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1 day ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II.
3 days ago · Now, eight decades later, the serried white CWGC headstones at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery show the cost of liberation for the men who fought and fell for “ A Bridge Too Far ”. In September 1944, British and Polish forces were defeated in Arnhem, one of the key crossing points of the Rhine. During the desperate fighting, more than 1,000 ...
2 days ago · Over the course of World War II, the United States assumed Britain's defense responsibilities in the Caribbean. In September 1940, the two countries agreed to the Lend-Lease Agreement (also called the Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement).
4 days ago · the Blitz, (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941), intense bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II. For eight months the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and other strategic cities across Britain.
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23 hours ago · After World War II, the Allies established three states in the territory of modern-day Baden-Württemberg: (South) Baden, [h] Württemberg-Baden [i] and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. [j] Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern were occupied by France, while Württemberg-Baden was occupied by the United States.
1 day ago · World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan —and the Allies— France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
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1 day ago · World War II is appropriately called “Hitler’s war.” Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that Hitler came close to realizing his aim of establishing hegemony in Europe. But his triumphs were not part of a strategic conception that secured victory in the long run. Nonetheless, the early successes were spectacular.
