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1944

World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.

World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.

1943

Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next…

Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.

1914

World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

1945

World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

1944

World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.

World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.

1943

World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.

World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.

1941

World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.

World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.

1918

World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.

World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.

1914

World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans…

World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.

1942

Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert…

Second World War: German field marshal Erwin Rommel launched the last major Axis offensive of the Western Desert campaign, attacking British positions near El Alamein, Egypt.

1914

World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the…

World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the German 8th Army.

1945

The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.

The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.

1942

World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.

World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.

1914

World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.

World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.

1941

World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.

World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.

1918

World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the…

World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.

1941

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

1940

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands,…

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.

1944

World War II: Launch of Operation Ratweek, complicating German retreat.

World War II: Launch of Operation Ratweek, complicating German retreat.

1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.