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6 hours ago · Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route into northern Germany. [8]
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6 hours ago · The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in " Führer Directive No. 25", which Adolf Hitler issued on 27 March 1941, following a Yugoslav coup d'état ...
- 6–18 April 1941, (1 week and 5 days)
- Occupation of Yugoslavia, Partition of Yugoslavia between the Axis, Creation of pro-Axis puppet regimes
1 day ago · Continuation War. The Continuation War, [f] also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war and invasion on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 September 1944 with the Moscow Armistice.
- 25 June 1941 – 19 September 1944, (3 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
- Moscow Armistice
- Finland, Karelia, and Murmansk area
1 day ago · The Korean People's Army Air Force ( KPAF; Korean: 조선인민군 공군, romanized : Chosŏn-inmin'gun konggun; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. [5] As of 2024, it is estimated to possess ...
1 day ago · 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1941st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 941st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1940s decade.
6 hours ago · The Uganda People's Defence Force ( UPDF ), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing. [6] Recruitment to the forces is done annually.
6 hours ago · 1967 – Konrad Adenauer, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) 1971 – Luigi Piotti , Italian race car driver (b. 1913) 1975 – Percy Lavon Julian , American chemist and ...
