1945
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect.
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1942
World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three
World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attackin
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington.
1941
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.
1945
World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation
World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation.
1941
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
1918
World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium
World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
1915
World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces
World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
1942
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
1941
World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid
World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
1941
World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi
World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
1940
World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg
World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.
1940
World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville C
World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium an�
1942
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a maj
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by th�
1942
World War II: The U
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507.
1945
World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine
World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.
1943
World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia
World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
1940
World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse
World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
1943
World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland
World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
1940
World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 p
World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.