World War II History

Steven Terjeson | June 12, 2009

Operation Abel
Operation Abel – Airborne operation by the French 3eme Regiment Colonial des Parachutistes to harass the German’s retreat back through France (27 Aug / 6 Sept, 1944).

Map Europe Tactical Progress – 25 Jul_12 Sept, 1944 – German Retreat across France

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Steven Terjeson | June 12, 2008

The Second World War
The Pacific Theater
1941-1945
First Phase
From 7 December 1941, until June 1942, the Japanese successfully attacked the Pacific Fleet’s base at Pearl Harbor, took Wake Island and Guam, invaded and conquered the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, and seized the British base of Singapore. They conquered Burma thereby cutting off China from all overland routes [...]

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Steven Terjeson | April 25, 2008

Photo of a street (Adalbertstr. geolocation: 52.508738,13.424703) in rubble in Berlin Germany after allied bombing, 1945.

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