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1891: The Man who Briefly Ruled the Third Reich after Hitler

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1891: The Man who Briefly Ruled the Third Reich after Hitler

German admiral Karl Dönitz was born on this day in 1891. He is notable for being the man who Adolf Hitler ...

German admiral Karl Dönitz was born on this day in 1891. He is notable for being the man who Adolf Hitler appointed as his successor in his will. Namely, just before he committed suicide in his Berlin ...

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1941: The Siege of Leningrad – the Bloodiest Siege in Human History

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1941: The Siege of Leningrad – the Bloodiest Siege in Human History

This day marked the beginning of the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted for almost 900 days. Almost two mil ...

This day marked the beginning of the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted for almost 900 days. Almost two million people died. When the last road to the city was severed (two million people lived in that ...

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1940: Hitler’s “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” Sent to London

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1940: Hitler’s “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” Sent to London

The first German bombing of London during World War II started on this day in the late afternoon. East Lo ...

The first German bombing of London during World War II started on this day in the late afternoon. East London, the so-called East End (not far from the Olympic Center, which was completed in 2012) was ...

September 07, 2019
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1945: Communists declare Vietnam independent while invoking the American Declaration of Independence

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1945: Communists declare Vietnam independent while invoking the American Declaration of Independence

Communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam on this day in 1945. This occurred soon ...

Communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam on this day in 1945. This occurred soon after the Japanese capitulation at the end of World War II. Namely, Vietnam had previously bee ...

September 02, 2019
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1945: Japan Capitulates to Famous American General

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1945: Japan Capitulates to Famous American General

Japan signed a formal capitulation aboard the USS Missouri. The signatories were Japanese foreign ministe ...

Japan signed a formal capitulation aboard the USS Missouri. The signatories were Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu and chief of High Command general Umezu, and American general MacArthur. It is int ...

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1939: Hitler Invades Poland

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1939: Hitler Invades Poland

Operation Himmler, led by the Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, and the Gestapo chief Reinhard Heydrich, ...

Operation Himmler, led by the Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, and the Gestapo chief Reinhard Heydrich, served as an excuse for the attack. Their people, dressed in uniforms of the Polish army, attac ...

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1944: German Occupation of Paris Ends

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1944: German Occupation of Paris Ends

On this day in 1944, the Nazi German garrison in Paris surrendered to the Allies. Paris had been occupied ...

On this day in 1944, the Nazi German garrison in Paris surrendered to the Allies. Paris had been occupied since June 1940, i.e. for more than four years. The Allies landed on the coast of Normandy in ...

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1942: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

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1942: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad has been known as one of the most important battles during World War II. The bat ...

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 large industrial city on the V ...

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