WW2 Events

Operation “Vengeance” – Assassination of Admiral Yamamoto

Operation Vengeance is an American operation to eliminate the commander-in-chief of the Japanese fleet, Admiral Yamamoto. History of the operation To boost...

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Operation Torch – November 8, 1942 – Allied landing in French North Africa

Operation Torch was an Allied landing in French North Africa, Morocco and Algeria. Started November 8, 1942. Part of the North African...

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Operation Paperclip WW2

Operation Paperclip The operation was carried out by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA ) and in the context of the...

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Operation Spark & Breaking the Siege of Leningrad 1943

Operation Spark Operation Iskra (German Zweite Ladoga-Schlacht – Second Battle of Lake Ladoga) – an offensive operation of the Soviet troops...

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Siege of Crimea WW2 – Crimean Defensive Operation

Crimean Defensive Operation WW2 (October 18 – November 16, 1941) – the defense of the Crimea at the beginning of World War...

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Operation Barbarossa – Invasion of the Soviet Union

Operation Barbarossa – Invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa (Directive No. 21. Plan “Barbarossa”; German Weisung Nr. 21. Fall Barbarossa, Italian....