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21 hours ago · +6.5 in Korean War: Ace in each of two wars (+2.5 ground kills WWII) Gregory "Pappy" Boyington United States American Volunteer Group; U.S. Marine Corps: 28 Ace status on 2 different air forces. Includes six kills he claimed with the AVG, though records indicate he had only 2 aerial kills and 1.5 kills on the ground. Saburō Sakai Japan
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21 hours ago · On 29 May 1940 during the Dunkirk evacuation they claimed 2 Messerschmitt Bf 109's and a Messerschmitt Bf 110 during their 1st sortie, plus 5 Junkers Ju 87's in their 2nd that day, becoming Britain's first "aces in a day" in the Second World War. KIA 31 May 1940 Cooper-Slipper, Thomas Paul Michael 8 DFC Cork, Richard John ("Dickie") 11 DSO, DSC
21 hours ago · Background Main article: History of Crimea Crimea highlighted on a map of the Black Sea The Crimean Tatars controlled the Crimean Khanate from 1441 to 1783, when Crimea was annexed by the Russian Empire as a target of Russian expansion. By the 14th century, most of the Turkic-speaking population of Crimea had adopted Islam, following the conversion of Ozbeg Khan of the Golden Horde. It was the ...
- 18–20 May 1944
- Crimea
- Several estimates, a) 34,000, b) 40,000–44,000, c) 42,000, d) 45,000, e) 109,956
21 hours ago · The Battle of Thermopylae, 19th century engraving Herodotus' colorful account of the battle has provided history with many apocryphal incidents and conversations away from the main historical events. These accounts are obviously not verifiable, but they form an integral part of the legend of the battle and often demonstrate the laconic speech ...
- 21–23 July, 20 August or 8–10 September 480 BC
- Persian victory
21 hours ago · In 2013, it was said that total excess deaths in Ukraine could not have exceeded 2.9 million. Other estimates for famine dead are as follow: The 2004 book The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture, 1931–1933 by R. W. Davies and Stephen G. Wheatcroft gives an estimate of 5.5 to 6.5 million deaths.
