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1941

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

1918

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

1942

World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney

World War II: The crews of three Japanese submarines scuttled their vessels and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack.

1676

Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland

Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland with the loss of around 800 men.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos.

1942

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.

1941

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.

1940

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris.

1917

A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke

A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Workers' and Soldiers' Delegates across the country.

1944

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The firs

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th cen�

1944

World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdra

World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdraw to the north.

1942

World War II: The Battle of Midway begins

World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

1942

World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland

World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in�

1940

World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: the British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk

World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: the British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only�

1916

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.

1944

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured)

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured).

1940

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which�

1916

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers.

1941

World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, th

World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the President of Ireland.

1941

World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht des

World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht destroyed the village of Kandanos, Greece, and killed about 180 of its inhabitants.