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Operation Teardrop: The following description was copied from Wikipedia. Operation Teardrop was a United States Navy operation during World War II, conducted between April and May 1945, to sink German U-boats approaching the Eastern Seaboard that were believed to be armed with V-1 flying bombs. Germany had threatened to attack New York with V-1 flying bombs and rocket U-boats. After the war...
The Winter War of 1939-1940 About the project The aim of the Project Winter War is to collect those who fought in the war, died in the war (including civilians, and merchant navy) under one umbrella. In total, 26,000+ Finns died (soldiers, civilians, merchant navy) during the Winter War. In order for this Project to succeed as well as possible, we also try to improve the quality of the profiles...
Projektin tarkoituksena on koota yhteen jatkosodan taisteluihin ja muihin suoriin sotatoimiin osallistuneiden, sankarivainajien ja siviiliuhrien profiilit Genissä. Jotta projektimme onnistuisi omalta osaltaan edistämään myös profiilien laadun kehittämistä Genissä, suosittelemme seuraavaa käytäntöä: 1. Kun liität henkilön profiilin tähän projektiin, tarkista, että profiilista ilmenee muillekin G...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the Island of Rhodes. Introductory information by Leon Taranto. See his complete article on Avotaynu 2009: "From the Ottoman Turkish conquest of Rhodes in 1522 until the Holocaust, a vibrant Judeo-Spanish community flourished on this Mediterranean isle. In antiquity, a Romaniote Jewish community lived there. By the 1700s, Rhodes b...
This Geni Project is meant to memorialize the United States Navy men who perished at sea during the World War II Battle of the Coral Sea while serving on the destroyer USS Sims. Survivors may also be added to the project. USS Sims, Commanding Officer Lt.Cdr. Willford Milton Hyman, USN, was sunk by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea in position 15º10'S, 158º05'E, there were o...
Chaplains who died in war time: This project is for any Chaplain who died for the USA during a time for war. This project is open to all FAITHS. American Rev (1776-1781): War of 1812: American Civil War(1861-1865): Union: Confederate: Spanish-American War: World War I: World War II: 1 LT/ Reverend /Doctor George Lansing Fox(1900-1943). KIA/ Atlantic Ocean /SS Dorchester. Methodist LT/...
Engelandvaarders= Engelandvaarder werd de erenaam voor alle mannen en vrouwen die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog (1940-1945), na de capitulatie van de Nederlandse strijd-krachten en vóór de geallieerde invasie in Normandië op 6 juni 1944 (D-day) uit bezet gebied wisten te ontsnappen met de bedoeling zich in Engeland of ander geallieerd gebied bij de geallieerde strijdkrachten aan te sluiten om ...
='''This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who participated during World War II can be added.'''= All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers who participated in WWII can be added to this project. Sub-projects for more specialised interests will be added when possible. Collaborators are welcome, and so are suggestions. Under "DOCUMENTS" you will find pages ...
The purpose of the project is to bring together the profiles of those who participated in the battles of the Lapland War and other direct military actions, the soldiers who lost their lives and the civilian victims in Geni. In order for our project to succeed in contributing to the development of the quality of profiles in Geni, we recommend the following practices: When you connect a pers...
Toisessa maailmansodassa Suomi oli suoraan osapuolena talvisota, jatkosota ja Lapin sota -osasodissa. Tähän pääprojektiin ei liitetä henkilöprofiileja vaan ne liitetään aliprojekteihin. Osasotien aliprojektit: Talvisota 1939-1940 - The Winter War 1939-1940 Jatkosota 1941-1944 - The Continuation War 1941-1944 Lapin sota 1944-1945 - The Lapland War 1944-1945 Muut projektit, jotka kos...
Wikipedia =The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. It can be reached most easily from the city via EDSA to McKinley Road, then to McKinley Parkway inside the Bonifacio Global City. The Nichols Field Road is the easiest access from Manila International Airport to the cemetery.The ceme...
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predomi...
USS Astoria (CL/CA-34)
Please add profiles of those who contributed to the war effort on "the home front.". Profiles must be set to public. This is an international project. Project collaborators, feel free to update the project front page, add resources, and media for our research efforts - and invite more collaborators.==Home front during World War II==From Wikipedia The home front covers the activities of the civi...
PORTAL (master project) for South African involvement during World War II.==== This is the start of a project to pull together and list all Projects ( not profiles ) related to South Africans during World War II. ===At the moment there aren't many projects for South African involvement during WWII. Here is the start of getting some sub-projects going where we can add profiles of SA soldiers who...
3rd Marine Division (General Project) : List of 3rd Marine Division commanders: Major General Charles Dodson Barrett (USMC):(16 August 1885 – 8 October 1943): General Allen H. Turnage (USMC): (January 3, 1891-October 22, 1971) General Alfred H.Noble(USMC): ( October 26, 1894 – September 27, 1983) General Graves Blanchard Erskine(USMC) : (June 28, 1897 – May 21, 1973) Lieut...
Projekti aloitettu 18.1.2023 ja on keskeneräinen. Tähän projektiin on tarkoitus koota Töysässä syntyneet, asuneet tai Töysään haudatut sankarivainajat. Voit aloittaa liittymällä projektiin yhteistyökumppaniksi, kohdasta Toiminnot > Liity yhteistyökumppaniksi. Kannattaa myös lähettää yhtestyökutsu projektissa olijolle yhdistämisten helpottamiseksi. Töysän sankarivainajat, aakkosjärjestyksessä...
ABOUT THE 28TH==The 28th (Māori) Battalion was part of the 2nd New Zealand Division, the fighting arm of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) during the Second World War (1939-45). A frontline infantry unit made up entirely of volunteers, the Battalion usually contained 700-750 men, divided into five companies.===The NZ Division===The NZ Division was made up of 15,000-20,000 men, ...
Мемориальное воинское захоронение в городе Великие Луки (Братское кладбище) Novgorodi oblasti Velikije Luki linnas ja rajoonis maetud Eesti Laskurkorpuse sõjaväelaste nimekiri (1510 nime) (Призывники из ЭССР) people search: Fraternal cemetery of soldiers of the Soviet Army in Velikye Luki Обобщенный банк данных «Мемориал»/United open access data bank «Memorial» Первичные захоронения производили...
This is the sub-project where all profiles of South Africans who were Prisoners of War during World War II can be added. All South African Army, Navy and Air Force soldiers (and civilians?) who were Prisoners of War during WWII can be added to this project. About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blac...
USS Oklahoma (BB-37), the only ship of the United States Navy to ever be named for the 46th state, was a World War I-era battleship and the second of two ships in her class; her sister ship was Nevada. She, along with her sister, were the first two U.S. warships to use oil fuel instead of coal.The Oklahoma which was commissioned in 1916, served in World War I as a member of BatDiv 6, protecting...
Wikipedia =The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields (including the S...
Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) " Frankly, you Brazilians are either crazy or very brave. I never saw anyone advance against machine-guns and well-defended positions with such disregard for life...You are devils ." - Quote from a German captain to a soldier from the Smoking Snakes that they had captured. The Brazilian Expeditionary Force (Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB),...
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard and became the costliest battle in terms of casualties for the United...
---under-constructions!--- Springbok Legion ~ Torch Commando ~ since 19xx They fought for land and freedom, And paid the price of war, And framed a Constitution wise To live for evermore. On this foundation set in rock – Secure, entrenched and fair – We guard our fourfold Union Enshrine our honour there. The spirit robbed from pledges We shall restore to each: Protect the sacred freedom Of wo...