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1917

World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France

World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat in the Battle of Hamel on July 4.

1944

World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by th

World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese.

1941

World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa

World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.

1942

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue

World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue.

1917

World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers

World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.

1944

World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces

World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.

1916

World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the

World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.

1942

World War II: start of the First Battle of El Alamein.

1916

World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army…

World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.

1944

World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.

1940

World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under…

World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, a�

1943

World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident…

World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław�

1942

World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.

1941

World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300…

World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.

1918

World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town…

World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.