The Battle of Stalingrad has been known as one of the most important battles during World War II. The battle began when the German 6th Army came close to Stalingrad, the...
On this day in 1942, Brazil declared war on Hitler’s Third Reich. Brazil was the only independent South American country that sent its military forces to Europe in order...
On this day in 1778, the British began the siege of the French colonial city of Pondicherry in India. It is interesting to note that this battle was fought in India due t...
This day marked the end of the famous Battle of Yarmouk (the Middle East), where the Muslims defeated the Byzantine army. It was probably one of the most important battle...
German field marshal Wilhelm List died on this day in 1971. He was born near the city of Ulm in Württemberg, in the immediate vicinity of the Bavarian border. Wilhelm Lis...
The last Chinese emperor Pu Yi was captured by Soviet troops on this day in 1945. This occurred one day before Japan surrendered to the Allies in World War II. Pu Yi was...
On this day in 1941 Catholic priest and Franciscan Conventual Friar St Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz. Kolbe became one of most p...
On this day in 378, a Visigoth army under King Fritigern decisive defeated an Eastern Roman army under the personal leadership of Emperor Valens. Previously, in 376, the...