Geoffrey Keyes

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

Pop Quiz: 17 Things to Know About World War II

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People celebrate in Times Square in New York City, New York on V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945.

70th Anniversary of V-E Day

Map/infographic of the Dunkirk Evacuation May 26-June 4, 1940. World War II. France. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Dunkirk Evacuation

Normandy Invasion: Overview infographic. D-Day. World War II. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

How the Normandy Invasion Happened: Infographic Overview

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

pg 159Explosions rock American base at Pearl Harbor following surprise Japanese attack, December 7, 1941.To Japan, an eventual attack on the United States, specifically on the island outpost of Hawaii, was aninevitable beginning of military action agains

Pearl Harbor in Context

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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)

Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?

Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

Flag of Bhutan

6 Small Kingdoms of the World

Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.

6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Geoffrey Keyes: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

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Alex Lovelace

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Oct 26, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 13, 2023
	Add new Web site: The Heritage Foundation - Interagency Operations: General Geoffrey Keyes in Austria.	Emily Rodriguez	Nov 29, 2016
	New article added.	Michael Ray Alex Lovelace	Jan 28, 2016