Austria existed as a federal state of Germany until the end of World War II, when the Allied powers declared the Anschluss void and reestablished an independent Austria. Why did Austria split from Germany? The losses of the war resulted in the collapse of the empire and dynasty in 1918.The...
When did Germany invade Belgium? When was Crimea reabsorbed into Ukraine after the Cold War? When did Japan invade Manchuria? When did the Magyars invade Europe? When did the Austro-Prussian War begin? When did Zambia gain independence?
The Battle of the Bulgemarked the last German offense on the Western Front. The catastrophic losses on the German side prevented Germany from resisting the advance of Allied forces following the Normandy Invasion. Less than four months after the end of the Battle of the Bulge, Germany surrendered...
On 3rd August 1968, Brezhnev made a speech [which was publicised after the Czech invasion] outlining his view that it was the duty of Warsaw Pact countries to invade any Communist country who attempted to make any capitalist reforms. These actions, argued Brezhnev, threatened the stability of t...
The March 5, 1933 election was the last really democratic election prewar Germany had and, in it, Hitler's appeal was Leftist. There is here (or here) a collection of some of the "peace" talk that Hitler used even after war had begun. Hitler might even be regarded as the original ...