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1Battle of the Philippine Sea — Part of World War II, Pacific War …
2Kammhuber Line — The Kammhuber Line was the name given to the German night air defense system established in July 1940 by Colonel Josef Kammhuber.The first version of the Line consisted of a series of radar stations with overlapping coverage, layered three deep… …
3History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …
4Battle of Los Angeles — [ Los Angeles Times after the Air Raid ; the caption read SEEKING OUT OBJECT Scores of searchlights built a wigwam oflight beams over Los Angeles early yesterday morning during the alarm. This picture was taken during blackout; shows nine beams… …
5Battle of Savo Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Savo Island caption=The U.S. cruiser Quincy on fire and sinking as a result of numerous gunfire and torpedo hits from attacking Japanese cruisers. The flames at the far left of the picture are probably …
6Josef Kammhuber — Infobox Military Person name= Josef Kammhuber born= birth date|1896|8|19|df=y died= death date and age|1986|1|25|1896|8|19|df=y placeofbirth= Tüßling, Bavaria placeofdeath= placeofburial= caption= General Josef Kammhuber nickname=… …
7Battle of Midway — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …
8Royal Gibraltar Regiment — Infobox Military Unit unit name = The Royal Gibraltar Regiment caption = Cap badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment dates = April 1958 country = Gibraltar branch = British Army type = Line Infantry role = Internal Security command structure =… …
9Wing and a Prayer — Infobox Film | name =Wing and a Prayer caption =Wing and a Prayer DVD director = Henry Hathaway producer = William Bacher writer = Jerome Cady starring =Don Ameche Dana Andrews William Eythe music = cinematography = editing = distributor =… …
10USS Tunny (SS-282) — The USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS 282) was a Gato class submarine which saw service in World War II and in the Vietnam War. Tunny received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citation (US)s for her World War II service and five battle stars …
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