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France in 1429
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France in 1429
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The dynastic struggle between the English Royal House of Plantagenet and the French Royal House of Valois, known as the Hundred Years’ War, lasted from May 1337 to October 1453. The third and final phase of the war, known as The Lancastrian War, began in 1415 when Henry V invaded... More
Initial Assault on Stalingrad 26 September–18 November 1942
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Initial Assault on Stalingrad 26 September–18 November 1942
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The German assault on Stalingrad, using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army, began in August 1942 and soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous... More
Knoxville 2 September 1863
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Knoxville 2 September 1863
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The Union army was determined to secure the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, to block the East Tennessee and Georgia railroad, which linked the Confederacy east and west. On 2 September 1863, Major General Ambrose Burnside sent Union forces into Knoxville, adding to the besieged Federal forces already there. Much to... More
Leningrad 1942-43
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Leningrad 1942-43
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During the siege of Leningrad (8 September 1941–27 January 1944) the Germans engaged in a systematic bombardment of civilian and military infrastructure in an attempt to crush the morale of those trapped inside. By the end of 1941 the incendiary bombs and shells fired into the city had destroyed the... More
Leningrad and the Karelian Front January–August 1944
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Leningrad and the Karelian Front January–August 1944
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On 23 June 1944 the Red Army attacked Army Group Centre in Belorussia as part of Operation Bagration. Following the collapse of the German front line, the Soviets encircled German forces around Minsk, liberating the city on 4 July. The Soviet offensive now turned to Poland and the Baltic States.... More
Leningrad July-November 1941
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Leningrad July-November 1941
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One of Hitler’s strategic goals under Operation Barbarossa was Leningrad, the symbolic capital of the Russian Revolution. As Army Group North (comprising 18th Army, 4th Panzer Army and 16th Army) advanced, the Russians formed the defensive Leningrad Front; further defence was created through the split of the northern Front to... More
New Guinea August–September 1943
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New Guinea August–September 1943
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Following an arduous push through the thick jungle of Papua New Guinea’s eastern peninsula, Australian and US forces made their way to the Japanese bases at Salamaua and Lae to complete the Salamaua–Lae operation. As Allied reinforcements arrived in the area, the Japanese were gradually and deliberately pushed back towards... More
Oosterbeek Perimeter 20–25 September 1944
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Oosterbeek Perimeter 20–25 September 1944
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The troops of the British 1st Airborne division found themselves pinned in the village of Oosterbeek just west of Arnhem after German units had managed to surround their position on 18 September. A smaller force had become separated from the main body of British troops as they moved east in... 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
Port Hudson Campaign 27 May ̶ 9 July 1863
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Port Hudson Campaign 27 May ̶ 9 July 1863
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Major General Nathanial P. Banks was tasked with destroying the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson, on the Mississippi River. The Confederates had moved there in early May, to provide support to their army at Vicksburg. By 21 May, Banks’s had joined with further columns, swelling the Union numbers to 30,000... More
Roman Gaul 50 BCE
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Roman Gaul 50 BCE
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For centuries Rome and its satellite colonies suffered from raids by Celtic and Germanic tribes from territories to the northwest of the Italian peninsula, a region they knew as ‘Gaul’ (Latin ‘Gallia’). From trading colonies at Massilia (Marseilles) and Narbo (Narbonne), the Romans established Gallia Narbonensis (aka Transalpine Gaul) as... 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