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World War II - Battle of Midway

Time: Thursday Jun 4, 1942

Place: Midway Atoll, U.S.

Details: In June, Japan put its operations into action, but the Americans, having broken Imperial Japanese Navy in the battle of Midway, which took place between 4 to 7 June 1942.

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4 June 1942

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June 1942

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1942

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Thursday Jun 25, 1942 - United Kingdom
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Tuesday Jul 7, 1942 - England
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Sunday Jul 12, 1942 - U.S.
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Jul, 1942 - Poland
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Thursday Jul 16, 1942 - United Kingdom
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Aug, 1942 - Solomon Islands
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Monday Aug 3, 1942 - Mediterranean Sea near Malta
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Friday Aug 7, 1942 - Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands
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Saturday Aug 8, 1942 - Mumbai, India
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Wednesday Aug 12, 1942 - Moscow, U.S.S.R. (Present-Day Moscow, Russia)
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1942 - Poland
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Monday Aug 17, 1942 - Virginia, U.S.
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Monday Aug 17, 1942 - Cairo, Egypt
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Aug, 1942 - Egypt
World War II
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Wednesday Aug 19, 1942 - Dieppe, France
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Sunday Aug 23, 1942 - Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (Then Volgograd, Russia)
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Sunday Aug 23, 1942 - Stalingrad, U.S.S.R. (Present Day Volgograd, Russia)
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Wednesday Aug 26, 1942 - Italy
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Saturday Aug 29, 1942 - Hong Kong, China
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Sunday Aug 30, 1942 - El Alamein, Egypt
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