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World War II History
World War II History
1940 - The Nazi conquest of France began with the German army crossing Muese River.
1942 - The Soviet Army launched its first major offensive of World War II and took Kharkov in the eastern Ukraine from the German army.
1943 - The Axis forces in North Africa surrendered during World War II.
1949 - The Berlin blockade by Soviet forces ended.
2011 - John Demjanjuk was convicted of 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder at the Sobidor extermination camp during World War II. He died before his appeal could be heard.
| "Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win." Major General George Patton - November 1942 (Commenting of the North Africa Landings) |
