1941 British generals O'Connor & Neame captured in North Africa.
1944 World War II: General Montgomery speaks to generals at St. Paul's School about his vision for the upcoming D-Day landings.
1945 Battle of Okinawa: Massive kamikaze attack of around 110 Japanese aircraft damages three US battleships off Okinawa island.
1945 Sonderkommando Elbe, special Luftwaffe units designed to destroy Allied planes by ramming them mid-air, are sent on their first and only mission of World War II.
1945 Battle of Okinawa: US planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide mission, super battleship Yamato and four destroyers are sunk.
1966 US recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor (whoops).
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