1944
Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (born 1905)
Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (born 1905)
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1914
World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
1940
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
1918
World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak…
World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic.
1940
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum…
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.
1955
The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with…
The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with a loss of more than 600 sailers.
1944
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
1918
World War I: the German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the…
World War I: the German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
1955
An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of…
An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.
2005
The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after…
The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.
1942
World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German…
World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559.
1918
World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
1918
World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia,…
World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliam�
1917
World War I: Allied forces defeated Turkish troops in Beersheba in Southern Palestine at the Battle of Beersheba, with…
World War I: Allied forces defeated Turkish troops in Beersheba in Southern Palestine at the Battle of Beersheba, with the battle involving one of the last successful cavalry charges.
1943
World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or…
World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1941
World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S.…
World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
1940
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
1918
World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full…
World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
1917
World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".