1939
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
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1941
World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
1919
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (died 2014)
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (died 2014)
1944
World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
1944
World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm, Germany.
World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm, Germany.
1943
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
1914
First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.
First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
1944
World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes…
World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.
1941
World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
1944
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin…
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.
1944
World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just…
World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
1944
World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured…
World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.
1941
World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the…
World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.
1944
World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
1944
World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against German civilians takes place.
World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against German civilians takes place.
1944
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall…
World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall to the Allies.
1943
World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.
World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.
1941
World War II: The Kragujevac massacre against Serbian men and boys takes place.
World War II: The Kragujevac massacre against Serbian men and boys takes place.