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Normandy Front 24 July 1944
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Normandy Front 24 July 1944
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Securing the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula was a key strategic victory for the Allies, permitting the Americans to turn south and engage the Germans on a single front. All along the German front line it was becoming clear that they were overstretched and worn down after the continuous... More
Normandy Landings, 6 June 1944
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Normandy Landings, 6 June 1944
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Prior to the beach landings themselves, a total of 24,000 paratroops were dropped in the vicinities of Sword and Omaha beaches. Their objective was to secure key sites which would support the troops coming ashore. Each main Allied army was assigned specific beaches. The British landed at Sword and Gold,... More
North Carolina Campaign 11 January 11–20 April 1862
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North Carolina Campaign 11 January 11–20 April 1862
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The North Carolina Campaign was a series of amphibious operations under the command of Federal Brigadier General Burnside. Burnside was determined to close the blockade-running ports on the 200-mile-long (320-km) North Carolina coast. Aided by the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, on 11 January 1862 he took a fleet of over... More
Northern Russia 1942-43
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Northern Russia 1942-43
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The years 1942–43 saw mass Soviet efforts to push back German forces all across the eastern front. In early 1942 a group of around 90,000 German troops became trapped in a salient around Demyansk as the Russians tried to cut them off from their supply lines to the west. Stubborn... More
Omaha Beach Consolidation to 8 June 1944
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Omaha Beach Consolidation to 8 June 1944
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The assault on Omaha made the slowest progress in the first few days after the initial landings. The topography of the beach with its large bluffs, from which German guns could easily mow down American troops, made it difficult to stamp out German resistance in the area. After supplies were... More
Operation Bagration June – August 1944
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Operation Bagration June – August 1944
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Operation Bagration was the Soviet offensive launched in June 1944, just after the Allied landings in Normandy. Its aim was to destroy German Army Group Centre and clear the way to Berlin. The Red Army assembled a force of 2.3 million men, ten times the size of the Allied forces... More
Operation Barbarossa 22 June–early October 1941
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Operation Barbarossa 22 June–early October 1941
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On 22 June 1941, despite the existing non-aggression treaty between Hitler and Stalin, the Germans invaded Russia under codename Operation Barbarossa. The surprise attack was formidable, with some 4.5 million troops advancing along a near 1,800-mile (3,000-km) front. There were three main divisions and targets: Army Group North for Leningrad,... More
Operation Blücher–Yorck 27 May-18 July 1918
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Operation Blücher–Yorck 27 May-18 July 1918
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The German General Ludendorff conceived Blücher–Yorck as a massive diversionary tactic to clear the way for a repeated thrust towards the Channel ports. A massive assault was launched on 27 May upon Chemin des Dames ridge, manned by British troops under the French general, Denis Auguste Duchêne. Hoping to avert... More
Operation Crusader – Battle of Sidi Rezegh 18 November–7 December 1941
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Operation Crusader – Battle of Sidi Rezegh 18 November–7 December 1941
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After General Wavell’s failures with Operation Brevity (May 1941) and Operation Battleaxe (June 1941), General Sir Claude Auchinleck, the new commander of Middle East Forces, was under pressure to launch a renewed attack on Axis forces. The Allies hoped to destroy Rommel’s powerful Panzergruppe Afrika and lift the siege on... More
Operation Dragoon 15–29 August 1944
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Operation Dragoon 15–29 August 1944
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On 1 August the US 6th Army and the French forces were gathered on Corsica ready for the assault on France. On 14 August, under massive air cover, the US 7th Army, commanded by General Patch, spearheaded the operation, with the British VI Corps under Major General Truscott, and French... More
Operation Dragoon Convoy routes, August 1944
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Operation Dragoon Convoy routes, August 1944
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The purposes of Operation Dragoon (originally named Operation Anvil) were to capture the French Mediterranean ports, to open a new southern front involving a large contingent of French troops, and to divert German forces away from the Allied landings in Normandy. A three-pronged landing was planned between Toulon and Cannes.... More
Operation Epsom 24–30 June 1944
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Operation Epsom 24–30 June 1944
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The main purpose of Operation Epsom was to occupy panzer divisions near Caen so they could not move west and threaten the gap between the British and American armies. Encircling Caen was also a key objective as it was the major stronghold in the region, which needed to be taken... More