1914
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
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1940
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
1968
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
1943
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
1940
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
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.
1916
First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.
First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.
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.
1945
World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force bomber Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan…
World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force bomber Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (mushroom cloud pictured), killing about 70,000 people instantly.
1944
World War II: Allied forces attacked German fortifications at Saint-Malo, France, beginning the Battle of Saint-Malo…
World War II: Allied forces attacked German fortifications at Saint-Malo, France, beginning the Battle of Saint-Malo (pictured).
1942
World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi…
World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi (pictured), Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
1914
The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to…
The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany.
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).