1918
World War I: U
World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Bat�
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1896
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
1944
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
1945
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
1917
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
1917
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in history during the Battle of Messines.
1943
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
1941
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
1940
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norweg
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign.
1941
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
1944
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
1944
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
1944
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
1942
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
1940
World War II: U
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
1940
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.