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World War II History Crossword Puzzle

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Officially, WWII started in September 1939 in Europe, however the Japanese full-scale invasion of China started in July 1937.
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      1. Location of 6 Jun 1944 offensive by the Allied Forces
      6. Location of final battle in Europe from 20 April to 2 May 1945
      9. Battle of ___ 609 in Tunisia from 27 Apr to 1 May 1943
      10. Former female Israeli PM ___ Meir served in the Jewish Agency, British Palestine
      11. Nazi Germany military decoration ___ Cross
      12. US Army Air Force Major Richard Bong (1920-1945), top fighter pilot ___ with 40 kills
      13. English car racer ___ Miles (1918-1966), served as tank commander in North West Europe
      14. RMS Queen ___ converted into a troopship to ferry Allied soldiers
      15. Brig-Gen. Sir Raymond ___ (1878-1962), commander of Volunteer Def. Corps, South Australia
      18. British RAF pilot Flt Lt ___ Lock (1919-1941) with 21 kills, the most during Battle of Britain
      21. Siege of ___ from Jun 1940 to Nov 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea
      23. Thomson submachine ___
      24. RAF Irish doctor Joseph ___ MacCarthy, POW since 1941, survived Nagasaki bombing
      27. French city ___ de Bretagne liberated on 6 Aug 1944 by the 330th RI of the 83rd DI US
      28. Alexandra Palace mast was used to ___ Luftwaffe navigation signals during the Blitz
      29. Naval Battle of ___ Strait between Sumatra and Java from 28 Feb - 1 Mar 1942
      31. Heavily fortified Japanese island with no battle fought
      32. Measures taken by the Nazis to ensure the purity of the ___ race
      34. Maj-Gen ___ L. Walker, commander of 36th (Texas) Infantry Division from Sep 1943 to Jun 1944
      36. Japanese military operation meaning Victory Operation (3,2)
      39. Town in central Poland captured by the Germans on 18 Sep 1939
      40. French medium cavalry tank ___ 35
      41. Former Korean president Park Chung ___, served in the Japanese Kwantung army in Manchuria
      42. Battle of ___, USSR from 7 Jul to 26 Sep 1941
      43. Conference location between Turkish Pres. Ismet Inonu and Churchill on Jan 1943
      44. Female sniper commander in the Red Army Lt. ___ Lobkovskaya, recorded 89 kills
      45. ___ AT-17 Bobcat aka ___ Crane, twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft
      46. P-51 North ___ Mustang fighter plane

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      2. Location of Pacific War from 26 Mar 1945 to 7 Sep 1945
      3. Pacific War ___ Campaign from 8 Dec 1941 to 15 Feb 1942, ended with the Fall of Singapore
      4. Australian Richard ___ Cullen (1917-1941), RAF fighter pilot with 16 kills
      5. Heads of government conference location in Feb 1945
      6. Gordon ___ (1910-1997), awarded Silver Star for gallantry during Pearl Harbor attack
      7. Battle of Remagen from 7 to 25 Mar 1945 where Allies secured bridge over River___
      8. Pacific War location from 19 Feb to 26 Mar 1945 (3,4)
      16. Kanalkampf: German term for air operations over ___ Channel during Battle of Britain in 1940
      17. Location of battle from 1 to 13 Dec 1937 in China
      19. Electronic equipment playing an important role in the Battle of Britain
      20. Naval battle off ___ in the Philippines Sea on 25 Oct 1944
      21. Acronym of fast torpedo-armed vessels used by Italian Royal Navy
      22. Chinese communist military leader ___ Biao in War of Resistance against Japan
      25. D-___ on 6 Jun 1944
      26. Landing of the 3rd Canadian Div on 2 sectors: Mike and ___ on Juno Beach on 6 Jun 1944
      30. Day of Liberation of ___ from Fascist Invader on 28 Oct 1944
      33. USS ___ (CL51), US Navy lead ship of the ___ class of 8 light cruiser
      35. US Air Force Gen. Benjamin O. ___ Jr., commander of Tuskegee Airmen
      36. Main British naval base at ___ Flow
      37. Beachhead with the highest Allied casualties on 6 Jun 1944
      38. US Navy fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward Henry ___ (1914-1943), awarded Medal of Honor
      39. Japanese Gen. ___ Doihara, sentenced to death for war crimes in China, hanged in 1948