1944
World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces.
World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces.
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1944
World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested.…
World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
1943
World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.
World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.
1942
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
1939
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact,…
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and�
1914
World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
1944
World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.
1944
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
1942
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the Battle of Milne Bay.
1941
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the…
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran.
1940
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
1914
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds…
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lo�
1940
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1914
World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a…
World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
1943
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
1914
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.