1944
World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren.
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1943
World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures…
World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta�
1942
World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American…
World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.
1918
World War I: With a brave action carried out into the waters of the Austro-Hungarian port of Pula, two officers of the…
World War I: With a brave action carried out into the waters of the Austro-Hungarian port of Pula, two officers of the Italian Regia Marina sink with a manned torpedo the enemy battleship SMS Viribus�
1914
World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia…
World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
1911
World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant…
World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
1944
World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the…
World War II: An American F-13 Superfortress made the first flight by an Allied aircraft over Tokyo since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942.
1914
World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.
World War I: The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force departed Albany, Western Australia.
1940
World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
1943
World War II: A U.S. Navy task force turned away an Imperial Japanese Navy formation at the Battle of Empress Augusta…
World War II: A U.S. Navy task force turned away an Imperial Japanese Navy formation at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, thus protecting the landings at Cape Torokina.
1944
World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are…
World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.
1943
World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
1942
World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.
World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.
1942
World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial…
World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army troops on Guadalcanal.
1944
World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
1944
World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully.
World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully.
1942
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his…
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat wou�
1939
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the…
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
1918
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
1944
Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the…
Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.