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The Battle of Remagen began in Remagen, Germany. Romania declared war on Japan. [2] German submarine U-1302 was depth charged and sunk in St. George's Channel by the Canadian frigates Strathadam and Thetford Mines. Born: Arthur Lee, drummer, pianist and singer , in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2006)
This is a list of wars involving Germany from 962. It includes the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").
German Peasants' War: An uprising of German-speaking peasants began. 1525: German Peasants' War: The war ended in the defeat of the peasant army. 10 April: Prussian Homage: Grand Master Albert of the Teutonic Order resigned his position and was appointed duke of Prussia by the Polish king Sigismund I the Old. 1529: 19 April
The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...
A small minority came out for Germany, or ridiculed the British. About 1% of the 480,000 enemy aliens of German birth were imprisoned in 1917–18. The allegations included spying for Germany, or endorsing the German war effort. [5] Thousands were forced to buy war bonds to show their loyalty. [6]
Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland January 12, 1940. 1 February: The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.; 5 February: Britain and France decide to intervene in Norway to cut off the iron ore trade in anticipation of an expected German occupation and ostensibly to open a route to assist Finland.
After Israel’s war cabinet ordered a complete siege of Gaza in the wake of the Hamas attack and launched air strikes on northern Gaza, the Israeli military told residents of Gaza City, where ...
5: The Allies agree to divide Germany into four areas of control (American, British, French and Soviet).: The U.S. fleet under William Halsey, Jr., suffers widespread damage from a huge Pacific typhoon. 10: Australian troops land in Brunei. 11: Schiermonnikoog, a Dutch island, is the last part of Europe freed by Allied troops.