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Caithness at War: Week 208

Caithness at War: Week 208

Week 208: 23rd - 29th August 1943 On 23 August after heavy fighting Soviet forces recaptured the…

Aug 22, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 207

Caithness at War: Week 207

Week 207: 16th - 22nd August 1943 On 16 August Germany began a purge of the Jewish ghetto at…

Aug 15, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 206

Caithness at War: Week 206

Week 206: 9th - 15th August 1943 With the Allied conquest of Sicily almost complete, German forces…

Aug 08, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 204

Caithness at War: Week 204

Week 204: 26th Jul - 1st Aug 1943 German forces continued to be pushed back by Soviet armies in the…

Jul 25, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 203

Caithness at War: Week 203

Week 203: 19th - 25th July 1943 In Russia, German forces struggled to contain the Soviet…

Jul 18, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 202

Caithness at War: Week 202

Week 202: 12th - 18th July 1943 The Battle of Kursk continued this week, as the Germans desperately…

Jul 11, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 201

Caithness at War: Week 201

Week 201: 5th - 11th July 1943 This week the German army in Russia launched Operation Citadel, its…

Jul 04, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 200

Caithness at War: Week 200

Week 200: 28th June - 4th July 1943 The Russian offensives over the winter to liberate Stalingrad…

Jun 27, 2016
Caithness at War: Week 199

Caithness at War: Week 199

Week 199: 21 - 27 June 1943 This week Allied forces in the Pacific launched “Operation Cartwheel”,…

Jun 20, 2016