The Battle of Guam was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II, and took place from 8 December to 10 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana...
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Japanese occupation of Guam was the period in the history of Guam between 1941 and 1944 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied Guam during World War II....
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Operation Barbarossa (redirect from 1941 Invasion of Russia)
Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II....
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the Guam Congress during the 1930s as an elected advisory body to the naval governor. On December 8, 1941, Imperial Japanese forces invaded Guam, beginning...
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Guam is an annual commemoration of the invasion by U.S. military forces on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941....
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Guam (/ˈɡwɑːm/ GWAHM; Chamorro: Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western...
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The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed...
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Guam Islands of Guam Lakes of Guam Mountains of Guam Volcanoes in Guam Rivers of Guam Waterfalls of Guam Valleys of Guam World Heritage Sites in Guam:...
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Philippines ready to resist a Japanese invasion if it came, however he was only recalled to duty in July 1941 and while many new pilots were being trained...
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Syria–Lebanon campaign (redirect from Invasion of Lebanon (1941))
as Operation Exporter, was the invasion of Syria and Lebanon (then controlled by Nazi Germany) in June and July 1941 by British Empire forces, during...
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Andersen Air Force Base (redirect from North Field, Guam)
origin begins on 7 December 1941 when Guam was attacked by the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Battle of Guam (1941) three hours after the Attack...
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destroyed during the invasion. After capturing Guam, the U.S. military constructed a new residential community in Agat for Guam residents made homeless...
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road starting in 1941. Construction ceased with the Japanese invasion in December 1941 and resumed after the Second Battle of Guam in 1944. The highway...
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by Vietnam 1563–1569 invasion of Siam by Burma 1573 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks 1572 invasion of Spanish Nombre de Dios by the English...
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The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941. German landings...
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The Plaza de España (Spain Square) located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace...
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and the China Clipper, the first air service. After the Japanese invasion of Guam in 1941, the residents were evicted and the village turned into a Japanese...
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April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in "Führer Directive No. 25", which Adolf Hitler issued on 27 March 1941, following...
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The German invasion of Luxembourg was part of Case Yellow (‹See Tfd›German: Fall Gelb), the German invasion of the Low Countries—Belgium, Luxembourg and...
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Apra Harbor (redirect from Apra Harbor, Guam)
relating to Guam, were carried out and contributed materially to our position when war actually developed." During the 1941 Japanese invasion, Guam was practically...
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The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6...
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Adelup Point (redirect from Guam Governor's Complex)
comprises deposits of beach sand and gravel. Prior to the Japanese invasion of Guam in 1941, the highest point on Adelup was the location of the "Atkins-Kroll...
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century, Guam was ceded to America by Spain in 1899 and German-Samoa changed hands to become a New Zealand colony during the First World War. By 1941 Christianity...
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Anglo-Iraqi War (redirect from Allied invasion of Iraq)
the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia, which took place in August to September 1941. Forward defences against a possible German invasion from the north through...
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North African campaign (redirect from Invasion of North Africa)
mis-leading. Verlauf März 1941 Archived 5 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. In: Der Feldzug in Afrika 1941–1943 (deutsches-afrikakorps.de). Retrieved 24 November...
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Operation Overlord (redirect from Invasion of Normandy)
French). Vincennes: Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre. ISBN 978-2-86323-103-6. "D-Day, the Normandy Invasion, 6 – 25 June 1944". Frequently Asked Questions...
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Eastern Front (World War II) (redirect from Russian winter offensive of 1941-1942)
gains of 1941 presented Germany with vast areas to pacify and administer. For the majority of people of the Soviet Union, the Nazi invasion was viewed...
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Free France (redirect from Western Allied invasion of France)
Miquelon (near Newfoundland) joined the Free French after an "invasion" on 24 December 1941 by Rear Admiral Emile Muselier and the forces he was able to...
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War (redirect from 1935 invasion of Abyssinia)
February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion (Amharic: ጣልያን ወረራ, romanized: Ṭalyan warära), (Oromo: Weerara Xaaliyaanii)...
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Battle of Crete (redirect from Invasion of Crete)
the island. The Italians were repulsed, but the subsequent German invasion of April 1941 (Operation Marita), succeeded in overrunning mainland Greece. At...
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