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Cancelled invasions

  • Operation SledgehammerIn December 1941, the United States entered World War II and immediately began pushing for an invasion of mainland Europe. The U.S.
  • Operation MoThe Japanese Navy General Staff first considered Operation Mo in 1938. This early planning phase focused on consolidating control over Southern Seas areas…
  • German–Soviet Axis talksOn the 23rd of August 1939, the world watched as two enemies signed a non-aggression pact in Moscow. The German Foreign Minister Joachim Ribbentrop and…
  • Tipu SultanOn the 1st of December 1751, a boy named Tipu Sultan entered the world in Devanahalli. This small town sat about 40 kilometers north of modern Bangalore.
  • KantokuenIn 1904, the Russo-Japanese War ended with Japan defeating Russia and securing influence in East Asia. This conflict planted deep seeds of hostility toward…
  • 1939 German ultimatum to LithuaniaOn the 20th of March 1939, Nazi Germany's foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop presented an oral ultimatum to Juozas Urbšys, the foreign minister of…
  • Operation DownfallOperation Downfall was the proposed plan by United States and British Commonwealth forces for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World…
  • Operation Sea LionAdolf Hitler issued a directive on the 16th of July 1940 that set in motion preparations for a landing operation against Britain.