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World War II
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Battle of Britian
July 10, 1940 – October 31,German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom. Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Under the codename Operation "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of the Philippine Sea
June 19-20, 1944, (1939-1945). Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
Knowing that battle was imminent, TF-58 deployed with its battleships to the west to provide an anti-aircraft shield. Around 5:50 AM on June 19, an A6M Zero from Guam spotted TF-58 and radioed a report to Ozawa before being shot down. -
Battle of the Bulge
December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945
A major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
