After this attack the Germans refused to conduct any further large-scale airborne invasions in World War II.

This French general believed he could defeat the Viet Minh by drawing them into a fight around Dien Bien Phu while supplying his forces by air.

This Union general reportedly said, "May God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none."

This admiral lost his arm at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in his right eye while attacking Corsica.

The bombing of this city during the Spanish Civil War caused an international outcry because it was considered a deliberate attack on civilians.

This commander saw to it that Prussian forces reached Paris after the victory at Waterloo beofre the Duke of Wellingon’s British troops arrived.

This German tank was the most powerful tank deployed in the North African Campaign of World War II.