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4 days ago · Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier arrives at Confederation Building to lie in state. June 22, 2024, 11:18 PM ET (BBC) Stroud foundry completes USA's first national WW1 memorial. June 14, 2024, 5:01 AM ET (CBC) Princess Anne to visit St. John's to mark July 1 entombing of unknown soldier.
3 days ago · July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918. Participants: Bulgaria. France. Germany. Italy. Japan. Ottoman Empire. Portugal. Russia. United Kingdom. United States. (Show more) Major Events: Gallipoli Campaign. First Battle of the Somme. Battle of Verdun. Christmas Truce.
3 days ago · September 3, 1939 - September 2, 1945. Participants: Axis powers. Free French. Honduras. Luxembourg. Netherlands. New Zealand. Philippines. Soviet Union. United Kingdom. Allied powers. (Show more) Major Events: Battle of Crete. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Battle of Saipan.
- World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on S...
- The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, an...
- The Allied powers were led by Winston Churchill (United Kingdom); Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union); Charles de Gaulle (France); and Franklin D. Rooseve...
- The war in the Pacific turned against Japan during the Battle of Midway (June 3–6, 1942), an American victory that destroyed the Japanese first-lin...
- The Allied landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, opened a second front in Europe, and Germany’s abortive offensive at the Ardennes in the winter of...
- Estimates of the total number of people killed during World War II have ranged from 35,000,000 to 60,000,000—a significant span, because statistics...
2 days ago · By the end of the war, most Soviet POWs liberated from Nazi camps and many repatriated civilians were detained in special filtration camps where they were subjected to NKVD evaluation, and 226,127 were sent to the Gulag as real or perceived Nazi collaborators.
3 days ago · The end of the war with Napoleon in Europe in April 1814 meant that the British could deploy their army to North America, so the Americans wanted to secure Upper Canada to negotiate from a position of strength. They planned to invade via the Niagara frontier while sending another force to recapture Mackinac.
2 days ago · Seven Years' War. The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia.
5 days ago · Key points. Putin's closest EU ally asks Zelenskyy to consider 'quick ceasefire' Attempt to 'overthrow Ukraine government' foiled. Exclusive: The critical cog in Putin's machine and how British firms help to keep Russian gas flowing. Big picture: What you need to know this week.
