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freeCodeCamp (also referred to as Free Code Camp) is a non-profit educational organization [4] that consists of an interactive learning web platform, an online community forum, chat rooms, online publications and local organizations that intend to make learning software development accessible to anyone.
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The Battle of Java ( Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan, which invaded on 28 February 1942, and Allied personnel.
The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted by the Burmese National Army, the Indian National Army, and to some degree by Thailand.
The landing craft were fitted with rocket launchers to fire grapnels and ropes up the cliffs. As the Rangers scaled the cliffs, the Allied ships USS Texas (BB-35) , USS Satterlee (DD-626) , USS Ellyson (DD-454) , and HMS Talybont (L18) [14] [15] provided them with fire support and ensured that the German defenders above could not fire down on ...
The Island of Elba is 6.2 mi (10 km) from the Italian mainland, opposite the coastal town of Piombino in Tuscany.The island is the third largest Italian island after Sicily and Sardinia and the largest of the Tuscan Archipelago.
Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. The following order of battle lists the significant military units that participated in the battle , or were available as reserve.
Heavy summer rains flooded the camp and surrounding area and as well as hampering construction, brought a wave of dengue fever among the battalion and the threat of crocodile attacks as the creeks within the battalion position swelled; the battalion's mascot, a dog named "Gunner", fell victim.