1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
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1917
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
1944
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
1942
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being…
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
1941
World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
1940
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
1940
World War II: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially…
World War II: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming a military alliance known as the Axis.
1944
World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
1941
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
1939
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
1939
World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
1941
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
1918
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.
1918
World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
1918
World War I: Germany's Supreme Army Command tells Kaiser Wilhelm II and Imperial Chancellor Georg Michaelis to open…
World War I: Germany's Supreme Army Command tells Kaiser Wilhelm II and Imperial Chancellor Georg Michaelis to open negotiations for an armistice to end the war.
1855
The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
1941
Jon Brower Minnoch, famous for being the world's heaviest person recorded (died 1983)
Jon Brower Minnoch, famous for being the world's heaviest person recorded (died 1983)