1942
World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
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1939
World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German…
World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
1914
World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the…
World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
1943
World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.
World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.
1942
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive…
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
1945
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated…
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated by Australian 9th Division forces.
1944
World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
1943
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
1914
World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1944
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the…
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities.
1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
1942
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West…
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
1942
World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting…
World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops.
1944
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation…
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
1944
World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
1943
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of…
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
1939
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident…
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United…
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire fro�
1942
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.