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Romania signs an armistice with the Central Powers. December 10 Politics: Panama declares war on Austria-Hungary. [24] December 11 Middle Eastern: General Allenby leads British and Indian troops into Jerusalem, ending 400 years of Ottoman rule. December 15 Politics: Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers, to take effect on December 17 ...
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12 to 15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions.
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British infantry the 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment aboard Sherman tanks near Argentan, 21 August 1944 Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4–5 June 1944 Canadian chaplain conducting a funeral service in the Normandy bridgehead, 16 July 1944 American troops on board a LCT, ready to ride across the English Channel to France ...
One of the most important weather forecasts in world history would occur in early June 1944, as Allied meteorologists prepared to deliver the final word for the long-awaited D-Day invasion of ...
The battle involved over 400 tanks and 120,000 British, Dominion, and French troops, and by the end of its first day a gap 24 kilometres (15 mi) long had been created in the German lines. The defenders displayed a marked collapse in morale, causing Ludendorff to refer to this day as the "Black Day of the German army".
Lawrence McCauley, shown in 2020 at the age of 97, was honored with the French Legion of Honor medal for his part in the D-Day invasion during World War II.
A D-Day photo. June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when allied forces from 13 countries stormed five beaches in Normandy, France, marking the beginning of ...