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1943

World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.

World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.

1939

World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.

World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.

1918

World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.

World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.

1918

First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.

First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.

1944

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

1942

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard…

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.

1942

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner…

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.

1943

World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.

World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.

1918

World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.

World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.

1917

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.

1896

Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)

Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964)

1943

World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

1918

First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss…

First World War: The Japanese merhant ship Hirano Maru was sunk by a German submarine in the Celtic Sea with the loss of 291 lives.

1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among…

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

1943

World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

1914

World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.

World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.

1944

World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

1943

World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

1942

World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of…

World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

1939

World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.

World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.