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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
North Sea: Situation 31 May 1916
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North Sea: Situation 31 May 1916
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In 1916 the German naval force in the North Sea was at a numerical disadvantage to the Royal Navy, which was engaging in a naval blockade of Germany, so targets had to be chosen wisely. The German plan behind the actions that developed into the Battle of Jutland was to... More
Northeast Africa 1805–74
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Northeast Africa 1805–74
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Following the brief French occupation of Egypt between 1798–1801, a power vacuum formed in the region. Muhammad Ali, an Albanian commander, was sent to Egypt to secure territory for the Ottomans and managed to establish himself in a position of power in 1805. After wiping out the Mamluks in 1811,... More
Northeast Africa, 1977–1982
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Northeast Africa, 1977–1982
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Following severe famine between 1972–74, civil unrest began to mount against Emperor Haile Selassie. A group of military officers known as the Derg staged a coup in 1974 and instated Communist rule; meanwhile a number of opposition groups formed. This instability catalyzed widespread conflict in the region, beginning with the... 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
Northwest Territories 1800–18
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Northwest Territories 1800–18
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The Northwest territories existed as a legal entity between 1787 and 1803, at which point Ohio was admitted as a state, and the residual lands became the Indiana Territory. Originally, the capital of the new territory was Vincennes but when, in 1809, the Illinois Territory was carved out to the... More
Nuclear Standoff 1970
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Nuclear Standoff 1970
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The two global superpowers, the USA and USSR, were locked into a nuclear arms race with both sides building and developing large arsenals of nuclear weapons, including the hydrogen bomb and antiballistic missiles. Both the USSR and the USA had developed intercontinental ballistic missiles with a minimum range of 3,400... More
OKH Compromise Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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OKH Compromise Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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On 5 December 1940 OKH had delivered a plan for the German attack on the USSR. Benito Mussolini had attacked Greece on 28 October and, to support their Italian ally German High Command began planning a campaign in the Balkans to be launched in March 1941. Hitler’s directive No. 18,... More
OKH Final Plan for the Invasion of Russia 18 December 1940
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OKH Final Plan for the Invasion of Russia 18 December 1940
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On 12 December 1940 the first draft of Hitler’s Directive No. 21, concerning what became Operation Barbarossa, was submitted to Hitler. After comments supplied by the Luftwaffe commanders and the OKW (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces), Hitler personally dictated his final amendments. These included a drive northward towards Leningrad;... More
OKH Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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OKH Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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On 21 July 1940 Hitler, now reaching the height of his influence after successful campaigns against Poland an in the West, turned his attention to ‘the Russian problem’. Though still facing an incomplete campaign against Britain, the destruction of the USSR would, if all else failed, remove Britain’s potential ally... More
Olustee 20 February 1864
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Olustee 20 February 1864
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Olustee Station was situated on the Florida, Atlantic & Gulf Railroad in densely forested flatland. Confederate General Joseph Finegan selected it as his battlefield, his flanks protected to the north by Ocean Pond and the south by swamp. His opponent, Union General Truman Seymour, anticipated that only local militias would... 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