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World War II raids

  • Doolittle RaidPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a meeting at the White House on the 21st of December 1941 and said that Japan should be…
  • Indian Ocean raidThe island of Ceylon commanded the Indian Ocean in early 1942. It controlled access to India and vital Allied shipping routes to the Middle East.
  • Gran Sasso raidOn the night of the 24th of July 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism passed a motion of no confidence against prime minister Benito Mussolini.