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Apr 18, 2024 · Killed. 170,000–250,000. Notable inmates. List of survivors of Sobibor. Sobibor ( / ˈsoʊbɪbɔːr /, Polish: [sɔˈbibur]) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland .
Apr 5, 2024 · Allied invasion of Sicily, (July 9–August 17, 1943), during World War II, the invasion of the Italian island of Sicily by Allied forces. The conquest of Sicily took a little more than a month and it led directly to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies.
3 days 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]
1 day ago · Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel ( pronounced [ˈɛʁviːn ˈʁɔməl] ⓘ; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( field marshal) during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox ( German: Wüstenfuchs, pronounced [ˈvyːstn̩ˌfʊks] ⓘ ), he served in the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Tested by the Germans during the Spanish Civil War in 1938 and against Poland in 1939, the blitzkrieg proved to be a formidable combination of land and air action. Germany’s success with the tactic at the beginning of World War II hinged largely on the fact that it was the only country that had effectively linked its combined forces with radio communications.
Mar 29, 2024 · Franz Halder (born June 30, 1884, Würzburg, Germany—died April 2, 1972, Aschau im Chiemgau, West Germany) German general who, in spite of his personal opposition to the policies of Adolf Hitler, served as chief of the army general staff (1938–42) during the period of Germany ’s greatest military victories in the early years of World War II.
Apr 18, 2024 · Role In: Battle of Stalingrad. Eastern Front. World War II. Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (born December 21 [December 9, Old Style], 1896, Velikiye Luki, Russia—died August 3, 1968, Moscow) was a Soviet military commander noted for his role in the Battle of Stalingrad (1942–43). Rokossovsky, whose father was a railroad engineer ...
