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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway (4–7 June 1942) was the decisive US naval victory that sank four Japanese carriers and turned the Pacific War.
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Kwajalein
Kwajalein, January–February 1944, was the first American assault on a Japanese-held atoll: the lessons learned there shaped every island battle that followed.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 Dec 1944–25 Jan 1945) was Hitler's last major offensive in the Ardennes — the largest battle the US Army fought in WWII.
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan (15 June–9 July 1944) gave the US airfields in range of Japan. Read the landings, Tapochau, the banzai charge and the civilian deaths.
Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete (20 May–1 June 1941) was the first mainly airborne invasion in history. Read the story of Maleme, the paratroopers and the cost of victory.
Sedan
Sedan 1940: how German panzers crossed the Meuse and broke France in three days — the full story, casualties, commanders and maps.
Dunkirk
Dunkirk 1940: how 338,226 Allied troops were evacuated from France in Operation Dynamo — the full story, casualties, commanders and maps.
D-Day: The Normandy Landings
D-Day, 6 June 1944: the Allied landings in Normandy — the largest seaborne invasion in history — opened the Western Front against Nazi Germany.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 sank four US battleships and killed 2,403 Americans, bringing the United States into World War II.
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| Title | Date | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Britain | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Crete | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Iwo Jima | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Midway | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Okinawa | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Saipan | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Stalingrad | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of the Bulge | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| D-Day: The Normandy Landings | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Dunkirk | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Juno Beach | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Kwajalein | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Omaha Beach | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Operation Barbarossa | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Salerno | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Sedan | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Wake Island | November 9, 2026 | World War II |