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The Battle of Halbe (German: Kesselschlacht von Halbe, Battle of the Halbe Pocket; Russian: Хальбский котёл, Halbe pocket) was a battle lasting from April 24 – May 1, 1945 [2] in which the German Ninth Army—under the command of General Theodor Busse—was destroyed as a fighting force by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin.
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13 May: Bahadur Shah Zafar proclaimed new Mughal emperor; British disarm the garrison at Lahore: 17 May: Delhi Field Force, under George Anson, advances from Ambala 22 May: Peshawar garrison disarmed 20–23 May: Part of 9th Native Infantry mutiny at Agra: 27 May: Anson dies of cholera; replaced by Major-General Sir Henry Bernard 30 May
Victory Day [a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May Moscow Time).
May 4, 1979: Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom May 25, 1979: 273 people killed aboard American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago in worst airplane crash in U.S. history May 22, 1979: Conservative Joe Clark becomes new Canadian prime minister [1] The following events occurred in May 1979:
Africa Day continues to be celebrated both in Africa and around the world, mostly on 25 May (although in some cases these periods of celebrations can be stretched out over a period of days or weeks). [8] [9] Themes are set for each year's Africa Day, with 2015's being the "Year of Women's Empowerment and Development towards Africa's Agenda 2063".
1 May 1778: Launched: 24 December 1779: Completed: 25 February 1780 (at Deptford Dockyard) Commissioned: November 1779: Honours and awards: Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" [1] Fate: Sold February 1816: General characteristics; Class and type: 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate: Tons burthen: 601 35 ⁄ 94 : Length: 120 ft ...