Among dozens of significant battles throughout World War II was the Battle of Iwo Jima, during which time the Japanese island of Iwo Jima was taken over by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. After the invasion of Germany, WWII officially ended when President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bo...
Among dozens of significant battles throughout World War II was the Battle of Iwo Jima, during which time the Japanese island of Iwo Jima was taken over by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. After the invasion of Germany, WWII officially ended when President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bo...
The “Secret Protocols” of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact carved up Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence; the Soviets allowed Germany to invade Poland in exchange for Hitler’s promised nonaggression against Soviet territory. Despite warnings, Stalin was taken by surprise...
Later, as deputy supreme commander to Stalin, Zhukov helped to oversee the Soviet battle for Stalingrad (1942-1943), seized the strategic initiative at Kursk (1943), and directed part of the 1944-1945 offensives into Poland and Germany -- including the hard-fought capture of Berlin. Adolf Hi...
Germany was therefore not obliged to respect their proclaimed neutrality in defence of its own sovereign territory. It must also be noted that Germany did not bomb the city of Paris (or other major French cities). Why not? Because the French declared them to be “free cities”. In other ...
I am going to England and then Germany for work. I may invade Poland and then escape via the alps. Because I am mainly working, do not expect the normal level of bullshit. Also, I made it so the Europe page works on hand held devices like phones and stuff, it is experimental, so ...
Britain is sending hundreds of soldiers to Poland and offering more warships and planes. It also is doubling the number of personnel in Estonia and sending tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Germany, Norway and the Netherlands are sending additional troops to Lithuania. The Dutch government a...
Among dozens of significant battles throughout World War II was the Battle of Iwo Jima, during which time the Japanese island of Iwo Jima was taken over by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. After the invasion of Germany, WWII officially ended when President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bo...
Before that time, the laws in many European countries were contained in many documents—or not written down at all—making it almost impossible to enforce laws uniformly throughout the country. As Napoleon conquered areas Germany and Eastern Europe, he brought the Code with him. The Cod...
Berlin and Paris for its implementation, Ukrainian officials have strengthened their criticism of the Minsk deal and warned that it could lead to the country’s demise. Two rounds of talks in Paris and Berlin between presidential envoys from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have yielde...