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Mar 27, 2024 · The cease-fire was sounded early the next morning. Dunkirk evacuation (May 26–June 4, 1940), in World War II, the evacuation of about 198,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and 140,000 French and Belgian troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the ...
6 days ago · This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
1 day ago · Battle of Kursk. / 51.7; 36.1. Soviets regain territory along a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) wide front after the battle. [1] The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943; the Battle of Kursk was the single largest battle ...
- 5 July 1943 – 23 August 1943, (1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
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1 day ago · The Eastern Front [k] was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics ), and Southeast Europe ( Balkans ), and lasted from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · Siege of Leningrad, prolonged siege (September 8, 1941–January 27, 1944) of the city of Leningrad ( St. Petersburg) in the Soviet Union by German and Finnish armed forces during World War II. The siege actually lasted 872 days. After Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, German armies had by early September approached Leningrad ...
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6 days ago · As Soviet troops entered Berlin and the Battle of Berlin raged on, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in April 1945. Battle of Berlin, one of the final battles of World War II. It took place from April 20 to May 2, 1945, and it ended with the fall of Berlin to the Soviet Red Army, which took revenge for the suffering of the Soviet people since 1941.
Mar 26, 2024 · 1940. February 2: Construction of Auschwitz begins. May 16-17: British air war begins deployment of bombers over the Ruhr region of Germany. July 21: At the Army High Command (Oberkommando des Heeres, or OKH) conference, Hitler announces that Germany must prepare to invade Russia.
