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Hace 3 días · In November 1942, at the height of the Atlantic campaign, the US Navy escorted the Operation Torch invasion fleet 3,000 mi (4,800 km) across the Atlantic without hindrance, or even being detected. In 1943 and 1944 the Allies transported some 3 million American and Allied servicemen across the Atlantic without significant loss.
Hace 3 días · Battle of the Philippines. Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II. A burial detail of American and Filipino prisoners of war uses improvised litters to carry fallen comrades at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, 1942, following the Bataan Death March. Date. December 8, 1941 – May 8, 1942.
Hace 1 día · The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was directed by Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Hace 5 días · Battle of Midway (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. The American victory effectively ended Japan’s ability to prosecute an offensive war in the Pacific.
Hace 2 días · In late 1942 U.S. began its ground campaign against Germany with an invasion of North Africa. The German and Italian forces surrendered in May 1943, opening the way for the invasions of Sicily and Italy. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy won a decisive victory over Japan in the Battle of Midway and began a campaign of island hopping in the Pacific.
Hace 5 días · Februar 1942) zur Übersendung des Protokolls der Wannseekonferenz. Auf der Wannseekonferenz wird die „ Endlösung der Judenfrage “ organisiert. 26 Staaten unterzeichnen die Deklaration der Vereinten Nationen . Die Schlacht um Midway bedeutet die Wende im Pazifikkrieg . 1934/35 (10./11. September) 98/99 (20./21.
Hace 2 días · World War II Oral Histories, Interviews and Statements, ca. April 1942–ca. December 1946 This NARA series primarily consists of transcripts of recorded interviews, lectures and speeches of U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and some Army Air Force personnel, mostly officers, who participated in significant actions of the Second World War.
