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  2. Aerial bombing of cities - Wikipedia

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    In May 1914, during the revolution of 1910–17, General Venustiano Carranza, later president, ordered a biplane to bomb Neveria Hill adjacent to the downtown area of Mazatlán in order to take the city. The bomb landed not on target but in a city street and in the process killed four civilians, including a French diplomat, and wounded several ...

  3. 1944 in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Courcelles Massacre in retaliation for the assassination of the collaborationist mayor of Charleroi by the Belgian Resistance. [2]: 859 Over 330 killed and 600 injured in American mistaken bombing of Namur. [3] [4] 31 August – Many Belgian collaborators flee to Germany. [2]: 857 September. 2 September – Allied ground forces enter Belgium.

  4. German invasion of Belgium (1940) - Wikipedia

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    The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign [2] (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours; Dutch: Achttiendaagse Veldtocht), formed part of the larger Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War.

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  6. Sack of Louvain - Wikipedia

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    The Sack of Louvain was the German assault on the Belgian town of Leuven (French: Louvain), part of the events collectively known as the Rape of Belgium, taking place during the First World War. Over the course of several days of pillaging and brutality, 248 people were killed and 1,500 were deported to Germany where they were held at the ...

  7. ISIS claims Brussels attacks that kill at least 30 - AOL

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    Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least 30 people, with police hunting ...

  8. Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns ...

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    Belgium's largest city and de jure capital. The allied liberation of this city allowed the Belgian government in exile to return to the country on 8 September. [7] [8] 3 September 1944 Ronse [9] 3 September 1944 Ath: 3 September 1944 La Louvière: 3 September 1944 Ronse: 3 September 1944 Aalst: 3 September 1944 Ninove [10] 3 September 1944 ...

  9. Siege of Bastogne - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Bastogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ) was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.