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Siege of Badajoz 16th March 1812 From the middle of March until mid-April 1812 Arthur Wellesley, the newly appointed Earl of Wellington, and his Anglo Portuguese army besieged the formidable fortress of Badajoz. This was the second siege of the new… Read more...
German forces cross the Somme River 24th March 1918 On March 24, 1918, German forces cross the Somme River, achieving their first goal of the major spring offensive begun three days earlier on the Western Front. Operation Michael, engineered by the German chief of… Read more...
End of the Battle of Meiktila (WWII) 3rd March 1945 Burma comes to an end with General Slim's troops overwhelming the Japanese; the road to Rangoon is now cleared. Despite logistical difficulties, the Allies were able to deploy large armoured and mechanised forces in Central… Read more...
WWI Spring Offensive - The Kaiser's Battle 21st March 1918 At 9.30am on 21st March 1918, the last great battle of the First World War commenced when three German armies struck a massive blow against the weak divisions of the British Third and Fifth Armies.… Read more...
First Flight of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 4th March 1948 The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a… Read more...
Spitfire's First Flight 5th March 1936 One of the most iconic planes from World War Two took to the skies on this day 1936 from Eastleigh Aerodrome, Hampshire, UK. Read more...
