Cities in World War II

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First city on German soil captured by the Allies

Exactly five years after it was captured by Italy, Emperor Haile Selassie made his formal return to this city on 5 May 1941

The bombing of this city was the first and the largest air raid on Australia

False reports of enemy aircraft approaching caused the coastal defenses of this American city to begin anti-aircraft bombardment that lasted for hours

An estimated 100,000 civilians were killed in the brutal one-month battle that took place in this Filipino city

Port where German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee arrived after the Battle of the River Plate and where she was scuttled

Target of Germany's Operation Typhoon; Wehrmacht's advance was stalled on the outskirts of this city

City where prominent Nazis were prosecuted after the war

City where Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated

Island city under British rule where 80,000 troops became prisoners of war when it surrendered to Japan

The destruction of the German 6th Army in this city marked the turning point of World War II

The first of the WWII conferences between the "Big Three" Allied leaders was held in this city

North African port city that was captured by the Allies in 1941 and withstood a 240 days siege by Rommel's forces

1945 firebomb assault on this Japanese city cost an estimated 100,000 lives and is possibly the most destructive air raid in history

Crimean city where the second of the wartime conferences between the "Big Three" was held