World War II

World War II

A major global military conflict involving most countries in the world which began in 1939 and ended in 1945. With about 70 million in fatalities, World War II is the most widespread and deadliest conflict in human history. The war was marked by significant events that saw unprecedented mass killing of civilians including the Holocaust, the Nanjing Massacre and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare.

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U-89

Military; World War II

SM U-89 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in World War I. U-89 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.

Adolph Hitler

Military; World War II

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly referred to as the Nazi Party. He was ...

Admiralty Islands

Military; World War II

The Admiralties are a group of Pacific islands taken by the Allies in late 1943 and early 1944 for air bases -- including New Britain, Arawe, Cape Gloucester, and the Green Islands. These actions set ...

Arcadia Conference

Military; World War II

Also called the First Washington Conference, it's a summit between the U.S. and Britain on military strategy following the United States' entry into World War II. The conference began began in ...

Crossbow

Military; World War II

Operational code name for Allied attacks on the German V-1 long-range weapons program during World War II. The mostly Anglo-American operation was designed to attack all phases of the German ...

Casablanca Conference

Military; World War II

A military strategy and planning summit between the U.S. and Britain that took place from January 14 to 24, 1943 at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco. At the Casablanca Conference (code-named ...

D-Day

Military; World War II

The first day of the Allied invasion of occupied Europe on Tuesday, June 6th 1944. D stands for the "day" of actual landing. Codenamed Neptune in Allied Operation Overlord, the Normandy landings were ...