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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.

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.

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.

1942

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight day

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.

1941

World War II: U

World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".

1941

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men.

1940

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.

1940

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.

2004

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

1932

World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D

World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.