On July 26. 1941 ; World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States. source
On July 26. 1941 ; World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
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 August 2.1943 ; World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew. source
On August 2.1943 ; World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
On August 14.1945 ; Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan Standard Time). source
On August 14.1945 ; Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan Standard Time).
On August 15.1945 ; Effective surrender of Japan in World War II, Korea gains Independence from Japan. source
On August 15.1945 ; Effective surrender of Japan in World War II, Korea gains Independence from Japan.
On August 17. 1943 ; World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. source
On August 17. 1943 ; World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
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 18. 1940 ; World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides. source
On August 18. 1940 ; World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
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 22.1910 ; Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II. source
On August 22.1910 ; Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. source
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
On August 25.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. source
On August 25.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
On August 26.1944 ; World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris. source
On August 26.1944 ; World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
On August 29.1944 ; World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated. source
On August 29.1944 ; World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
On August 30.1945 ; The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being. source
On August 30.1945 ; The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. source
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
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 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 8.1944 ; World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time. source
On September 8.1944 ; World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
On September 9.1942 ; World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. source
On September 9.1942 ; World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
On September 10.1942 ; World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign. source
On September 10.1942 ; World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
On September 14.1944 ; World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. source
On September 14.1944 ; World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
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 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 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 9.1940 ; World War II: Battle of Britain: During a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb. source
On October 9.1940 ; World War II: Battle of Britain: During a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb.
On October 11.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island. source
On October 11.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
On October 15.1945 ; World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. source
On October 15.1945 ; World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
On October 18.1944 ; World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany. source
On October 18.1944 ; World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
