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Interesting coincidence that the two most decisive battles in WWII occurred in early June ... Operation Overlord launched on 06JUN1944, and the defense of Midway concluded on 06JUN1942.


5 posted on 06/03/2024 8:12:46 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

The Battle of Kursk started in July, but Operation Bagration started in June.


11 posted on 06/03/2024 8:52:02 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: NorthMountain
Interesting coincidence that the two most decisive battles in WWII occurred in early June ... Operation Overlord launched on 06JUN1944, and the defense of Midway concluded on 06JUN1942.

A number of big naval battles were fought in early June, including the Battle of Jutland (May 31-June 1, 1916) and the Battle of Ushant, "the Glorious First of June" during the War of the First Coalition between England and France, in 1794.

12 posted on 06/03/2024 9:03:17 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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And neither one is about LGBT!


18 posted on 06/03/2024 10:25:53 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: NorthMountain

The battle of Belleau Wood in World War I was on June 6 in 1918.


27 posted on 06/03/2024 2:46:29 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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