Tag: World War II

ON THIS DAY: Nuremberg Trials see 22 Nazi leaders convicted of war crimes (1946)

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On October 1, 1946, the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg delivered its verdicts against 22 leading Nazi officials, marking a landmark moment in the...

ON THIS DAY: Britain and France declared war on Germany (1939)

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On this day in 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany following its invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II for...

ON THIS DAY: Anne Frank was gifted her diary (1942)

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A birthday gift that became history On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank received a red-and-white checkered diary as a gift for her 13th birthday in...

ON THIS DAY: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide (1945)

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End of a regime in Berlin On this day in 1945, Adolf Hitler died by suicide in his underground bunker in Berlin, as Soviet forces...

ON THIS DAY: Wannsee Conference on Nazi ‘Final Solution’ (1942)

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A meeting that formalised mass murder On January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials gathered at a villa in Berlin for what became known as the...
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