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Tag Archives: Mountbatten
This week in the War, 11–17 June 1945: Victory parade in Rangoon
By June 1945, the Japanese army had pulled out of Rangoon. This week in the war, on 15 June 1945, Lord Louis Mountbatten held a victory parade in the city. Rangoon—where Aung San Suu Kyi, the current head of state for … Continue reading
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This week in the War, 17–23 August 1942: The Dieppe Raid
This week in the war, in the early hours of 19 August 1942, Allied troops raided the port of Dieppe in German-occupied France. The raiding force included British and Americans but was overwhelming Canadian. Before the morning was over, the … Continue reading
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