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    Kursk/Sicily

    On July 5, 1943, the Germans launched Operation Citadel on the Russian Front; the operation was designed to capture the Kursk salient, a bulge in the front lines. The Soviets had been tipped off to the German plan and launched effective counter-moves in what would become the biggest tank battle in history. Just five days into the battle, and thousands of miles away in the Mediterranean Sea, the Americans and British landed troops on the island of Sicily to open the Italian Campaign.

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    The Night Hamburg Died

    The bombing raids on Hamburg during the last week of July 1943 were part of Operation Gomorrah, as it was known to the Royal and United States Army Air Forces. The raid on the night of July 27-28 resulted in a firestorm, turning it into one of the most devastating of the war.

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    Operation Tidal Wave, the low level raid on Ploesti.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USS Utah View Post
    Operation Tidal Wave, the low level raid on Ploesti.

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    Wasn't that the one "Utah Man" was in?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LA Ute View Post
    Wasn't that the one "Utah Man" was in?
    Yes, and a link to "Wing and a Prayer" is in the last post in that thread.
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    PBS has been showing a series called Nazi Mega Weapons. One show was about the U-boat program and the other one I've seen was about their missle program. Both were very intersting and made me think we were very lucky to win the war. What I got out of the one about the Nazi missle program was that if their missle program had not been set back 6 months because of various allied attacks and Hitlers "genius", D-day would not have been a possibility for the allied forces and London would have been turn to dust.

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    August 15, 1943.

    South Pacific Forces leapfrog over Kolombangara to land on Vella Lavella.

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    Fighting was continuing on New Georgia as part of a campaign that began on June 20, 1943. Munda fell on August 5.

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    Dangit, I'm kicking myself because I failed to post this yesterday, but Aug. 14, 1945 was the most significant day of the war. That was the day WWII ended.
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