1941: Russian Defence Committee is formed with Stalin, Molotov, Voroshilov, Malenkov and Beria. 27 Soviet divisions trapped in three pockets west of Minsk. On the Arctic front in northern Finland, the German 20th Mountain Army launches Operation 'Silver Fox', an offensive to capture the Soviet port of Murmansk.

1941: Local Finnish forces attack along the border in southern Finland. German and Finnish units in the north start an attack on Murmansk.

1942: Rommel takes Mersa Matruh after heavy fighting and captures 6,000 prisoners. Alexandria is bombed, while Mussolini arrives at Derna to await the triumphal entry into Cairo.

1942: The drive on the Caucasus roars on as German columns kick up dust clouds that can be seen 40 miles away and leave behind burning villages and town. "It is the formation of the Roman Legions, now brought up to date in the 20th century to tame the Mongol-Slav horde," exults German propaganda. In Sevastopol, German troops attack from their bridgehead, while more forces blast in across the Fedyukhin Heights, forcing the Russians back.

1942: Two ships leave the port of Shanghai
carrying more than four hundred North and South American Diplomats and their dependents. The passengers are to exchanged for and equal number of Japanese nationals being held in the Western Hemisphere.

1943: US Marines land on Nassau beach near Lae in New Guinea during Operation 'Cartwheel'.

1944: The RAF carries out a saturation raid (250 Lancasters) against the 2nd and 9th SS Panzer Divisions at Villers-Bocage near Caen.

1944: The US VII Corps captures the last harbour fort at Cherbourg, but the port rendered completely useless for three weeks.

1944: 70,000 troops of Army Group Centre that are encircled near Bobruisk surrender to the Red Army. The Russians report that 16,000 Germans have been killed and 18,000 captured near Minsk.

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Interesting to see the differences between the "20th Century Roman Legions" and then fast forward 3 years..

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Donster

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