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1875: Hitler’s Field Marshal von Rundstedt – “Commander in Chief in the West”

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1875: Hitler’s Field Marshal von Rundstedt – “Commander in Chief in the West”

Hitler's Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was born on this day in a prestigious German noble family that ...

Hitler's Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was born on this day in a prestigious German noble family that belonged to the famous Prussian Junkers. Namely, the Junkers were nobles in northern Germany th ...

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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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1942: Anne Frank Begins Writing her Diary

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1942: Anne Frank Begins Writing her Diary

On this day Anne Frank wrote first sentences in her diary, which made her historically famous. She was gi ...

On this day Anne Frank wrote first sentences in her diary, which made her historically famous. She was given a diary precisely on this day, as a gift from her father for her 13th birthday. On that dat ...

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1944: SS Division Hangs 99 Civilians from Street Lamps and Balconies as Reprisal

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1944: SS Division Hangs 99 Civilians from Street Lamps and Balconies as Reprisal

On this day the Nazis committed one of the worst massacres against civilians in central France. It was t ...

On this day the Nazis committed one of the worst massacres against civilians in central France. It was the time of Allied invasion of Normandy, when the Germans did everything in their power to stop ...

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1944: D-Day – Mass Landings in Normandy

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1944: D-Day – Mass Landings in Normandy

On this day the largest military landing operation in the history of warfare began. Around 160,000 Allied ...

On this day the largest military landing operation in the history of warfare began. Around 160,000 Allied soldiers landed on the coast of Normandy in northern France in an attempt to open a new front ...

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1985: Exhumation of Nazi Josef Mengele’s Corpse

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1985: Exhumation of Nazi Josef Mengele’s Corpse

On this day the corpse of the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, also referred to as the “Angel of Death” or “Whi ...

On this day the corpse of the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, also referred to as the “Angel of Death” or “White Angel”, was exhumed in Brazil. Mengele was one of the most wanted Nazi criminals due to his ...

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1941: The Germans Destroy Kandanos Village on Crete as Reprisal

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1941: The Germans Destroy Kandanos Village on Crete as Reprisal

On this day in 1941, Colonel General Kurt Student ordered the destruction of the village Kandanos in Cret ...

On this day in 1941, Colonel General Kurt Student ordered the destruction of the village Kandanos in Crete, in retaliation for the resistance of the local population to the German invaders. Namely, du ...

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1937: A Wedding Worth Renouncing the Royal Crown for?

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1937: A Wedding Worth Renouncing the Royal Crown for?

On this day the former British King Edward VIII married his love – the American woman Wallis Simpson. Of ...

On this day the former British King Edward VIII married his love – the American woman Wallis Simpson. Of course, Edward VIII had to give up the royal throne in order to get married, which was a very ...

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