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Parent topics
- World War II [r]: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). [e]
- English Channel [r]: Sea channel running between the south coast of England and the north coast of France. [e]
Subtopics
- Battlecruiser [r]: A large warship with guns comparable to those of a battleship, equal or greater speed, but less armor; "can catch what it can kill and run away from what can kill it"; had disastrous experiences when fighting true battleships [e]
- KMS Gneisenau [r]: Second ship of the Scharnhorst-class, German battlecruiser of the Second World War, conduted commerce raiding and Channel Dash; damaged by bombing and eventually scuttled as a blockship [e]
- KMS Scharnhorst [r]: German battlecruiser of the Second World War, successfully made the Channel Dash; sunk in the last pure surface gunfire action in the Battle of North Cape [e]
- Cruiser [r]: While definitions vary with time and doctrine, a large warship capable of acting independently, as a flagship, or a major escort; capabilities include anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, land attack, and possibly ballistic missile defense [e]
- Torpedo aircraft [r]: Add brief definition or description