1942
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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1939
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact,…
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and�
1914
World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
1943
Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the…
Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
1944
World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.
1919
Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
1942
World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese…
World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victo�
1921
The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull,…
The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.
1944
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
1942
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the Battle of Milne Bay.
1941
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the…
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran.
1914
World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1914
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds…
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lo�
1942
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
1914
World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying…
World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying several medieval manuscripts.