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German Paratroopers jumping over Rotterdam, May 10, 1940. The photo is notable not only for the depicted action, but for the fact that this was the first occasion when combat troops had jumped from an airplane straight into battle.
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Monday, January 17, 2011
WW2
German Paratroopers jumping over Rotterdam, May 10, 1940. The photo is notable not only for the depicted action, but for the fact that this was the first occasion when combat troops had jumped from an airplane straight into battle.
Monday, October 20, 2008
WW2
During the fall of 1940, the Luftwaffe bombed London with the intention of making the British population buckle. It didn't work.
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