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German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging the residence of the President of Ir
The United Kingdom completed its re-occupation of Iraq, returning Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II
World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, th
World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, th
World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht des
Second Sino-Japanese War: About 4,000 people died of asphyxiation in Chongqing when the tunnel in which they were hiding
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant
World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet amb
World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet amb
World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising
The Holocaust: During the German occupation of Latvia, a number of synagogues in Riga were set on fire, killing many…
Second World War: After a three-month siege, the Italian garrison of Saïo (in modern-day Ethiopia) surrendered to…
World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being repla
British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor
World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium
World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands
Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk
Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army du
World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German force