On October 20.1941 ; World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre. source
On October 20.1941 ; World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. source
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
On October 31.1943 ; World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft. source
On October 31.1943 ; World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. source
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
On November 4.1944 ; World War II: Bitola Liberation Day source
On November 4.1944 ; World War II: Bitola Liberation Day
On November 6.1942 ; World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign begins. source
On November 6.1942 ; World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign begins.
On November 6.1942 ; World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219. source
On November 6.1942 ; World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219.
On November 10.1945 ; Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). source
On November 10.1945 ; Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
On November 13.1941 ; World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day. source
On November 13.1941 ; World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.
On November 14.1940 ; World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. source
On November 14.1940 ; World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
On November 16.1943 ; World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway. source
On November 16.1943 ; World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
On November 16.1944 ; World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched. source
On November 16.1944 ; World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.
On November 22.1940 ; World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa. source
On November 22.1940 ; World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands. source
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
On November 25.1940 ; World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder. source
On November 25.1940 ; World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
On November 27.1942 ; World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. source
On November 27.1942 ; World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
On November 27.1945 ; CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II. source
On November 27.1945 ; CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
On December 1.1941 ; World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States. source
On December 1.1941 ; World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
On December 2.1942 ; World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. source
On December 2.1942 ; World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
On December 5.1943 ; World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow. source
On December 5.1943 ; World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
On December 7.1941 ; World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous att source
On December 7.1941 ; World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous att
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan. source
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. source
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.
On December 10.1941 ; World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon. source
On December 10.1941 ; World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.
On December 12.1940 ; World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a German air raid. source
On December 12.1940 ; World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a German air raid.
On December 12.1941 ; World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed. source
On December 12.1941 ; World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
On December 13.1943 ; World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece. source
On December 13.1943 ; World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
On December 15.1942 ; World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign. source
On December 15.1942 ; World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
On December 16.1941 ; World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak. source
On December 16.1941 ; World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.
On December 17.1941 ; World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo. source
On December 17.1941 ; World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.