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During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German citie...
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The Haitian Parsley Massacre, also known as the 1937 Parsley Massacre or the Haitian Massacre, was a mass killing carried out by the Dominican Army under the orders of...
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Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tens...
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Bonus army removed from Washington In the spring and summer of 1932, approximately 17,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans, along with their families and supporters, as...
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Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several a...
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The Battle of Vouillé was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Visigoths led by Alaric II. This decisive battle occurred near Vouillé, resulting in a signi...
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After the death of Emperor Carus during a campaign in Persia, his son Numerian became the new Roman Emperor. The accession was initially peaceful, with Numerian holdin...
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Severus Alexander, the last emperor of the Severan dynasty, was assassinated by his own soldiers in March of 235 CE near the city of Mutina along the Danube frontier. ...
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Maximinus Thrax, a Roman soldier of humble origins, was proclaimed emperor by his troops following the assassination of Severus Alexander. His accession marked the beg...
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The Battle of Nisibis took place between the Roman forces led by Emperor Macrinus and the Parthian army. It was fought near the strategic city of Nisibis, a key strong...
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The Battle of Nisibis was fought near the city of Nisibis, a strategic fortress in Mesopotamia. Roman forces under Emperor Macrinus clashed with the Parthian army, res...
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Clodius Albinus, a Roman usurper and rival claimant to the imperial throne, was defeated at the Battle of Lugdunum. The conflict ended his rebellion during a time of c...
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Antoninus Pius assumed the position of Roman Emperor following the death of Hadrian on August 11. He was appointed by the Senate and accepted by the army without oppos...
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The Roman army, led by Titus, besieged Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War, culminating in the destruction of the Second Temple.The Temple was set ablaze and r...
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The Trung Sisters led a major rebellion against Chinese rule in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. Their uprising marked a significant moment of resistance against...
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August 1916–October 1918 — Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff become the dominant figures in Germany's Supreme Army Command. Their influence extends far beyond b...
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1805–1848 CE — Muhammad Ali becomes Ottoman governor of Egypt but builds a virtually hereditary state under his family's control. He creates a new army, expands state ...
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1 July 1798 — French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte land in Egypt. The invasion aims to weaken British access to India while expanding French influence in the eastern...
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1450 — A major Ottoman army besieges Krujë, Skanderbeg's principal stronghold. The defenders hold the fortress, delivering one of the most famous victories of the Alba...
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18 October 1081 — Norman forces under Robert Guiscard defeat the Byzantine army of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos outside Dyrrhachium. The battle shows the Adriatic city's...
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490 BCE — Athenian-led forces defeat a Persian invasion army at Marathon.
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c. 1274 BCE — Egyptian forces under Ramesses II fight the Hittite army near Kadesh in Syria. Egyptian inscriptions present the battle as a spectacular personal victory...
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23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad after intensive Luftwaffe bombing. The city's industrial and symbolic importance combin...
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23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad while the wider German campaign pushes toward oil resources in the Caucasus. Fighting i...
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26 August 1914 — German forces under Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff begin the decisive phase of the Battle of Tannenberg against Russia's Second Army in East...
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2 May 1945 — German forces in Berlin surrender to the Red Army. Soviet troops control the capital of Nazi Germany. Fighting continues elsewhere for several days, but t...
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1903–1917 political and intelligence influence — Dragutin Dimitrijević is a Serbian army officer, intelligence chief and leading figure associated with the Black Hand....
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24 November 1942 — Manstein receives command of Army Group Don during the Stalingrad crisis. He attempts to organize relief of the Sixth Army and later conducts the su...
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22 June 1941 — As Chief of the Army General Staff, Halder helps direct Germany's opening eastern campaign. His diary records both military planning and the rapid reali...
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23 August 1942 — Paulus commands the German Sixth Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. After encirclement he obeys Hitler's order to remain in place. Hitler promotes ...
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29 September 1918 — Germany's Supreme Army Command concludes that the military situation has become unsustainable and urges political leaders to seek an armistice. The...
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2 February 1943 — The last major German formations inside Stalingrad surrender. Approximately one of Germany's most powerful field armies has been destroyed or capture...
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20 March 1945 — Heinrici takes command of Army Group Vistula and organizes Germany's final major defensive position east of Berlin. Widely regarded as a skilled defens...
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24 November 1942 — Hitler orders the Sixth Army to remain inside the Stalingrad pocket rather than attempt an immediate breakout. He expects outside relief and air sup...
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5 July 1943 — By Kursk, the Red Army has transformed from the force devastated in 1941 into an increasingly sophisticated military machine. Investigate industrial relo...
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5 July 1943 — Rokossovsky commands the Central Front during the Battle of Kursk and later becomes one of the principal commanders of Operation Bagration. A survivor of...
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6 November 1943 — Soviet forces recapture Kyiv from German occupation. The victory is strategically and symbolically important and accelerates the German retreat acros...
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24 November 1942 — Hitler commits to holding Stalingrad while the Luftwaffe attempts to supply the encircled Sixth Army. Required daily tonnage far exceeds what can re...
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13 August 1942 — The U.S. Army formally establishes the Manhattan Engineer District, the administrative framework that becomes the Manhattan Project. Scientific labora...
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