermath 7 December 1941
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The Pearl Harbor Aftermath 7 December 1941
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was launched without a declaration of war by Japan and resulted in a huge loss of life and the destruction of many naval vessels of the US Pacific Fleet. Following the two attack waves, all of the US battleships in port were destroyed or heavily... More
The Phoney War German and Allied Plans September 1939–April 1940
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The Phoney War German and Allied Plans September 1939–April 1940
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In October 1939 the Germans created ‘Fall Gelb’ (Plan Yellow), plotting an invasion of France via Belgium, avoiding the Maginot Line. In January 1940, a German plane carrying documents crashed in Belgium, forcing a change of tactics. Army Group B would invade through the Netherlands and Belgium, focusing the Allies’... More
The Rhineland Campaign 11–21 March 1945
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The Rhineland Campaign 11–21 March 1945
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General Eisenhower planned the main Rhine offensives in the north. Further south Lieutenant-General Bradley’s 12th Army Group, comprising US 1st and 3rd Armies was charged with reaching the Rhine between Cologne and Koblenz in Operation Lumberjack. Lieutenant-General Devers’ 6th Army Group, comprising the US 7th and French 1st Armies was... More
The Saipan Landings 15 June – 9 July 1944
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The Saipan Landings 15 June – 9 July 1944
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The Allied force left Pearl Harbour on 5 June 1944, and ten days later American marines were storming the beaches of Saipan Island, with the aim of securing a base in the Pacific from which the US could attack the Japanese mainland. Under heavy gunfire, and sustaining heavy losses, 20,000... More
The Salerno Landings: Operation Avalanche, 9 September 1943
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The Salerno Landings: Operation Avalanche, 9 September 1943
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Diversionary landings to the south failed to lure significant numbers of German troops away from the west coast neat Salerno in Campania, southern Italy. Additionally, the Allies commenced the attack, on 9 September, without prior naval artillery bombardment, hoping to maintain the element of surprise. The main German defensive groupings... More
The Siege of Sevastopol 6 June–2 July 1942
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The Siege of Sevastopol 6 June–2 July 1942
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Following the German encirclement of Sevastopol and the 100,000 Soviet forces defending it, a final assault was launched on 6 June 1942. Prior to the start of the ground attack the Luftwaffe began a massive bombing offensive against defences in the city and any naval targets in the area. The... More
The Soviet Liberation of the Ukraine and Crimea January–May 1944
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The Soviet Liberation of the Ukraine and Crimea January–May 1944
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Having reached Kiev and the eastern bank of the River Dnieper by November 1943, the Soviet army continued its advance westwards along five fronts, completely destroying 18 Wehrmacht and Romanian divisions and inflicting heavy casualties. It is estimated that over 6 million ethnic Ukrainians fought alongside the Russians, helped by... More
The Taman Offensive 9 September–9 October 1943
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The Taman Offensive 9 September–9 October 1943
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Before the German 17th Army could proceed with its authorized retreat from the Taman Peninsula, the Soviet North Caucasus Front launched a surprise attack on the heavily embedded German defences. The offensive began on 9 September with a small deployment of troops from the Black Sea who landed in Novorossiysk.... More
The Voyage of the Admiral Scheer October 1940- April 1941
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The Voyage of the Admiral Scheer October 1940- April 1941
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The Admiral Scheer was one of three heavy cruisers built by the Reichsmarine – known as Deutschland-class cruisers – in response to the restrictions on the size of warships set out in the Treaty of Versailles. With the Germans employing a strategy of guerre de course (commerce raiding), in October... More
The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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With the Soviet armies advancing from the east and driving out the German occupiers, the Polish nationalists seized their chance to liberate Warsaw. Operation Tempest, the largest single resistance action of World War II, began on 1 August with the Poles quickly taking control of much of the city centre... More
The Western Pacific 14 March–13 June 1945
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The Western Pacific 14 March–13 June 1945
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US naval capabilities continued to strengthen throughout the course of World War II, outstripping those of the Japanese Imperial Navy, which was defeated in a number of key naval battles. The shift towards strategic and tactical operations based increasingly around aircraft carriers allowed the US Navy to engage in long... More