1944
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
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1943
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next…
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
1914
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
1945
World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
1944
World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
1943
World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
1941
World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
1918
World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
1914
World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans…
World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
1915
A story in the New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from…
A story in the New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted�
1974
The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian…
The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated.
1945
The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
1914
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
1941
World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
1918
World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the…
World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
1944
World War II: Launch of Operation Ratweek, complicating German retreat.
World War II: Launch of Operation Ratweek, complicating German retreat.
1945
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the…
World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.