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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: The German ocean liner Cap Arcona, afloat in the Bay of Lübeck with thousands of concentration camp su
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: American and German troops fought side-by-side at the Battle for Castle Itter, defending a prison against
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers
Sétif is the capital city of the Sétif Province and the 5th most populous city of Algeria, with an estimated population of 1,866,845 in 2017). It is one of the most important citie…
A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by repri
The British Army is the land warfare force of the United Kingdom responsible for defending the UK, the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The British Army, founde…
The British Army directed fleeing Croatian soldiers to surrender to the Yugoslav Partisans, beginning the Bleiburg repat
The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of three United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operat…
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat searc
The fall of Denmark in April 1940 left the Danish colony of Greenland an unoccupied territory of an occupied nation, under the possibility of seizure by the United Kingdom, United …
World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station
Karl Heinrich Georg Ferdinand Kreipe was a German career soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. While leading German forces in occupied Crete in April 1944, he wa…
Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete
The Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II involved air attacks on cities and towns in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and Royal Air For…
World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people
Börse Berlin AG, also known as the Berlin Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange based in Berlin, Germany, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough. Founded in 1685 by an edict of El…
Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, critic, performance artist, and postmodernist writer, known for her idiosyncratic and transgressive w…
Kathy Acker, American author and poet (died 1997)
The Greek People's Liberation Army was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM) during the period of the Greek resistance until February 1945, when, follow…
Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resi
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece
UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for Black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically …
The United Negro College Fund is incorporated
Georgios Papandreou was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as the prime minister of Greece. He was also deputy prime ministe…
Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson CVO DL is a Scottish sculptor, noted for his modern style and emphasis on form. Acting as Royal Sculptor to Queen Elizabeth II, his sculptures ap…
Philip Jackson, Scottish sculptor and photographer
Toivo Aare was an Estonian journalist.
Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author (died 1999)
Douglas William Jarrett was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers.
Doug Jarrett, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014)
Joshua Rifkin is an American conductor, pianist, and musicologist. He is currently a professor of music at Boston University. As a performer, he has recorded music by composers fro…
Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist
Jean-François Stévenin was a French actor and filmmaker. He appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991…
Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (died 2021)
Sir Peter John Cresswell, DL was an English High Court judge, and a judge of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre.
Peter Cresswell, English judge
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings,
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate