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  • 1945: Kamikaze Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill

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    1945: Kamikaze Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill

    1945: Kamikaze Attack on U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill

    On this day two Japanese kamikazes attacked the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill. It was an Essex-cl ...

    On this day two Japanese kamikazes attacked the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill. It was an Essex-class aircraft carrier, about 266 meters long, with a 150,000-horsepower propulsion plant. It cou ...

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  • 1941: Hitler’s Deputy Hess Takes Off on a Secret Peace Mission

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    1941: Hitler’s Deputy Hess Takes Off on a Secret Peace Mission

    1941: Hitler’s Deputy Hess Takes Off on a Secret Peace Mission

    Rudolf Hess was Hitler’s closest associate. He even shared a prison cell with him after being convicted f ...

    Rudolf Hess was Hitler’s closest associate. He even shared a prison cell with him after being convicted for the failed “Beer Hall Putsch” in Munich.  While in prison, Hitler dictated him his book “Mei ...

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  • 1940: The British Conquest of Iceland

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    1940: The British Conquest of Iceland

    1940: The British Conquest of Iceland

    The British military invasion of Iceland began on this day in 1940. The United Kingdom attacked a neutral ...

    The British military invasion of Iceland began on this day in 1940. The United Kingdom attacked a neutral and peaceful country. At the time, Island was an independent and sovereign kingdom, but had th ...

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  • 1945: Field Marshal Keitel Confirms German Surrender in Berlin

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    1945: Field Marshal Keitel Confirms German Surrender in Berlin

    1945: Field Marshal Keitel Confirms German Surrender in Berlin

    On this day in 1945, Keitel confirmed the German surrender in World War II. This was done primarily at th ...

    On this day in 1945, Keitel confirmed the German surrender in World War II. This was done primarily at the request of the Soviets, who were dissatisfied with the German surrender two days earlier in t ...

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  • 1945: “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring Arrested During Escape to Austria

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    1945: “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring Arrested During Escape to Austria

    1945: “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring Arrested During Escape to Austria

    On this day the Allies arrested one of the most prominent Nazis - Hermann Göring.  One of Hitler's closes ...

    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 World War I. Namely, as a military pilot he s ...

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  • 1945: World War II Ends in Europe

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    1945: World War II Ends in Europe

    1945: World War II Ends in Europe

    On this day, exactly at 23:01, Germany officially ceased hostilities after signing a treaty at Reims the ...

    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 of that, the British celebrat ...

    May 08, 2020
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  • 1945: Reichskomissar Terboven and the Plans for Fortress Norway

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    1945: Reichskomissar Terboven and the Plans for Fortress Norway

    1945: Reichskomissar Terboven and the Plans for Fortress Norway

    On this day Josef Terboven, one of the most notorious Nazis, died. For many years he held the high functi ...

    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 dictator during the German occupati ...

    May 08, 2020
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  • 1945: Nazi Germany Capitulates

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    1945: Nazi Germany Capitulates

    1945: Nazi Germany Capitulates

    On this day Germany signed an unconditional surrender to the Allies, thus ending World War II.  The signi ...

    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 coronation site of French kings). Colo ...

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