1945
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
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1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
1917
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
1943
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
1941
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
1940
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norweg
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign.
1944
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
1944
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
1944
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
1942
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
1940
World War II: U
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
1940
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.
1964
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children an
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower�
1942
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
1940
World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids
World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
1944
World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Norm
World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.
1940
World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux
World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.