German offensive took the Bolsheviks completely by surprise and an Anglo-French offer of military aid was readily accepted in Petrograd, Russia, even by a reluctant Lenin who realised that the renewed conflict with Germany was a major setback to the Bolshevik revolution.ww2dbase[Brest-Litovsk|AC]...
23 Dec 1905 Japan Otoemon Hiroeda was born in Kataura village, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. [Otoemon Hiroeda | Kataura, Kanagawa | CPC]31 Aug 1913 Japan Prince Hiroyasu was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and was named the commanding officer of the Yokosuka ...
In this free version of the paid app, the events, timelines, battles of 1940 are free to view, browse and experience. Remaining years can be unlocked with a single in-app purchase. Read about the major battles and events of WW2 in detail. Swipe through the timelines for every month of ...
These rejections were a major blow to Hitler’s aspirations as an artist. They left him frustrated and embittered, fueling his growing resentment for institutions and authority figures. It was during this period that he began to develop his nationalist and anti-Semitic views, which would later pl...
In this free version of the paid app, the events, timelines, battles of 1940 are free to view, browse and experience. Remaining years can be unlocked with a single in-app purchase. Read about the major battles and events of WW2 in detail. Swipe through the timelines for every month of ...
James Gavin was promoted to the rank of major general.ww2dbase[James Gavin|CPC] 13 Jul 1970 Leslie Groves passed away.ww2dbase[Leslie Groves|CPC] Germany USS Wasp arrived at Hamburg, Germany, welcomed by a gathering of 15,000 Germans.ww2dbase[Wasp (Essex-class)|Hamburg|CPC] ...
Song Ziwen survived an assassination attempt at the Shanghai North Railway Station in Shanghai, China. [Song Ziwen | Shanghai | CPC]1 Oct 1931 China Clifton Cates was promoted to the rank of major. [Clifton Cates | Shanghai | CPC]2...
All the major battles and events (from every theater of the war) are summarized in detail. Topics covered include Rise of Hitler, German Blitzkrieg, Winter war, Battle of France, Dunkirk, Britain, North Africa, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, Holocaust, all major battles of Pacific war ...
Major Ralph Sasse of the 301st Battalion of the American Expeditionary Forces made the first recorded use of a radio equipped tank when he called up assistance to help repel an attack at the village of Brancourt, France. [AC]8 Oct 1919 Taiwan Attun Palalin was born in Taiwan. [Attun...
Major Dick Bong, with 40 kills to his credit over the Pacific and his country's top scoring fighter ace of the war, and the holder of the Medal of Honor, was killed at the age of 24 when the Lockheed Shooting Star in which he was carrying out test flights stalled on takeoff and cra...