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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 liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
The Battle of Beirut (12 July 1941) marked the end of hostilities in the Syria–Lebanon campaign of World War II.. The campaign saw the initial Allied deployment of 2 brigades of the Australian 7th Division, a brigade from the 1st British Cavalry Division, the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade which was deployed immediately from Eritrea after the surrender of the Duke of Aosta, several armoured and ...
The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the invasion of Syria and Lebanon (then controlled by Nazi Germany) in June and July 1941 by British Empire forces, during the Second World War.
This is a timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration is usually the act of delivering a performative speech or the presentation of a signed document by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war ...
Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon; Shebaa Farms conflict (2000–2006) Hezbollah Israel: Inconclusive. Ended with the 2006 Lebanon War; Israel continues to control the Shebaa Farms; July War (2006) Hezbollah Israel: Stalemate. The LAF introduced into South Lebanon; Fatah al-Islam Rebellion (2007) Lebanon: Fatah al-Islam Jund al-Sham ...
World War II in Yugoslavia (April 1941 to May 1945) Iraq (2–31 May 1941) Syria-Lebanon (8 June – 14 July 1941) Iran (25–31 August 1941) Sicily (9 July – 17 August 1943) Italy (10 July 1943 - 2 May 1945) Corsica (August 1943) Dodecanese (8 September – 22 November 1943) Southern France (15 August – 14 September 1944) Alpes-Maritimes ...
The allies kept the region under control until the end of World War II. The last French troops withdrew in 1946. Lebanon's history since independence has been marked by alternating periods of political stability and turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on Beirut's position as a freely trading regional center for finance and trade.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...