1944
World War II: U
World War II: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
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1940
Second World War: Operation Aerial, an evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports, was completed
Second World War: Operation Aerial, an evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports, was completed.
1944
World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 ci
World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resista
World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
1940
World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede
World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
1918
World War I: Allied forces under John J
World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
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.
1918
World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearin
World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearing that forest of German troops.
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.
2014
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)
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.
1942
World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the S
World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.
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.
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.
1940
Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
1916
First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the…
First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the bloodiest day in the British Army's history, with 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 d�