The Austrian ships at Heligoland were commanded by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, who later became famous for his victory at Lissa. The Battle of Heligoland took place on this d...
The German Enigma encryption device was notoriously effective, until it was cracked thanks to actions like this one. On this day one of Britain’s greatest successes in Wo...
On this day the Allies arrested one of the most prominent Nazis – Hermann Göring. One of Hitler’s closest associates, Göring became famous already during Wor...
On this day, exactly at 23:01, Germany officially ceased hostilities after signing a treaty at Reims the day before. This officially ended World War II in Europe. Because...
On this day Josef Terboven, one of the most notorious Nazis, died. For many years he held the high function of “Reichskomissar” for Norway, where he was virtually a dicta...
On this day Germany signed an unconditional surrender to the Allies, thus ending World War II. The signing was done in the French city of Reims (the traditional coronati...
In the important Battle of the Coral Sea, aircraft carriers engaged each other for the first time. There was no visual contact between them, but they launched aircraft at...
On this day Germany signed an unconditional surrender to the Allies, thus ending World War II. The signing was done in the French city of Reims (the traditional coronatio...