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1920

Tina Strobos, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (died 2012)

Tina Strobos, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (died 2012)

1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces.

1941

World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete

World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port

World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

1942

Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies

Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.

1939

World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel

World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.

1945

World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody

World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.

1945

World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British for

World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participati

World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete.

1915

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.

1944

Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II

Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II.

1941

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the prid

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.

1941

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

1940

World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and

World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.

1940

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.

1942

World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya

World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya.

1940

World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France

World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France. The Battle of Dunkirk begins simultaneously as Allied defenders fight to slow down th�

1940

World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison

World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.

1903

Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded

Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded.

1940

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army du

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.