On July 28. 1943 ; World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. source
On July 28. 1943 ; World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
On July 29.1921 ; Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. source
On July 29.1921 ; Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
On July 30.1966 ; England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time. source
On July 30.1966 ; England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time.
On August 2.11914 ; The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins. source
On August 2.11914 ; The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
On August 3.1914 ; World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality. source
On August 3.1914 ; World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
On August 4.1914 ; In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality. source
On August 4.1914 ; In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
On August 8.1929 ; The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. source
On August 8.1929 ; The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
On August 12.1944 ; Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. source
On August 12.1944 ; Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
On August 13.1918 ; Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany. source
On August 13.1918 ; Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
On August 14.1972 ; An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany, due to an in-flight fire, killing 156. source
On August 14.1972 ; An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany, due to an in-flight fire, killing 156.
On August 16.1870 ; Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. source
On August 16.1870 ; Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
On August 17. 1943 ; World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. source
On August 17. 1943 ; World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program.
On August 19. 1944 ; World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops. source
On August 19. 1944 ; World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
On August 20.1914 ; Brussels is captured in the course of the German invasion of Belgium. source
On August 20.1914 ; Brussels is captured in the course of the German invasion of Belgium.
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. source
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
On August 31.1895 ; German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon. source
On August 31.1895 ; German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
On August 31.1939 ;Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe. source
On August 31.1939 ;Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
On August 31.1941 ; World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica. source
On August 31.1941 ; World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
On September 3.1914 ; French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. source
On September 3.1914 ; French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
On September 4.1941 ; World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer. source
On September 4.1941 ; World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer.
On September 10.1961 ; Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari. source
On September 10.1961 ; Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari.
On September 12.1938 ; Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. source
On September 12.1938 ; Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
On September 16.1943 ; World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno. source
On September 16.1943 ; World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
On September 19.1939 ; World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. source
On September 19.1939 ; World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people. source
On September 21.1921 ;A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. source
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
On October 1.1946 ; Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials. source
On October 1.1946 ; Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials.
On October 2.1941 ; World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. source
On October 2.1941 ; World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.
On October 3.1930 ; The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded following a split in DSAP in Łódź. source
On October 3.1930 ; The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded following a split in DSAP in Łódź.
On October 5.1665 ; The University of Kiel is founded. source
On October 5.1665 ; The University of Kiel is founded.