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Operation Terminal: Algiers, 8th November 1942
For chronological order, click here for the previous WW2 post! Having ruled out a premature landing in Europe, Anglo-American planners reached a compromise and agreed to an amphibious invasion of French North Africa (Operation Torch). In addition to providing the U.S Army some much-needed experience, it was hoped that the landings would draw German forces…
The shield wall: Hastings, 14th October 1066
The death of King Edward the Confessor in January 1066 triggered a major succession crisis. With no direct heirs, the English crown went to Earl Harold Godwinson, the king’s brother-in-law. This angered Duke William of Normandy, who claimed that Harold had sworn an oath of loyalty to help him secure the throne. The situation was…
The Grain Elevator: Stalingrad, 18th-22nd September 1942
For chronological order, click here for the previous WW2 post ! By the end of January 1942, German forces had been pushed back from Moscow and suffered around one million casualties. Eager to retake the initiative, Hitler planned a summer offensive (Operation Blau) targeting oilfields in the southern Caucasus: a pressure point that could re-supply…
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