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Kesternich is a small village just inside the German border from Belgium. It was the site of two major battles during World War II.These battles are tied to the Siegfried Line Campaign, the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and the assault on the Roer River dams at the outset of Operation Lumberjack.
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
World War II: 1939 1945 383,700 67,100 450,900 World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown Colonies: Arab revolt in Palestine: 1936 1939 262 262 Iraqi revolt against the British: 1920 1920 1,000 5,000 Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314 Anglo-Irish War: 1919 1921 776 [7] 898 [7] 1,674 Military includes Royal ...
The Reichswald is a forest close to the Dutch/German border. The Rhine flood plain, 2–3 miles (3.2–4.8 km) wide (and which, at the time of the operation, had been allowed to flood after a wet winter), is the northern boundary of the area and the Maas flood plain is the southern boundary.
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. 'air battle for England') was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km 2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. [1]
5 The Battle of Britain July 1940-May 1941. 6 War in the Mediterranean 1940-1942. 7 North Africa 1940-41. 8 Greece 1940-1941. ... Battle casualties of World War II.