Today in Military History May 7

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May 7 1592 – Battle of Okpo ends (Imjin War) (Naval) https://amzn.to/3bb5fbE
May 7 1862 – Battle of West Point (also Barhamsville or Eltham’s Landing) (US Civil War)
May 7 1864 – Sherman’s March on Atlanta begins; Battle of Rocky Face Ridge begins; Battle of Port Walthall Junction ends (US Civil War) https://amzn.to/3xT566k

May 7 1937 – German Condor Legion Fighter Group arrives in Spain

May 7 1941 – German weather ship München captured near Iceland; Battle of South Shanxi begins (Second Sino-Japanese War) https://amzn.to/3xUARvS
May 7 1943 – Allies take Tunis and Bizerta; Japan takes Buthidaung (WWII) https://amzn.to/3f5giEr
May 7 1950 – Battle of Yiwu ends (Chinese Civil War) https://amzn.to/3f0HZhz
May 7 1954 – Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends (First Indochina War) https://amzn.to/3uyNbQk
May 7 1970 – Medal of Honor recipient Kenneth M. Kays actions occur this day
May 7 1975 – The official end of the “Vietnam Era” per US law https://amzn.to/2R4MDDl
May 7 2006 – Second Battle of Mogadishu begins (Somali Civil War)
May 7 2009 – Battle of Am Dam begins (Civil War in Chad)
May 7 2011 – Battle of Kandahar begins (War in Afghanistan) https://amzn.to/3uGqJFb

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