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Hace 19 horas · The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Japanese: レイテ沖海戦, romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle', Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. By the time of the battle, Japan had fewer capital ships (aircraft carriers and battleships ...
Hace 19 horas · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War.It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history, with around 10 million combatants taking part, and ...
Hace 19 horas · Kingdom (753–509 BC) Rape of the Sabine Women, by Nicolas Poussin, Rome, 1637–38 (Louvre Museum). Knowledge of Roman history stands apart from other civilizations in the ancient world. Its chronicles, military and otherwise, document the city's very foundation to its eventual demise.Although some histories have been lost, such as Trajan's account of the Dacian Wars, and others, such as ...
Hace 19 horas · The siege of Sarajevo ( Bosnian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days ...
