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(December 1941), 8.1; and U.S. reluctance to participate in war, 8.2; stands for and wins third presidential term (1940), 8.3, 8.4; broadcasts warning of effects of Nazi victory, 8.5; and oil embargo on Japan, 8.6, 17.1; and attack on Pearl Harbor, 8.7; orders MacArthur to leave Philippines for Australia, 10.1; on U-boat threat, 11.1; supports Allied supplies for Russia, 11.2, 11.3; accepts Churchill’s Mediterranean strategy, 14.1; decrees Torch landings in North Africa, 14.2; attitude to race, 16.1; anti-imperialism, 16.2; disparages MacArthur, 17.2; granted choice of when to invade, 18.1; meets Karski, 20.1; overrules Churchill on bombing of French targets, 21.1; delays invasion of Europe, 21.2; unable to restrain MacArthur, 22.1; death, 25.1; and Russian alliance, 26.1; achievements, 26.2

Rosenberg, Alfred, 20.1, 20.2

Rosie the Riveter (iconic U.S. figure)

Rostov

Rotmistrov, Pavel

Roton, Gen. Gaston René Eugène

Rowberry, Ivor

Roy, M. N.

Royal Air Force: Polish airmen, 1.1; early actions, 2.1; actions and losses at Dunkirk, 3.1; Fighter Command in Battle of Britain, 4.1, 4.2; losses in Battle of Britain, 4.3; Bomber Command losses against invasion barges, 4.4, 4.5; dominance in Mediterranean, 5.1; strategic bombing offensive, 8.1, 11.1, 14.1, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4; Coastal Command, 11.2; inadequate air cover for shipping, 11.3; losses defending Malta, 11.4; employs German-speaking women, 13.1; gains strength in North Africa, 14.2; aircrews’ experience, 19.5, 19.6; nonoperational casualties, 19.7; aircrew survival rates, 19.8; casualties and losses, 19.9, 19.10, 19.11; mental strain on aircrew, 19.12; preinvasion bombing in France, 19.13; achievements, 26.1

Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Navy: and German invasion of Norway, 3.1; and evacuation of Norway, 3.2; losses in Norway, 3.3; in Dunkirk evacuation, 3.4; as line of defence, 4.1; evacuates troops from Greece and Crete, 5.1, 5.2; and guarantee of supplies to Britain, 11.1; ships and technology, 11.2; early shortage of escorts, 11.3; convoy escort duties, 11.4; and protection of Arctic convoys, 11.5; actions in Mediterranean, 11.6; losses defending Malta, 11.7; role in last two years of war, 11.8; achievements, 26.1 VESSELS: Acanthus (corvette), 11.9; Barham (battleship), 11.10; Bramble (minesweeper), 11.11; Cairo (antiaircraft cruiser), 11.12; Carlisle (cruiser), 11.13; Dorset (cruiser), 11.14; Duke of York (battleship), 11.15; Eagle (carrier), 11.16; Edinburgh (cruiser), 11.17, 11.18; Eglantine (corvette), 11.19; Exeter (cruiser), 9.1; Fame (destroyer), 11.20; Foresight (destroyer), 11.21; Furious (carrier), 11.22; Glorious (carrier), 3.5; Hood (battle cruiser): sunk, 11.23, 13.1; Illustrious (carrier), 11.24; Indomitable (carrier), 11.25; Ithuriel (destroyer), 11.26; Kenya (cruiser), 11.27; King George V (battleship), 11.28, 11.29; Matabele (destroyer), 11.30; Matchless (destroyer), 11.31; Montbretia (corvette), 11.32; Nelson (battleship), 11.33, 11.34; Nigeria (cruiser), 11.35; Queen Elizabeth (battleship), 11.36; Repulse (battle cruiser), 9.2; Resolution (battleship), 5.3; Rodney (battleship), 11.37; Seton (assault ship), 25.1; Sheffield (cruiser), 11.38; Trinidad (cruiser), 11.39; Unbroken (submarine), 11.40; Valiant (battleship), 11.41; Victorious (carrier), 11.42; Viscount (destroyer), 11.43; Wolverine (destroyer), 11.44

Rubarth, Sgt. Walther, 3.1, 6.1

Rubis (French submarine), 5.1

Rudnicki, Klemens

Ruge, Gen. Otto, 3.1, 3.2

Ruggeri, Elide

Ruhr: bombed

Ruhr dams: bombed

Rundstedt, Field Marshal Gerd von: Manstein serves under, 1.1; and German advance into France, 3.1, 3.2; in Russian campaign, 6.1; dismissed in Russia, 7.1; withdrawal from Bulge (January 1945), 21.1; commands against Allied invasion forces, 21.2; succeeds von Kluge as C-in-C in France, 21.3; Kesselring succeeds, 24.1; qualities, 26.1

Russia see Soviet Russia

Russian Liberation Army (Cossacks)

Rutherford, Edie, 13.1, 26.1

Rydz-Śmigły, Marshal Edward, 1.1, 1.2

Rzhev salient, Russia, 7.1, 15.1

Saarland: French occupy (1939)

Sadat, Anwar, 16.1, 16.2

Sadoul, Georges

Saghal,