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2018

Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)

Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)

1939

Second World War: General Władysław Sikorski (pictured) became the first prime minister of the Polish…

Second World War: General Władysław Sikorski (pictured) became the first prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.

1944

World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.

World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.

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.

1914

World War I: German naval forces bombarded Papeete in French Polynesia and sank a French gunboat.

World War I: German naval forces bombarded Papeete in French Polynesia and sank a French gunboat.

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.

1918

First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.

First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.

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.

1942

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner…

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.

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.

1896

Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)

Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)

1943

World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

1918

First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss…

First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.

1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among…

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.