1942 ⟶ First Battle of El Alamein

July 1 – 27: First Battle of El Alamein.
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⚔️ British Victory at the Battle of Omdurman

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener defeats Mahdist Sudan in the Battle of Omdurman.⟶
British Victory at the Battle of Omdurman (1898)
ImperialismBritish EmpireColonialismMilitary HistoryBattleMahdist War
SudanSudanUnited KingdomUnited KingdomEgyptEgypt

💣 Britain and France Declare War on Germany

September 3: Britain and France declare war on Germany; World War II begins.⟶
World War IIAxis PowersAllied PowersGlobal ConflictTotal War
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceGermanyGermany

✈️ Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis

July – October: Battle of Britain, the first entirely aerial military campaign, becomes the first significant defeat for the Axis powers.⟶
Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis (1940)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeAxis PowersAllied PowersMilitary StrategyTurning Point
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

⚔️ First Battle of El Alamein

July 1 – 27: First Battle of El Alamein.⟶
First Battle of El Alamein (1942)
World War IITank WarfareAxis PowersAllied PowersMilitary StrategyBattle
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermanyItalyItaly

🪖 Allied Landings in Normandy

June 6: D-Day landings in Normandy.⟶
Allied Landings in Normandy (1944)
World War IIWestern FrontAllied PowersAxis PowersInvasionMilitary StrategyLiberation
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanadaGermanyGermany