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Oct 29, 2009 · World War II. In 1941, with expansionist Japan posing an increasing threat, Douglas MacArthur was recalled to active duty and named commander of U.S. Army forces in the Far East. On December 8 ...
Oct 29, 2009 · On June 22, 1941, more than 3 million German and Axis troops invaded the Soviet Union along an 1,800-mile-long front, launching Operation Barbarossa. It was Germany’s largest invasion force of ...
Oct 27, 2009 · Updated: May 16, 2019 | Original: October 27, 2009. The German-born physicist Albert Einstein developed the first of his groundbreaking theories while working as a clerk in the Swiss patent office ...
From D-Day to 17 June the U.S. Navy sustained fairly heavy losses, including 148 landing craft of all descriptions. Heaviest losses were among LCVPs, with eighty-one destroyed or damaged beyond repair at Omaha and Utah Beaches. Losses of ships (vessels more than two hundred feet in length) included three destroyers, a destroyer escort, an ...
The WW2 Casualties Database is a work in progress and a huge undertaking. If you would like to make a contribution to help to complete the database, please contact bill.beigel@ww2research.com, with thanks! World War 2 (WW2 WWII) veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. Full-service research & records ...
1939: The Spark Ignites: The WW2 timeline officially began with Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. This blatant act of aggression prompted France and the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany, marking the onset of the global conflict. The ensuing months witnessed rapid territorial conquests by Axis powers across Europe.
May 17, 2022 · The Blitz, 29 December 1940. The Blitz – an abbreviation of the word Blitzkrieg (lightning war) – was the name given to the German air attacks on Britain between 7 September 1940 and 16 May 1941. London was bombed by accident on the night of 24 August 1940, and the following night Churchill ordered an attack on Berlin.
