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1940: Mussolini Invades France

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1940: Mussolini Invades France

On this day in 1940, during World War II, the Italian troops launched their invasion of France. At the t ...

On this day in 1940, during World War II, the Italian troops launched their invasion of France. At the time, the Germans conquered almost the entire France, so Mussolini's decision was something akin ...

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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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1944: The Americans Secure Rome from the Germans

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1944: The Americans Secure Rome from the Germans

On this day in 1944, in the midst of World War II, American troops entered Rome and in doing so ended the ...

On this day in 1944, in the midst of World War II, American troops entered Rome and in doing so ended the German occupation of the city. To recall, after Italy withdrew from World War II in 1943, the ...

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1962: The Execution of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Israel

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1962: The Execution of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Israel

On this day, in 1962, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann was executed in Israel. His arrest in Argentina and h ...

On this day, in 1962, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann was executed in Israel. His arrest in Argentina and his covert transfer to Israel for trial was an event of international importance. Eichmann’s tri ...

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1960: Walther Funk – The Man who Printed Money during Hitler’s Regime

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1960: Walther Funk – The Man who Printed Money during Hitler’s Regime

Walther Funk, who was the president of the Reichsbank during Hitler's regime, died on this day in 1960. T ...

Walther Funk, who was the president of the Reichsbank during Hitler's regime, died on this day in 1960. The Reichsbank was headquartered in Berlin. It was a large building, which later served as the s ...

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1947: August Eigruber – an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter of “Reichsgau Oberdonau” (Upper Danube)

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1947: August Eigruber – an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter of “Reichsgau Oberdonau” (Upper Danube)

August Eigruber was born in Steyr, Upper Austria. The young Hitler had also lived in Steyr when he attend ...

August Eigruber was born in Steyr, Upper Austria. The young Hitler had also lived in Steyr when he attended school. It is interesting to note that the Austrian province of Styria (Steiermark) was name ...

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