#World War II
Articles etiquetados con «World War II».
Battle of Palembang: Strategic Oil Campaign in the Pacific War
The 1942 Battle of Palembang was a pivotal WWII engagement focused on securing Royal Dutch Shell oil refineries in Sumatra.
Folkert Posthuma: Dutch Politician and Minister of Agriculture
Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943) was a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Agriculture during World War I and was assassinated by the res...
SS Esso Nashville: The Oil Tanker That Survived U-124
History of the SS Esso Nashville, an American oil tanker torpedoed in WWII, salvaged, and reconstructed.
Walter C. Teagle: Leadership at Standard Oil and Controversies
Walter C. Teagle led Standard Oil of New Jersey from 1917 to 1937, expanding its global reach and petrochemical research amid WWII controver...
Edersee Dam: Hydroelectric Infrastructure and the 1943 Operation Chastise Raid
Edersee Dam in Hesse, Germany, breached by RAF No. 617 Squadron in 1943. Rebuilt by Organisation Todt, it remains a major reservoir.
Haigerloch atomic pile: The final experiment of the German uranium project
The Haigerloch atomic pile was a German nuclear research facility built in 1945. It was the last large-scale experiment of the German uraniu...
Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant
Zeleni Vir is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Croatia, built in 1921 and operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda.