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1940

World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium

World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium.

1943

Second World War: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queens

Second World War: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, killing 268 people aboard.

1940

World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands

World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands.

1943

Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs

Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis.

1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

1941

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

1940

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.

1940

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army du

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.

1941

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V and supporting cruisers.

1940

World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German force

World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German forces.

1940

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.

1918

World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preven

World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preventing further destruction of the Armenian nation.

1940

Second World War: HMS Cambrian was sunk by a mine in The Solent, with the loss of 23 lives

Second World War: HMS Cambrian was sunk by a mine in The Solent, with the loss of 23 lives.

1942

World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney

World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack.

1676

Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland

Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland with the loss of around 800 men.

1917

A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke

A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Workers' and Soldiers' Delegates across the country.

1944

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured)

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured).

1940

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which�

1916

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers.