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Giraud, Henri Henri Giraud, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, and Winston Churchill; Casablanca Conference
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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.
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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.
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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
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
Smoke billowing 20,000 feet above Hiroshima, Japan, from the first atomic bomb every dropped in World War II.
70 Years After Hiroshima
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Henri Giraud: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Mar 07, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 06, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Chemins de Mémoire - Biography of Henri Giraud. Apr 02, 2019
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Henri Giraud. May 22, 2013
Media added. Nov 05, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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