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SOE — Special Operations Executive
The SOE was Britain's secret organisation that "set Europe ablaze" in WWII, arming resistance and sending agents like Violette Szabo behind enemy lines.
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WWII Statistics and Casualties
1. Lead The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history, and the number of its dead is the most sobering statistic in the history of war. The…
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park was Britain's secret codebreaking centre in WWII, where Turing's Bombe and Colossus broke Enigma and Lorenz. History and visit.
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March of April 1942 forced about 76,000 American and Filipino prisoners on a brutal 65-mile march. Thousands died.
OSS — Office of Strategic Services
The OSS was America's first central intelligence agency in WWII, led by William Donovan. Its spies, saboteurs and analysts paved the way for the CIA.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 killed tens of thousands and helped end WWII. History, victims, survivors and remembrance.
Sobibor Extermination Camp
Sobibor was a Nazi extermination camp in occupied Poland where about 170,000-250,000 Jews were murdered in 1942-1943, until a prisoner uprising.
The National WWII Museum, New Orleans
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans tells the American story of World War II across a six-acre campus — history, pavilions, and visiting guide.
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of about six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, 1941-1945. History, sites and remembrance.
Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima atomic bomb: the 6 August 1945 bombing, its human cost, the Peace Memorial Park, and how the city remembers today.
Prisoners of War in World War II
Prisoners of war in WWII: how millions were captured, held and treated in Europe and the Pacific, and what the Geneva Convention did — and did not — protect.
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| Title | Date | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington National Cemetery | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Auschwitz | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Bataan Death March | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Bletchley Park | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Denazification | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| East vs West Germany | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| Foibe massacres | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Hiroshima decision | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| Nagasaki Atomic Bomb | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Okinawa: Memory of the Battle of Okinawa | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| OSS — Office of Strategic Services | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Prisoners of War in World War II | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Red Ball Express | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| Sobibor Extermination Camp | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| SOE — Special Operations Executive | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| The Death of Mussolini, 1945 | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| The Holocaust | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| The National WWII Museum, New Orleans | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| The Nuremberg Trials | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Tokyo Trials | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| Unit 731 | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| Vichy France | November 9, 2026 | Memory |
| WWII Statistics and Casualties | November 10, 2026 | Memory |
| WWII Timeline — Day by Day, 1939-1945 | November 9, 2026 | Memory |