[2022] Pages of History (July)

For the whole month, you will have 8 tasks available to you one by one. Completion of each task will award you with a trophy containing a reward, while completing all tasks will award you with a unique in-game player icon.

A detailed description of the current task as well as your overall progress can be found by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Pages of History

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
Special profile icon of Charles Upham This simple farmer from New Zealand had shown such heroism during battles with Axis powers on Crete and in Egypt that he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military award of Great Britain, twice. Upham fearlessly rushed the enemy fortifications, cleared the machine gun nests with grenades, and kept leading his squad into battle even after being seriously wounded. Due to these brave actions, he became the most highly decorated soldier of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

You can immediately purchase the profile icon for Golden Eagles until August 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. Click Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History (July)

Trophy with a reward for each task Completion of each individual task will bring you a trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles
  
• 1 day premium account
  
• A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

Other terms

• Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles, except for “Assault” mode

July 1st — July 4th First Battle of El Alamein Throughout the entirety of July 1942 the Axis powers and the forces of the British Commonwealth from the entire world fought under the blazing sun of Africa. Both sides tried to unseat each other from their positions, performed risky attacks and suffered considerable losses, but in the end the prolonged battle ended in a stalemate. Nevertheless, the Allies managed to stop field marshal Rommel's advance towards Alexandria.

July 5th — July 8th Siauliai Offensive Siauliai is the fourth largest city of Lithuania, and also the namesake of the operation to expel the German forces from the Baltic states that took place in July 1944. This operation lasted an entire month, and in the end the Red Army retook the Baltic Sea coast, freed most of Latvia and Lithuania and divided the Wehrmacht's forces, cutting off Army Group North from Army Group Centre.

July 9th — July 12th Allied Invasion of Sicily On the night of July 9-10th, 1943, the Allies began a massive amphibious and airborne operation to retake Sicily from the Axis powers, which would serve as a precursor to the invasion of Normandy a year later. The Allied forces landed in Sicily and after a battle that lasted for weeks managed to capture over a hundred thousand Italian soldiers. The success of this operation led to a regime change in Rome: Benito Mussolini was ousted from power, and the new Italian government surrendered to the Allies.

July 12th — July 15th Battle of Prokhorovka On July 12th, 1943, one of the largest tank battles in history took place near the Prokhorovka station in Belgorod oblast, Russia. The German forces wanted to pierce through the Soviet defenses and take Prokhorovka, while the Red Army planned to surround the enemy group. Both sides suffered heavy losses and neither managed to reach their goals. Still, the Wehrmacht's advance was stalled.

July 15th — July 19th Operation Goodwood Operation Goodwood was a part of a prolonged battle for the city of Caen in Normandy, France. The British forces intended to capture it right on D-Day, but the Germans kept a hold on the city even after a month and a half after the Allies landed in Normandy. So Operation Goodwood began with a massive bombing, followed by shelling of the German positions. And yet, because of poor coordination, the British tanks moved slowly and without due cover, and thus they took heavy losses and did not manage to capture the city.

July 20th — July 23rd Battle of Guam (1944) The operation to retake Guam, the largest of Mariana Islands, began on July 21nd, 1944. Despite fierce resistance from the Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender and endless rainfalls, the US troops took the island in three weeks. Guam then became the base for further operations in the Pacific Theater: advances towards the Philippines and Taiwan, as well as aerial attacks on Japan's own territory.

July 24th — July 27th Operation Mersad The last big military operation of the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988. The renegade Iranian militant group called Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) advanced into Iranian Kurdistan with the support of the Iraqi army. But the Iraqi stopped halfway, and without air cover, the MEK forces were helpless before the Iranian air forces. After aerial attacks, the remaining MEK troops were surrounded and defeated by the Iranian army.

July 28th — July 31st First Rzhev-Sychev Operation In the summer of 1942 the Soviet army, having stopped Wehrmacht's Army Group Center under Rzhev, tried to mount a counteroffensive. Bloody battles were fought over every inch of land: the Red Army lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the "Rzhev Meat Grinder", having gained almost nothing. The German forces retreated from under Rzhev far later in 1943, after the Axis powers were defeated on other fronts.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself at the center of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. Sicily and Normandy, Iran and Guam, Rzhev and Stalingrad — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!

From July 1st until July 31th you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, completing all of them earns you a unique player icon.

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
Desmond Doss Desmond Doss was a conscientious objector during World War II but still enlisted as a medic. Other soldiers initially despised him, but that quickly changed after he saved their lives during the battle for Guam. In Okinawa he single-handedly carried 50 to 100 wounded men from the battlefield. His deeds earned him the Medal of Honor and were immortalized in the 2016 Mel Gibson movie Hacksaw Ridge.

You can immediately purchase the profile icon for Golden Eagles until August 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. Click Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History (July).

Trophy reward for each task Completion of each individual task will bring you a trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles;
  
• 1 day of premium account;
  
• A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

Other terms

• Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles, except for “Assault” mode.

July 1st — July 4th Operation Seydlitz During the Battle of Rzhev a part of Soviet forces advanced into the territory controlled by the Wehrmacht. The German command decided to cut off their supplies and clear them out, and began encirclement on July 2nd, 1942. It was successful: out of 60 thousand Soviet troops only 1500 managed to escape.

July 5th — July 8th Operation Citadel On July 5th, 1943 German forces began their unsuccessful counteroffensive as a part of the Battle of Kursk. The Wehrmacht command hoped to utilize the element of surprise and quickly encircle the Soviet forces, but they were ready for a possible offensive and pushed it back.

July 9th — July 12th Allied invasion of Sicily After their victory in Africa, the Allies moved to Sicily that later became a foothold for the attack on mainland Italy. On July 9th, 1943 the biggest landing operation at the time began: soon Sicily was taken, and Allies gained valuable experience that they later used in Normandy. In Italy these events led to the ousting of Benito Mussolini and the beginning of negotiations of surrender.

July 12th — July 15th Battle of Soltsy On July 14th, 1941 the Red Army led a counter strike against the invading German forces under Soltsy in Northwest Russia. It was one of the first successful counter attacks of the USSR after the start of the invasion: it pushed the enemy back 40 km and allowed Leningrad more time to prepare its defenses.

July 16th — July 19th Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad On July 17th, 1942 the most important battle in the Eastern Front began: the Wehrmacht’s 6th Army led by General Paulus marched on Stalingrad. Germany planned to quickly take the city and move south to secure valuable oil at Baku, but the Red Army was ordered not to surrender Stalingrad at any cost. Controlling the city became a matter of prestige for both countries, and the battle lasted for over half a year.

July 20th — July 23rd Battle of Guam (1944) The USA lost control over Guam in 1941, when Japan first invaded, and on July 21st, 1944 began an operation to retake it. Despite being more numerous, the American forces suffered from heavy rains, dense jungles, and desperate resistance from the Japanese who fought until the end.

July 24th — July 27th Operation Mersad The final operation of the Iran-Iraq War. During the peace talks, on July 26th, 1988, Iraq-backed Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization invaded Iran, hoping to march to its capital, sparking uprisings against Ayatollah Khomeini on the way. It depended on the support of the Iraqi Air Force, which backed out at the last moment, allowing Iran to easily destroy the MEK forces from the air.

July 28th— July 31st Operation Bluecoat On July 30th, 1944 the Allied forces in Normandy began an operation to capture a road junction in the town of Vire, using the fact that the German forces withdrew from the area to regroup before their counteroffensive. The success of this operation left the Wehrmacht without additional forces for their counterattack and allowed the Allies to later surround a significant group of enemies in the Falaise pocket.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.