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Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the ...
1: The Germans begin a surprise offensive (Operation Nordwind) in northern Alsace.: Unternehmen Bodenplatte (Operation Baseplate) is launched by the Luftwaffe against western Allied air bases in Belgium and Holland by elements of ten different Jagdgeschwadern (fighter wings), as its last major air offensive of the war in the West.
4: General Charles de Gaulle takes command of all Free French forces. 5: US Air Force bombs Ploiești oil fields in Romania, with heavy losses. 6: The Japanese drive on the Plain of Imphal , supposedly halted, proves strong enough to surround British forces at Imphal and Kohima , in India.
Last battle of World War II in Europe. Between Yugoslav partisans and HOS (Croatia) from 19 April to 25 May 1945. • Battle of West Hunan: Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan. • Battle of Okinawa: US takes Japanese Island in the Ryūkyūs; many casualties to both sides. • Battle of North Borneo
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English soldier Ken Hay was trapped behind German lines and captured while on night patrol in 1944, days after joining the Allied invasion of Normandy, a turning point in World War Two. The ambush ...
Bombing of Lübeck in World War II: St. Mary's Church, Lübeck is destroyed by an Allied bombing raid. March 29 – WWII: Following a coup d'état, the Free Republic of Nias is proclaimed by a group of freed Nazi German prisoners in the Indonesian island of Nias ; the republic exists for less than a month until the island is fully occupied by ...
The Manchester attack is the latest in an ongoing string of attacks in Europe, many of which have fueled anti-Muslim sentiment throughout the continent. Here's a timeline of deadly attacks in ...