[2022] Pages of History (October)

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 Avigdor Ben-Gal During the Yom Kippur War he commanded Israel's 7th Armored Brigade that held off the Syrian advance on the Golan Heights. Ben-Gal had foreseen the war two weeks before it started and began to prepare his brigade despite being laughed at. As a result the 7th Armored Brigade was the only unit in the state of full readiness at the start of the war. Their heroism and Ben-Gal's leadership were instrumental in ensuring Israel's victory over Syria.

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

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 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.

October 2 — October 5 Volturno Line The Volturno Line was the southernmost of the German lines of defense in Italy that were set up after the Allies landed there in 1943. On the night of October 3rd the British infantry forces crossed the Volturno line by landing on the northern side of the Biferno river. However, they were left without any vehicle support and had to desperately defend themselves until noon of October 5th, when their engineers managed to finally complete the bridge across Biferno. After that the Allies began their offensive, and the Wehrmacht abandoned the Volturno line.

October 6 — October 9 Valley of Tears The name "Valley of Tears" was given to the place of a huge scale tank battle between Israel and Syria during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. A single Israeli brigade held off an advance of an entire Syrian division, having destroyed several hundred tanks during a four-day defense. When Israel's strength was all but depleted, the Syrian forces withdrew.

October 10— October 13 Battle of Cape Esperance On the night of October 11th, 1942, an American unit patrolling near cape Esperance of Guadalcanal intercepted Japanese forces en route to shell the Henderson Field airfield. Americans took the Japanese by surprise and forced them to retreat, but couldn't stop them from unloading supplies. Two days later Henderson Field was destroyed by Japanese bombardment.

October 14— October 16 Battle of the Chinese Farm From October 15th until October 18th, 1973, the bloodiest battle of the Yom Kippur War was fought on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal. The Israeli forces wanted to cross the canal, but were met with fierce resistance from Egypt. Both sides suffered heavy losses, until Israel used the entire might of its Air Force to support the ground units, and sent a battalion of paratroopers to distract the enemy from the rear. The namesake of the battle was an irrigation station that the Egyptians held: the Israelis mistook the Japanese writing on the machinery there for Chinese characters.

October 16th — October 19th Tikhvin Defensive Operation On October 16th, 1941, the Tikhvin Defensive Operation began. Its aim was to stop the eastward advance of the Wehrmacht in the Leningrad Oblast. Despite the Germans taking Tikhvin and thus severing the railway supply route to Leningrad, the operation was a success: the Soviet forces stopped the Germans from reaching their Finnish allies and completing the blockade of the city.

October 20— October 23 Second Battle of El Alamein On the night of October 23rd, 1942, the British and Commonwealth forces that had until then been defending on the North African front went on the offensive. Thanks to their deceptive maneuvers, field marshal Rommel couldn't figure out the direction from which the attack would take place and had spread his forces. The Allies had superiority in numbers, and so the Axis powers lost most of their vehicles in the battle and were forced to retreat from Egypt all the way to Tunisia.

October 24— October 27 P-51 first flight On October 15th, 1940, the first prototype of the P-51 Mustang, the first airplane with laminar flow airfoils, took flight. These single-seat fighter planes were widely used by Great Britain and the USA during WWII and Korean War, and by Israel during the Suez Crisis.

October 28— October 31 Budapest operation October 29, 1944, saw the beginning of the Soviet operation to remove Hungary from WWII. Fierce fighting for Budapest lasted for three and a half months and ended with Soviet victory. Germany sent lots of reinforcements into Budapest, and that helped the Red Army advance faster during the Vistula–Oder offensive.

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

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 centre of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. From Hungary and the Netherlands, to Israel and the Solomon Islands — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!

From October 1st until October 31st 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
John Basilone John Basilone was a US Marine Corps Sergeant tasked with defending the Henderson Field airfield on Guadalcanal. On October 24th 1942, his unit came under attack by the Japanese forces, and two machine gun sections under Basilone’s command held them off for two days, not stopping even after only three defenders were left. As ammo began running low, Basilone fought through hostile ground to get supplies to his machine gunners. For his heroism during the battle he was awarded the Medal of Honor, US military’s highest award.

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

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.

October 1st — October 4th Battle of the Scheldt The Battle of the Scheldt began on October 2nd, 1944 in Dutch Zeeland and northern Belgium. A month earlier the Allies took Antwerp, the next major port to the east of Normandy, but the ships heading towards it had to pass through the Scheldt estuary which was in range of German artillery. After a month of fierce battles the Canadian army managed to push the Wehrmacht to the east, opening the supply route through Antwerp.

October 5th — October 8th Valley of Tears On October 6th, 1973 the Yom Kippur War began, with a coalition of Arab states invading Israel. The advance of much more numerous Syrian forces was held off for three days by the 7th Armored Brigade of the IDF: it lost almost all its vehicles, but managed to push the enemy back. The battlefield was later called the Valley of Tears.

October 9th — October 12th Orsha offensives October 12th, 1943 marked the beginning of the Soviet offensive in the Orsha region in Belarus. This area spent two years under German control, allowing the Wehrmacht to build strong defensive fortifications. As a result, the USSR forces suffered heavy losses while gaining little new ground.

October 13th — October 16th Battle of the Chinese Farm From October 15th through 18th of 1973 the biggest tank battle of the Yom Kippur War was held on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal. The Israelis called the Egyptian agricultural station with lots of Japanese equipment the “Chinese Farm”: it was near it where hundreds of tanks from both sides met in an intense close quarter combat. Both Israel and Egypt suffered heavy losses in the battle, but Israel emerged victorious and gained control of the bank of the canal.

October 16th — October 19th Tikhvin Defensive Operation On October 16th, 1941 the Soviet Army began its defensive operation under Tikhvin. It was one of USSR’s first strategic successes after the start of the German invasion: the full encirclement of Leningrad was prevented, the Wehrmacht wasn’t allowed to take the southern bank of Lake Ladoga, and German and Finnish forces remained separated.

October 20th — October 23rd Second Battle of El Alamein On 23rd of October, 1942 the decisive battle of North African Theatre began. The forces of the British Commonwealth were victorious against the Axis armies, making them retreat — first from Egypt, then from Libya, and finally into Tunisia where they were forced into a corner. For this victory General Bernard Montgomery was awarded the title of a viscount.

October 23rd — October 27th Battle of Henderson Field On October 23-26, 1942 the Japanese army stormed the American fortifications near Henderson Field airstrip on Guadalcanal, while being supported from sea and air. The opposing forces were nearly equal in numbers, but the losses of the Japanese were 30 to 50 times higher than those of the Americans. The Japanese were forced to withdraw, stopped any large-scale offensive operations on the island, and left it next February.

October 27th — October 31st Budapest operation On October 29th, 1944 Soviet and Romanian armies began their advance on the capital of Hungary. They spent the entire November trying to reach the city and then almost all winter in fierce urban warfare: Hitler ordered the German forces to defend Budapest at all costs. Victory was achieved only on February 13th, 1945.