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4 days ago · Battle of Midway (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. The American victory effectively ended Japan’s ability to prosecute an offensive war in the Pacific.
- Battle of The Philippine Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea, (June 19–20, 1944), naval...
- Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942–February 1943), series of...
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Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942) Major World War II naval...
- Battle of The Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942), World War II naval...
- Battle of The Philippine Sea
Major Events: Battle of Crete. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Battle of Saipan.
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2 days ago · The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the German Kriegsmarine (Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (Air Force) against the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, United States Navy, and Allied merchant shipping.
20 hours ago · By the end of 1942, it was clear that Japan had lost the Guadalcanal campaign, a serious blow to Japan's strategic plans for the defense of their empire and an unanticipated defeat at the hands of the Americans.
3 days ago · The 20th Army, part of the Soviet 1st Shock Army, the 22nd Tank Brigade and five ski battalions launched their attack on 10 January 1942. By 17 January, the Soviets had captured Lotoshino and Shakhovskaya. By 20 January, the 5th and 33rd Armies had captured Ruza, Dorokhovo, Mozhaisk and Vereya, while the 43rd and 49th Armies were at Domanovo.
5 days ago · The book – in Dutch “1942, Het jaar van de stilte” or “1942, The year of silence” – refers to the year when Belgian authorities kept silent about the Nazi persecutions of Jewish people, and when some on the local level collaborated willingly with the occupation force. The book is a stark reminder of the Nazi-German occupation of ...
4 days ago · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
