1917
World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
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1944
World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
1943
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian…
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
1943
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
1914
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
1940
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
1915
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
1944
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545…
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
1944
World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
1940
World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
1916
World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army…
World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez�
1914
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary…
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
1945
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29…
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die�
1917
World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
1915
World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing…
World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
1918
World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German…
World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
1942
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages…
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Na�
1944
World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.
World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.