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Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland
- Operation CrusaderIn August 1941, a German signals unit known as FAK 621 began reading British tactical codes with startling accuracy. This intelligence stream continued…
- Normandy landingsThe decision to invade Normandy in 1943 began a complex web of military deception known as Operation Bodyguard. Allied planners needed to convince Adolf…
- Spring 1945 offensive in ItalyField Marshal Sir John Dill died on the 5th of November, triggering a cascade of leadership changes that reshaped the Allied high command.
- Operation Market GardenOn the 17th of September 1944, the Allied military operation known as Operation Market Garden began its attempt to create a salient spanning into German…
- Battle of FranceOn the 10th of May 1940, the Wehrmacht armies invaded Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and parts of France. This campaign marked the end of a period…
- North African campaignOn the 11th of June 1940, British forces launched raids against Italian positions in Libya. This action followed Italy's declaration of war on France and the…
- Falaise pocketOn the 25th of July 1944, American forces launched Operation Cobra near Saint-Lô. This offensive shattered German defenses and pushed troops south into open…
- Western Allied invasion of GermanyBy early 1945, events favored the Allied forces in Europe. On the Western Front, the Allies had been fighting in Germany with campaigns against the Siegfried…
- Operation BagrationOn the 22nd of June 1944, the Red Army attacked Army Group Centre in Byelorussia. This offensive occurred just over two weeks after Operation Overlord began…
- Dieppe RaidOn the 19th of August 1942, the Allied amphibious attack on Dieppe began as a desperate gamble to satisfy Soviet demands for a second front.