Battles

cloud of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima
The development of the atomic bomb, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan's surrender in 1945: origins, effects, and Read more
Panzer III under fire at Kursk
Battle of Kursk in July 1943, the greatest tank battle in military history. The strategic decisions, preparations, the German offensive Read more
1st Panzer Army in the 'wandering pocket'
Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky in western Ukraine, March-April 1944. The exemplary breakout of the German 1st Panzer Army (General Hube) from Read more
Ju 52 landed on Maleme airfield
Operation Merkur (Mercury), the 'Battle of Crete'. German Plan of Attack and assault troops, deployed forces, intelligence, the fighting and Read more
French fleet at Mers-El-Kebir under British attack
British attacks on the French fleet in 1940: strategic decisions and lasting effects. The raid on Mers El Kebir In Read more
German military cemetery in Crete
Maleme, 11 miles (ca. 18 km) west of Chania, the second-largest German military cemetery in Greece. Simple grave complex at Read more
Soldiers of the 214th Infantry Division with truck
The Eastern Front from winter 1943-44 until late summer 1944. Ending the siege of Leningrad and Operation Bagration, the destruction Read more
German NOC in front of a burning hut
German Orders of Battle from 3 September 1941 and the Eastern Front after the successful start of Operation Barbarossa from Read more
German armored cars Donets Basin Steppes
German Orders of Battle before the summer offensive in Russia (Operation Blue) of June 24, 1942. Here to the previous Read more
Red flag on Reichstag
Battle of Berlin April-May 1945: The Final Soviet Offensive That Ended Nazi Germany. The Last Battle The Battle of Berlin Read more
Roosevelt is talking with his foreign minister Cordell Hull.
Part III of 'Why did Hitler declare war on the US?' Back to PART II: The 'undeclared war' of the Read more
'Schleswig-Holstein' bombards the Westerplatte
The campaign against Poland in September 1939 (Part I). Deployment, the German attack and the advance on Warsaw until 9 Read more
Tobruk harbour
The siege of Tobruk from April to December 1941. Tobruk Tobruk is a tiny but significant harbor on the coastline Read more
US Marines before Naha, Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa 1945: The Decisive Pacific Campaign That Shaped WWII's Final Months The Battle of Okinawa began on April Read more
captured bridge of Remagen
The Capture of the Remagen Bridge on 7 March 1945: A Pivotal WW2 Event. In the closing months of World Read more
Operation Torch fleet
Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa. On November 8, 1942, a force of over 70,000 Allied troops invaded Read more
Flag rising Mt. Suribachi
Battle of Iwo Jima 1945: An extraordinary battle between Japan and the US Marines in the Pacific War. Battle of Read more
Outbreak of British infantry from Tobruk
From August 1941 until the end of the Siege of Tobruk in December 1941 (Part III). Australians withdrawn and replaced Read more
Soldiers of the 69th US Division and the Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front
Second World War, overview of the course from 1943 to 1945 with the defeat of the Axis powers by the Read more
Sherman tanks with infantry advance from Lingayen Gulf
The US Invasion of Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945 and the Liberation of the Philippines: A Turning Point in Read more
WW2 Weapons
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Conflict of Nations - World War III