1943
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
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1943
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
1943
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the…
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
1942
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front.
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front.
1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosi�
1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is…
World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the King (encouraged by the Grand Council of Fascism) and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio.
1943
World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of…
World War II: 136 Greek civilians are murdered by soldiers of the German 1st Mountain Division in the village of Mousiotitsa, Greece.
1945
World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
1945
World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear…
World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.
1944
World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews…
World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
1941
World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS.…
World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS. Fort St Elmo Bridge covering the harbour is demolished in the process.
1941
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the…
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
1942
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
1917
World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
1942
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who…
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be trie�
1948
Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer…
Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
1932
Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using…
Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.
1945
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following…
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
1941
World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.