General Patton aboard the USS Augusta prior to Operation Torch in 1942. 🪖

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In February of 1945, muddy soldiers of the 76th Infantry Division clean their weapons before moving up the line in the woods near Echternach, Luxembourg. 🪖

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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.

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Today in 1763, the Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War. A defeated France cedes the vast territory of Canada to Britain in exchange for the Caribbean colonies of St Lucia, Guadeloupe & Martinique. Voltaire writes that all King Louis XV has lost is "a few acres of snow."

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Today in 1906, Great Britain launches the battleship HMS Dreadnought, thereby upping the ante in its naval arms race with Imperial Germany. The bulk of the two countries' expanding fleets will meet 10 years later at Jutland.

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Today in 1258, the Mongols capture Baghdad and end the 500-year Abbasid Caliphate. The invaders slaughter 90,000 inhabitants and destroy the city's prized Grand Library. The Tigris reportedly runs both red from blood and black from the ink of the books thrown into the water.

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On this day in 1799, the frigate USS Constellation defeats the French warship L'Insurgente off Nevis. It's the first battle of America's undeclared (and largely forgotten) "Quasi War" against its former ally France.

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Today in 1943, the United States successfully drives the Japanese from Guadalcanal after 186-days of fighting. 7,000 American troops have been killed in the campaign; Japan's losses are 19,000. Although costly, the victory turns the tide of the Pacific War in the Allies' favour.

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⚔️ The bronze Greek sculptures known as the Riace Bronzes or the Riace Warriors, c. 460-450 BCE.

The statues were rescued from the Ionian Sea near Riace Marina, Italy in 1972 CE. The bronze figures are around 2 metres tall.

(National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, Italy). 

📷 Photo by Alexander van Loon. 

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🗺️ This #map illustrates the origins and territorial expansion of the #Aztec Empire in #Mesoamerica between the 14th and 16th centuries. The Aztecs trace their origins to the 12th century, when they began settling in the Valley of #Mexico among other competing city-states. By the 15th century, their empire had grown into the most powerful polity in Mesoamerica, rivaled only by the #Inca Empire in South #America.

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Today in 1943, General Dwight D Eisenhower takes command of all Allied armies in Western Europe. While having never personally led troops in battle, Ike's natural gifts for management, organization and diplomacy make the 52-year-old West Pointer the ideal choice for the job.

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In 1943, Major Richard Evans of the 1st Marine Division is photographed with a Japanese flare pistol captured on Cape Gloucester. 🪖

Long live the Old Breed 🇺🇸

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In February of 1945, a medic & infantryman of the 70th Infantry Division take cover from German artillery near Behren, France. 🪖

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In February of 1944, Admiral Chester Nimitz visits the Marine cemetery on Kwajalein. 🇺🇸

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In February of 1944, Lt. Alexander Vraciu kneels on his Hellcat aboard the USS Intrepid. ⚓️

When WW2 ended, Vraciu was the Navy’s 4th highest ranking ace- officially credited with 19 aerial victories and 21 aircraft destroyed on the ground.🇺🇸

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In February of 1945, Lt. Roy “Buck” Rogers of the 102nd Infantry Division stands guard over a well hidden German who was overlooked in the initial mop up of the area near Linnich, Germany. 🪖

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Today in 1946, the last of 116 captured German U-boats to be scuttled by the Allies is sent to the bottom 100 miles off the northwest coast of Ireland. The navies of Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union agree to divide an additional 30 surrendered subs among themselves.

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Today in 1942, the Dover Strait becomes a war zone as the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst make a run from the port of Brest into the North Sea: the "Channel Dash." The British attack with 9 warships, 32 torpedo boats and 450 planes but fail to sink the Nazi vessels

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On this day in 1939, a Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in just 7 hours, 2 minutes. The record-breaking flight makes headlines and astounds the army brass, who soon place large orders for the unconventional twin-engine fighter-bomber. See: militaryhistorynow.com/2018/07/01/lig…

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It’s no wonder that Easy Company legend Frank Perconte became a mailman after World War II…the man delivers. 📬

- 2 Combat Jumps 🪂
- 2 Bronze Stars 🎖️
- Purple Heart 💜
- Good Conduct Medal 🇺🇸
- Croix de Guerre 🇫🇷

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