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Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777
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Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777
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General Burgoyne’s plan to split the rebellious colonies along the Hudson River and to isolate New England, ended in major defeat for the British in the American Revolutionary War. There was to be a two-pronged attack at Saratoga; General St Leger was to travel through the St Lawrence River and... More
Second Chindit Raid February–April 1944
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Second Chindit Raid February–April 1944
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After the success of the first Chindit raid, plans were drawn up for a much larger and more ambitious second raid into Burma exactly a year later. The force assigned to the second Chindit raid totalled around 10,000 men, with an initial force being deployed behind enemy lines via gliders.... More
Serbian Exodus 1916
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Serbian Exodus 1916
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After the joint Austro-German and Bulgarian victory over Serbia in 1915, the Serbian forces retreated to Albania aiming to make their escape to the Adriatic. Their retreat was covered by their Montenegrin allies, who remained to defend their own territory, and a Franco-British relief force. Accordingly, the Serbians were not... More
Shoshenk’s Palestinian Campaign c. 925 BCE
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Shoshenk’s Palestinian Campaign c. 925 BCE
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Pharaoh Shoshenk’s Palestinian campaign is conventionally dated to 925 BCE. He is thought to be the biblical pharaoh, Shishak. Although the biblical account was written some years after the events, the relief on the walls of Shoshenk’s Karnak temple, made in his 21st year, list about 150 sacked Palestinian (Israeli... More
Siege of Amida 359 CE
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Siege of Amida 359 CE
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The Sassanid emperor Shapur II fought a long and inconclusive war with Rome, before concluding a truce to concentrate on the subjugation of Arab and Hunnic tribes on the southern and eastern borders of his empire. One of these tribes, the Chionitae of Transoxiana, became his allies when he renewed... More
Sortie of the Scharnhorstand Gneisenau 21–27 November 1939
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Sortie of the Scharnhorstand Gneisenau 21–27 November 1939
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The capital ships (battleships) Scharnhorst and Gneisenau left from Wilhelmshaven on 21 November for the strait between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, with the intention of sinking British patrol vessels. Following a spell of bad weather, on 23 November the British armed merchant ship HMS Rawalpindi was sighted on patrol... More
Southern Italy 3 September–15 December 1943
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Southern Italy 3 September–15 December 1943
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Following the Allied landings in Italy at the beginning of September, the new Italian leadership reached an armistice with the Allies on 3 September, following the ousting of Mussolini on 25 July. This left the Germans to retreat northwards as the Allies made quick progress through the southern regions of... More
Southern Poland 13 July–29 August 1944
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Southern Poland 13 July–29 August 1944
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The Lwów–Sandomierz Offensive was launched in July 1944 using troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front under the command of General Ivan Konev. The offensive coincided with other Red Army operations further north, including the Lublin–Brest Offensive and Operation Bagration, which aimed to liberate Belorussia, in an attempt to draw German... More
Soviet advance into Poland July 1944
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Soviet advance into Poland July 1944
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When, at the outbreak of World War II, the Germans invaded Poland, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact then divided the country, allowing German control of the west, and Soviet control of the east. In June 1941 the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa, capturing eastern Poland, which was occupied until 20 July 1944, when... More
Soviet Advance to Dnieper 5 July–1 December 1943
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Soviet Advance to Dnieper 5 July–1 December 1943
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After the Battle of Kursk, the Germans were on the defensive in the Ukraine, and built a series of heavy fortifications along the Dnieper River. Against these, on 26 August 1943, the Red Army launched a series of rapid ground attacks on five fronts over a period of four months,... More
Soviet advance to the Oder January–February 1945
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Soviet advance to the Oder January–February 1945
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In December 1944 the Germans still occupied western Poland, while the Soviets were advancing on Germany from the south. Increasingly better equipped and more mobile, they assembled a huge force along the front between the Baltic Sea and the Carpathian Mountains, but Hitler was sceptical of their capabilities and failed... More
Soviet Break Out From Kiev November 1943
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Soviet Break Out From Kiev November 1943
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Following the Red Army’s successful defence of Kursk, it maintained momentum across the Ukraine and closed in on Kiev. The major obstacle stopping it from launching a quick attack into the city was the Dnieper River, which was difficult to cross because of its width and raised terrain along sections... More