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The Race to Berlin was a competition between Soviet Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev to be the first to enter Berlin during the final months of World War II in Europe.. In early 1945, with Germany's defeat inevitable, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin set his two marshals in a race to capture Berlin. [1]
Destroyer (1945) — clearing the "Island" Eclipse (1945) — occupation of north German ports; Exodus (1945) — repatriation of POWs; Goldflake (1945) — Canadian 1st Corps moves from Italy to northwest Europe under command of Canadian First Army; Grenade (1945) — US Ninth Army advance from the Roer (see also Veritable)
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of North America, Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and the Soviet Union. The eclipse was mostly seen on July 9, 1945, except for northeastern Soviet Union, where a partial eclipse was seen on July 10 local time, or starting on July 9, passing midnight and ending on July 10 due to the midnight sun.
Bajadere (1942) – German special forces operation in India, including Free India Legion personnel; Balsam (1945) – photographic reconnaissance of southern Malaya and airstrikes against Sumatran airfields; BAN (1943) – defensive scheme for Mandalay and Meiktila; Birdseed (1944) – anti-shipping raid against Ramree harbour area
The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...
In March 1945, the Allies crossed the Rhine and the collapse of Germany proceeded more rapidly than anticipated. On 21 April, in response to a request from the Belgian government, eight of the ten Belgian teams were dispatched to Brussels to be employed, in a ground role, by the various Army Groups to obtain early information regarding ...
[10] In 1947, the American Zone of Occupation, being landlocked, had no port facilities – thus the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and Bremerhaven became exclaves within the British Zone. Military governors. 22 May 1945 – 30 April 1946: Bernard Montgomery; 1 May 1946 – 31 October 1947: William Sholto Douglas
Opération Éclipse was a joint French, Malian, Burkinabé and Nigérien military operation during the Mali War, as part of the larger French-led counterinsurgency campaign. It took place between January 2 and 20, 2021. According to a UN investigation, a French airstrike on January 3 killed 19 civilians in the village of Bounti in Mali. [1]