In the early summer of 1941 a select unit of German mountain soldiers commanded by General Eduard Dietl set out in the far north of Scandinavia to attack Russia. Operation Silberfisch was expected to conquer and occupy the vital Barent's Sea port of Murmansk. The trackless tundra and extremes of weather challenged troop and supply movements, creating death traps. the situation for both sides steadily worsened, however, Russian resistance increased. Three German attacks on th

Imperial Britain began trading opium with Canton, China. The Chinese Emperor observing the effect of opium on the Chinese people banned the trade in opium. Britain went to war with China, China lost he war and China had to cede concessions on trading opium with other Chinese cities. A group of Chinese religious, the Boxers, went to war with the Imperial powers supported by the Chinese Emperor which led to a 100 day siege of Peking. The victorious western powers imposed sanct