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1919
Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
1942
World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese…
World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victo�
1914
The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.
The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.
1944
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
1942
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the Battle of Milne Bay.
1941
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the…
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran.
1940
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
1914
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds…
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lo�
1942
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
1914
World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying…
World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying several medieval manuscripts.
1940
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1914
World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a…
World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
1914
World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
1914
World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II…
World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II Corps delayed the pursuing Germans at the Battle of Le Cateau long enough for the ma�
1943
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
1914
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
1914
World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the…
World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of German Tsingtao, initiating the Siege of Tsingtao.