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Eastern Front – Central Powers Advance May–September 1915
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Eastern Front – Central Powers Advance May–September 1915
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In early 1915, the new German Chief of Staff, von Falkenhayn, switched reserves from the west to reinforce beleaguered Austro-Hungary. It was agreed that Austro-Hungary would now operate under German overall command. The newly unified armies achieved a decisive breakthrough in May with the Gorlice-Tranow offensive, proceeding to recapture Przemysl... More
Eastern Front August 1943
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Eastern Front August 1943
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After the failure of German Operation Citadel at Kursk, the final drive to push the Germans out of the Soviet Union began. As part of the Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive Operation, the fourth Battle of Kharkov saw the Soviets make steady ground against the heavily outnumbered Germans to the south whilst nevertheless... More
Eastern Front December 1916–March 1917
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Eastern Front December 1916–March 1917
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In the summer of 1916, the Brusilov Offensive was to prove Russia’s greatest triumph of the war, and had momentous consequences. The Austro-Hungarian army suffered huge losses and was, effectively, a spent force, and its success persuaded an opportunistic Romania to enter the war on the Allied side, forcing Germany... More
Eastern Front July 1943
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Eastern Front July 1943
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In July 1943 there was a build-up of huge armies on either side of the eastern front around Kursk in preparation for a German assault to wipe out the Russian salient that had formed in the area. The Soviets recruited over 300,000 civilians to build defensive fortifications within the salient... More
Eastern Front March 1943
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Eastern Front March 1943
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Following the Third Battle of Kharkov, the situation on the Eastern front briefly turned in the favour of the Germans as they recaptured minimal ground to the east of the city. The feat of Marshal von Manstein’s triumph against his enemies’ westward momentum on the eastern front is widely regarded... More
Egypt and Syria July 1798–July 1799
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Egypt and Syria July 1798–July 1799
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Napoleon saw himself as a successor to Alexander the Great, who conquered Egypt and much of the middle East. He was also at war with Great Britain and an occupied Egypt meant he could obstruct British trade routes to its Indian possessions. After capturing Alexandria, Napoleon advanced towards Cairo. After... More
El Alamein – Operation Lightfoot 24–29 October 1942
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El Alamein – Operation Lightfoot 24–29 October 1942
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In a bid to secure Egypt and overcome Axis forces in North Africa, Montgomery (‘Monty’) had carefully built up his 8th Army to maximize chances of success. El Alamein was a two-part process, beginning with Operation Lightfoot and ending with Operation Supercharge a few days later. On the night of... More
El Alamein – Operation Supercharge 2–4 November 1942
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El Alamein – Operation Supercharge 2–4 November 1942
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After the ‘crumbling’ away at enemy defences during the first phase of El Alamein (Operation Lightfoot), Rommel’s forces were significantly weakened. Monty ordered Operation Supercharge, the final push for victory. As Australian forces launched an attack from the Mediterranean, forcing Rommel to move some of his tanks, Allied armoured divisions... More
English Campaigns in Scotland 1654–1690
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English Campaigns in Scotland 1654–1690
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In 1654 the English Commonwealth under Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, ran the Scottish parliament. Scottish banditry and Royalist uprisings needed to be suppressed and a programme of citadel and fort building was implemented in 1654. General George Monck became governor and his remit was Scottish compliance with Commonwealth rule (Monck’s... More
Europe c. 1812
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Europe c. 1812
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Although in early 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte, French military commander and emperor, had annexed most of continental Europe, he was on the brink of disaster. Britain, whom he dismissed as a ‘nation of shopkeepers’, continued to fight Napoleon and paid European coalition members to field armies against him. Napoleon, determined to... More
Europe September 1944
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Europe September 1944
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The D-Day landings in June 1944 were just the beginning of a hard-fought campaign. German resistance on the eastern flank of the front held the British back, while the Americans broke out to the west. Hitler’s directive that German troops should not make tactical withdrawals meant that in France, as... More
Fall of Warsaw May–August 1915
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Fall of Warsaw May–August 1915
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The crushing Central Powers’ victory over Russia at Gorlice-Tarnow cleaved through the eastern front. With German armies simultaneously advancing along the Baltic coast, the Russian High Command feared encirclement if they concentrated their forces in defence of Poland and retreated rapidly. Eventually, they tried to consolidate behind the Bug River,... More