**World War 2 Dates - Untold Stories of WWII**
Welcome to World War 2 Dates, where we uncover the forgotten battles, hidden heroes, and untold stories that shaped the Second World War.
Beyond the major campaigns and famous generals lie thousands of extraordinary tales that history overlooked—the last stands of small units, the intelligence operations that changed everything, the individual acts of courage that turned the tide, and the tragedies that were buried in classified files.
Through deep research and cinematic storytelling, we bring you 40-60 minute documentary-style videos that dive into:
🎖️ Forgotten battles and operations that changed the war
🕵️ Classified missions and covert operations
⚔️ Last stands and impossible odds
🎯 Unsung heroes and their stories
📜 Declassified documents and hidden history
💔 Tragedies and survival stories
🌍 Lesser-known fronts and theaters of war
Every date tells a story. Every story deserves to be remembered.
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They Grounded Him for Being “Too Old” — Then He Shot Down 27 Fighters in One Week
How a balding, limping naval aviator the Navy tried to sideline rewrote the laws of aerial combat—and saved nearly 2,000 lives.
On the morning of March 3, 1945, the sky over the Pacific darkened in a way radar operators would never forget.
“Massive bogey count. Over three hundred aircraft inbound.”
Below them, the American invasion fleet off Okinawa steamed forward, its decks crowded with sailors who understood exactly what that meant. Kamikazes were coming—hundreds of them. In the next few minutes, ships would burn, steel would tear open, and men would die trapped below decks.
But high above the fleet, circling calmly in an F6F Hellcat, was a man the U.S. Navy had recently tried to remove from combat for being too old.
Within seven days, he would personally shoot down 27 enemy aircraft, set a record that has never been broken, and prove that the most dangerous thing in warfare is not the enemy—but certainty.
His name was Jimmy Thach.....
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German Panther on eastern front, 1944
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