1942
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
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1940
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated…
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
1918
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
1916
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
1916
Tanks (example pictured), the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in…
Tanks (example pictured), the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in France.
1916
Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of…
Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in France.
1945
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
1943
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
1940
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
1914
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
1940
Second World War: Italian forces captured the town of Sidi Barrani, but their invasion of Egypt progressed no further.
Second World War: Italian forces captured the town of Sidi Barrani, but their invasion of Egypt progressed no further.
1944
World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden…
World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden and British XXX Corps advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Oper�
1944
World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
1944
World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
1941
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
1941
World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
1940
World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea…
World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
1939
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
1939
World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
1916
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first…
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.