Category: Russia

the Arctic 1944

Lapland War

Finland, which had entered the War to reclaim...

Europe 1944

Advance on the Rhine

With Paris liberated, the Allies pushed on...

Asia Pacific 1944

Battle of Leyte Gulf

From the Marianas and New Guinea, the Allies...

Asia Pacific 1944

Operation Ichi-Go

In early 1944, the US had started preparing...

Europe 1944

Liberation of the Balkans

The Allied push through Belgium was halted by...

Northern Eurasia 1945

From the Vistula to the Oder

In October 1944, the Soviets swung into...

Southern Asia 1945

Operation Extended Capital

Following the defeat of the Japanese at Imphal...

Europe 1945

Invasion of Germany

In early 1945, the Soviets pushed through...

South America 1945

South America in World War II

Brazil was the only South American country to...

Europe 1945

Fall of Berlin

By April 1945 it was all over for Nazi...

Northern Eurasia 1945

Battle of Berlin

In April, the Soviets surrounded and attacked...

the Arctic 1945

German Surrender

While the Germans were withdrawing from...

Asia Pacific 1945

Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

By now the United States was ready to advance...

Europe 1945

German Surrender

The unconditional surrender of Germany on May...

Southern Asia 1945

Reconquest of Burma

In March and April 1945 the British advanced...