1941
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
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1941
World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
1940
World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea…
World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
1939
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
1939
World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
1916
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first…
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
1939
World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country…
World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country from the west.
1944
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
1944
World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven.
World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven.
1943
World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
1941
World War II: The Soviet Union introduces conscription for all males between the ages of 16 and 50.
World War II: The Soviet Union introduces conscription for all males between the ages of 16 and 50.
1939
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
1939
World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
1914
The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S.…
World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.
1940
World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle…
World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.
1939
World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
1916
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command…
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.