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Despite the exhaustion and losses facing some German units (upwards of 75 percent of their men) from the intense fighting, the massive defeat of the Soviets at Kiev and the Red Army losses during the first three months of the assault contributed to the German assumption that Operation Typhoon (the attack on Moscow) could still succeed. [291]
Attacks in 1945 (2 C, 1 P) Attacks in 1946 (2 C) A. ... Attacks on military installations in the 1940s (3 C, 47 P) T. Terrorist incidents in the 1940s (12 C)
[20] Andrew Kehoe: 44 July 4, 1940 Bombing 2 2 New York City, New York: Two New York City policemen were killed and two critically wounded while examining a bomb they had found at the British Pavilion at the World's Fair. [citation needed] Unknown 45 1940–1956 Bombing 0 10 New York City, New York
The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II. In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons ...
The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita [13]), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941.
Nevertheless, 458 heavy bombers and 27 P-51s reached the city and the bombardment killed 3,960 Japanese and destroyed 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2) of buildings. A force of 409 B-29s attacked Osaka again on 7 June; during this attack 2.21 square miles (5.7 km2) of buildings were burnt out and the Americans did not suffer any losses.
Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland January 12, 1940. 1 February: The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.; 5 February: Britain and France decide to intervene in Norway to cut off the iron ore trade in anticipation of an expected German occupation and ostensibly to open a route to assist Finland.
Attacks on religious buildings and structures during World War II (3 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Attacks on buildings and structures in the 1940s" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total.