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Operation Copper was carried out by the Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II.The objective of the mission was to investigate the Japanese defences on Muschu Island, capture a Japanese officer for interrogation and discover the location of two naval guns on the island that covered the approaches to Wewak Harbour.
Pages in category "World War II minesweepers of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 480 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 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.
Operation Roll-Up (1949) — Refurbishment and redeployment of World War II equipment. Blue Hearts (1950) — UN amphibious landings at Pohang. Courageous (1951) — Movement of UN infantry units up the Imjin River. Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River. Commando (1951) — Attack to the Jamestown Line.
World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result.
The German Nazi Party looted and stole art, gold and other objects that had been either plundered or moved for safekeeping at various storage sites during World War II. These sites included salt mines at Altaussee and Merkers and a copper mine at Siegen .
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Matthew L. Basso, Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity and Race on Montana's World War II Home Front. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Kent A. Curtis, Gambling on Ore: The Nature of Metal Mining in the United States, 1860–1910. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2013.