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  2. Operations Vulcan and Strike - Wikipedia

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    Operation Vulcan (22 April – 6 May 1943) [1] and Operation Strike (6–12 May 1943) [2] were the final ground attacks by the Allied forces against the Italian and German forces in Tunis, [3] Cape Bon, and Bizerte, the last Axis toeholds in North Africa, during the Tunisian campaign of the Second World War.

  3. Tunisian campaign - Wikipedia

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    The V Corps attack began on the evening of 22 April and the US II Corps launched their offensive in the early hours of 23 April in the Battle of Hill 609, in which the hill was captured, which opened the way to Bizerte. In grim hand-to hand fighting against the Hermann Göring Division, 334th Infantry and 15th Panzer Divisions, it took V Corps ...

  4. Countersign (military) - Wikipedia

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    A well-known sign/countersign used by the Allied forces on D-Day during World War II: the challenge/sign was "flash", the password "thunder" and the countersign (to challenge the person giving the first codeword) "Welcome". [2] Some countersigns include words that are difficult for an enemy to pronounce.

  5. Challenge coin - Wikipedia

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    The front of a U.S. Marine Corps birthday ball medallion Huguenot méreau used as a challenge coin during 17th century Protestant persecution in France. A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they might be given to prove membership ...

  6. US Naval Bases North Africa - Wikipedia

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    Bizerte was used as a base for the invasion of Sicily and invasion of Italy. Seabee CBD 1005 moved from Arzeu to Bizerte in June 1943. In May 1945, the Bizerte base, port, depot, and Amphibious Training Base were closed and all supplies were removed and the fuel depot with a 10,000-barrel tank was given to France.

  7. Obama caught in photos handing servicemen challenge coins ...

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    A challenge coin, tucked in the palm of In a matter of a split second, the entire exchange is over, and the people who witnessed the covert operation often never even knew it happened.

  8. List of World War II military operations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 [update] this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states.

  9. List of World War II battles - Wikipedia

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    The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...

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