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RT @MilHistNow: You're looking at the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne, a heavily armed experimental attack helicopter that first flew in 1967. Only…

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Today in 1933, the U.S. Navy commissions its first purpose-built aircraft carrier, the USS Ranger (CV-4). Capable of carrying up to 86 warplanes, the vessel will go on to take part in the Allied invasion of North Africa as well as operations against German shipping off Norway. https://t.co/c2gp65wzPm

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U.S. Marines clear enemy defences with a flamethrower. Iwo Jima, February, 1945. https://t.co/lavuH50VTZ

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🚨MHN is spreading the word about this NEW ONLINE COURSE: Medieval Warfare in the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia In cooperation with https://t.co/Cn2acColXb Dr Nicholas Morton to run this five session online course starting 5 June 2025 See: https://t.co/xpRzAq44h8 https://t.co/CeZTATO97e

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Alled newsreel footage of abandoned and destroyed German military hardware in North Africa. May, 1943. In all, the Axis lost: 2,550 tanks; 70,000 trucks; 6,200 guns; 8,000 aircraft; and Nearly a half-million men (killed, wounded, missing or captured) https://t.co/22bY19oJV7

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RT @MilHistNow: Today in 1945, a 500-ship U.S. Navy armada opens fire on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The bombardment, which precedes a…

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This is what you call a 100 percent chance of Lighting https://t.co/TkwnJ8YCS4

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An American B-29 bomber crashes while landing on an airstrip in the Marianas Islands in 1945. The footage shows crew members escaping the burning wreckage. https://t.co/hbxtc65PB7

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War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want. — William Tecumseh Sherman, born on this day in 1820. https://t.co/CqcdwwFR91

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RT @MilHistNow: You're looking at footage of the U.S.-led campaign to drive the North Korean army from Seoul (Sept 20 to 28, 1950). The Sou…

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Here's one CIA agent who isn't taking the buy-out https://t.co/5unXrTtuRW

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Beware: If Canada were annexed, it would eventually get two senators for each of its 10 provinces and about 50 new seats in the House. Assuming Canadians don't secede from the Union, most would probably vote Dem upending any GOP hopes for majority rule perhaps for decades. https://t.co/bbhlYPUIMz

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Today in 1848, the two-year Mexican-American war ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Under its terms, the U.S. acquires more than 529,000 square miles of new territory. Arguments between pro-slavery interests and abolitionists soon erupt over the future of the region. https://t.co/RuQ8u1rKgW

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On this day in 1933, Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. We have the power, he announces. Now our gigantic work begins. See the article: Hindenburg and Hitler — How Germany’s War-Hero President Set the Stage for a Nazi Takeover https://t.co/MY4RibiH07 https://t.co/5LaoRlx1OD

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Stormtroopers! — Meet Germany’s Elite Assault Soldiers of the First World War Handpicked men, specially trained and armed to the teeth.” https://t.co/0x8otd2SDr https://t.co/309qsxYBZt

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On this day in 1871, Paris surrenders to the Prussian army after a four month siege. It takes just three days of shelling by heavy Krupp guns to finally force an end to the long-running standoff. https://t.co/sI05GNZ8NW

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On this day in 1943, 58 American bombers from the 8th Air Force successfully strike the U-boat pens at Wilhelmshaven. It's the first bombing raid on Germany by the United States. Just three American planes are lost. Future raids will suffer far greater losses. https://t.co/7f8Njj74Rn

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On this day in 1863, Lincoln's War Department authorizes the raising of the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Just 171 days later, the regiment will be in action in South Carolina. https://t.co/VlKA8xAuSZ

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On this day in 1934, Hitler signs a treaty of non-aggression with Poland. Under the terms of the pact, both powers agree not to launch military hostilities against one another for a period of 10 years. In 1939, Germany invades Poland. https://t.co/BBTv0hZJo8

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