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1943

World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.

1914

First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres.

1944

World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.

1944

World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes…

World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.

1941

World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.

1944

World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin…

World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.

1944

World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just…

World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.

1944

World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured…

World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.

1941

World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the…

World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.

1944

World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.

1944

World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against German civilians takes place.

1944

World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall…

World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall to the Allies.

1943

World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.

1941

World War II: The Kragujevac massacre against Serbian men and boys takes place.

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1999

Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.

1943

World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of…

World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.

1941

World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for…

World War II: French resistance member Guy Môquet and 29 other hostages are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the death of a German officer.

1944

World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.

1942

World War II: Allied forces commence the Second Battle of El Alamein, which proves to be the key turning point in the…

World War II: Allied forces commence the Second Battle of El Alamein, which proves to be the key turning point in the North African campaign.

1942

World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins on Guadalcanal.

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