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4 days ago · 248 aircraft destroyed [5] 3,057 killed [6] 37 captured [7] The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after the Empire of Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
- Midway Order of Battle
This is the order of battle for the Battle of Midway, a...
- Trafalgar
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- USS Yorktown
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in...
- Midway Atoll
Map showing the location of Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian...
- Naval Air Facility Midway Island
Battle of Midway: Naval Air Station Midway Island, also...
- Battle of The Eastern Solomons
The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the...
- Battle of The Philippine Sea
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of...
- Invasion of The United States
17th and 19th centuries. The military history of the United...
- George H. Gay, Jr
Ensign (later Lieutenant Commander) George Henry Gay Jr....
- Chūichi Nagumo
Chūichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, Nagumo Chūichi, 25 March 1887 – 6...
- Midway Order of Battle
3 days ago · List of battles by casualties. The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles.
3 days ago · The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked and became locked in a protracted struggle with the Soviet Union for control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad in what is now southern Russia.
May 6, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 6, 2024 • Article History. Battle of Stalingrad. Date: August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943. Location: Russia. Volga River. Volgograd. Participants: Germany. Soviet Union. Context: World War II. Eastern Front. The Motherland Calls. Key People: Fedor von Bock. Vasily Chuikov.
4 days ago · The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany , announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade.
2 days ago · The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
1 day ago · The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Japanese: レイテ沖海戦, romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle', Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.
