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William Hasley Jr.
William Hasley Jr. Also known as Bull was an American Fleet admiral who ended up commanding a lot of US fleets and assaulted many island on the Pacific Coast. He eventually retired in 1945. -
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Flying Tigers
The group the Flying Tigers formed on December 20th 1941 and disbanded on July 4th, 1942. The Flying Tigers were the 1st American Volunteer Group. They are most commonly known for their shark nosed art on the nose of P40's and Hurricane Hawkers. -
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The Atlantic Wall
The Atlantic Wall was built to defend the Atlantic coast from Britain. Once Hitler reigned France he built the wall around Finland to the southwestern corner of France -
Baatan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the march of the Filipino army and the American army when they were captured and forced to walk to San Fernando. -
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The Invasion of Tulagi
The Invasion of Tulagi was when the Americans detected a fleet of Japanese ships heading for Tulagi, and ended up assaulting it and taking it for their own. -
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First Battle of El Alamein
The allied victory of El Alamein allowed the allied powers to gain power in North Africa and eventually led to another battle here because it was a stratigical position. -
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Second Battle of El Alamein
Rommel crushed the Nazi's here until he got ill and Montgomery and Alexander swapped in for him and continued to win the battle and this was the crucial turning point of the North African front for the Allied powers. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower was a 5 star general leading the US troops during WW2 in North Africa. -
Juno Beach
Also known as the Canadian D-Day, this was a part of D-Day when we invaded Juno Beach with the Canadians in order to push the German Forces inward to stop Hitlers Regime. -
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The Gothic Line
The Gothic Line was the defensive line for the Italian campaign when the allied powers tried to overcome Mussolini. -
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Battle of the Colmar Pocket
January 20th is when the US and the French attacked the Colmar Pocket to eliminate the Nazi pressence in the small town of Colmar.
