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1918

World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.

World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.

1918

World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.

World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.

1944

World War II: the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by…

World War II: the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by the allies during Operation Market Garden.

1941

World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.

World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.

1939

World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.

World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.

1915

World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air…

World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.

1918

The battle of Megiddo begins in which British forces attack the right flank of the Ottoman army during World War I.

The battle of Megiddo begins in which British forces attack the right flank of the Ottoman army during World War I.

1918

World War I: British forces capture Haifa, Acre, and Es Salt from the Ottoman Empire.

World War I: British forces capture Haifa, Acre, and Es Salt from the Ottoman Empire.

1943

World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.

World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.

1939

World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.

World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.

1918

World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.

World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.

1944

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

1942

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard…

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.

1943

World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.

World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.

1918

World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.

World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.

1917

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

1943

World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

1914

World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.

World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.

1944

World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

1943

World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.