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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.

1939

World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk,…

World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.

1943

World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and…

World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for a�

1942

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva…

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).

1916

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first…

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

1914

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the…

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

1944

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

1939

World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.

World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.

1945

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in…

�apanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist�

1943

World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport,…

World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign.

1914

World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are…

World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.

1944

World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.

World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.

1944

World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.

World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.

1915

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given…

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.

1914

World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins.

World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins.

1945

World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.

World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.