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1775: Establishing the U.S. Army

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1775: Establishing the U.S. Army

The U.S. Army was established on this day in 1775. Namely, the American Continental Congress (the predece ...

The U.S. Army was established on this day in 1775. Namely, the American Continental Congress (the predecessor of today's Congress) established the army in order to fight against the British. The Army ...

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1937: Stalin’s Bloody Purge of Mikhail Tukhachevsky and other Military Commanders

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1937: Stalin’s Bloody Purge of Mikhail Tukhachevsky and other Military Commanders

On this day the Soviet dictator Stalin got rid of the military commanders he believed could prove dangero ...

On this day the Soviet dictator Stalin got rid of the military commanders he believed could prove dangerous for his authority in the future due to their abilities and influence. The sharpest thorn in ...

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1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

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1806: The French Occupied Ragusa so that the Russians Wouldn`t Do the same

After Napoleon's army marched into Dalmatia, it continued to advance towards the south, with the intentio ...

After Napoleon's army marched into Dalmatia, it continued to advance towards the south, with the intention of taking the Bay of Kotor. But, the Russians, as Napoleon's enemies, wanted to take a strate ...

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1941: The Third Reich Invades Yugoslavia

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1941: The Third Reich Invades Yugoslavia

Military units of Hitler's Third Reich and its allies invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on this day, afte ...

Military units of Hitler's Third Reich and its allies invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on this day, after Yugoslavia had refused to join their Tripartite Pact. The Luftwaffe bombed Belgrade during th ...

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1944: Nazis Secretly Occupied Hungary

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1944: Nazis Secretly Occupied Hungary

On this day the German Army secretly took positions in Hungary. Namely, Hungary was, since before World W ...

On this day the German Army secretly took positions in Hungary. Namely, Hungary was, since before World War II, a signatory of the so-called Tripartite Pact, and an ally of the Third Reich. Way back i ...

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1942: Brazil Declares War on Hitler’s Germany

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1942: Brazil Declares War on Hitler’s Germany

On this day in 1942, Brazil declared war on Hitler’s Third Reich. Brazil was the only independent South A ...

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 to fight against the Axis powe ...

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1927: Official Founding Date of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA)

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1927: Official Founding Date of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Today’s date is considered the official founding date of the Chinese PLA. It is currently the largest arm ...

Today’s date is considered the official founding date of the Chinese PLA. It is currently the largest army in the world in terms of manpower, and second only to the US Armed Forces in terms of yearly ...

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