Category: August

Sub-Saharan Africa 1940

Italian East African Offensives

When Italy entered World War II in...

Southern Asia 1941

Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

When Germany invaded the Soviet...

Europe 1941

Operation Barbarossa

In the early hours of June 22,...

South America 1942

Brazil enters World War II

On 7 December 1941, Japan bombed...

Asia Pacific 1942

Operation Watchtower

After their defeat at Midway, Japan...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1944

From Africa to Paris

In July 1943 the Allies invaded...

Europe 1944

Liberation of France

Throughout July the Allies...

Southern Asia 1945

Reconquest of Burma

In March and April 1945 the British...

Australasia 1945

End of the Pacific War

By May 1945, Germany had been...

Asia Pacific 1945

Bombing of Hiroshima

Although Japan was now isolated and...

North America 1945

Victory in World War II

In 1944, the Western Allies...

Northern Eurasia 1945

Soviet Attack on Japan

Stalin had promised the Allies that...

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