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1944 Berlin is bombed by the American forces for the first time
1912 The French council of war unanimously votes a mandatory three-year military service.
1904 Russian troops begin to retreat toward the Manchurian border as 100,000 Japanese advance in Korea.
1813 The Russians fighting against Napoleon reach Berlin. The French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.
1152 Frederick Barbarossa is chosen as emperor and unites the two factions, which emerged in Germany after the death of Henry V. Frederick was the inspiration for the operational name for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, as the invasion was aiming to create a greater german empire.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1946 In Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill tells a crowd that "an iron curtain has descended across Europe.
1943 In desperation due to war losses, fifteen and sixteen year olds are called up for military service in the German army.
1918 The Soviets move the capital of Russia from Petrograd to Moscow.
1912 The Italians become the first to use dirigibles (air ships) for military purposes, using them for reconnaissance flights behind Turkish lines west of Tripoli.
1905 Russians begin to retreat from Mukden in Manchuria, China.
1793 Austrian troops crush the French and recapture Liege.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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1965 The United States announces that it will send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
1945 Cologne, Germany, falls to General Courtney Hodges' First Army.
1943 The British RAF fliers bomb Essen and the Krupp steel and arms works in the Ruhr, Germany.
1916 The Allies recapture Fort Douamont in France during the Battle of Verdun.
1862 The USS Monitor leaves New York with a crew of 63, seven officers and 56 seamen. Designed by the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson, USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War.[a] She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on 9 March 1862, where the Monitor fought with the Confederate casemate ironclad CSS Virginia (the former steam frigate USS Merrimack). This was the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads.
1836 After fighting for 13 days, the Alamo falls.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1971 A thousand U.S. planes bomb Cambodia and Laos.
1968 The Battle of Saigon begins as the Tet Offensive, ends.
1951 U.N. forces in Korea under General Matthew Ridgeway launch Operation Ripper, an offensive to straighten out the U.N. front lines against the Chinese.
1942 Japanese troops land on New Guinea.
1936 Hitler sends German troops into the Rhineland, violating the Locarno Pact.
1925 The Soviet Union's Red Army occupies Outer Mongolia.
1904 The Japanese bomb the Russian town of Vladivostok.
1862 Confederate forces surprise the Union army at the Battle of Pea Ridge, in Arkansas, but the Union is victorious.
1847 U.S. General Winfield Scott occupies Vera Cruz, Mexico.
1799 In Palestine, Napoleon captures Jaffa and his men massacre more than 2,000 Albanian prisoners.
1774 The British close the port of Boston to all commerce.
161 On the death of Antoninus at Lorium, Marcus Aurelius becomes emperor of Rome.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1966 Australia announces that it will triple the number of troops in Vietnam.
1965 More than 4,000 Marines land at Da Nang in South Vietnam and become the first U.S. combat troops in Vietnam.
1945 Phyllis Mae Daley recieves a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She will become the first African-American nurse to serve duty in World War II.
1943 Japanese forces attack American troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville. The battle will last five days.
1942 Japanese troops capture Rangoon, Burma.
1862 The Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Virginia (formerly U.S.S. Merrimack) is launched.
1862 On the second day of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Confederate forces, including some Indian troops, under General Earl Van Dorn suprise Union troops, but the Union troops win the battle.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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1975 Iraq launches an offensive against the rebellious Kurds.
1968 General William Westmoreland asks for 206,000 more troops in Vietnam.
1967 Svetlana Alliluyeva, Josef Stalin's daughter defects to the United States.
1940 Britain frees captured Italian coal ships on the eve of German Foreign Minister, Ribbentrop's visit to Rome.
1915 The Germans take Grondno on the Eastern Front.
1911 The funding for five new battleships is added to the British military defense budget.
1864 General Ulysses Grant is appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces.
1862 The first and last battle between the ironclads U.S.S. Monitor and C.S.S. Virginia ends with no decisive victor.
1734 The Russians take Danzig (Gdansk) in Poland.
1617 The Treaty of Stolbovo ends the occupation of Northern Russia by Swedish troops.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1975 The North Vietnamese Army attacks the South Vietnamese town of Ban Me Thout, the offensive will end with total victory in Vietnam.
1966 The North Vietnamese capture a Green Beret camp at Ashau Valley.
1945 American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo, killing 100,000.
1944 The Irish refuse to oust all Axis envoys and deny the accusation of spying on Allied troops.
1943 Adolf Hitler calls Field Marshall Erwin Rommel back from Tunisia in North Africa.
1941 Vichy France threatens to use its navy unless Britain allows food to reach France.
1902 The Boers of South Africa score their last victory over the British, capturing British General Methuen and 200 men.
1848 The treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo is signed which ends the United States' war with Mexico.
1814 Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by an allied army at the Battle of Laon, France.
49 BC Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon and invades Italy.
241 BC The Roman fleet sinks 50 Carthaginian ships in the Battle of Aegusa.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1965 The American navy begins inspecting Vietnamese junks in hopes of ending arms smuggling to the South.
1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes the Lend-Lease Act which authorizes the act of giving war supplies to the Allies.
1900 British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury rejects the peace overtures offered from Boer leader Paul Kruger.
1865 Union General William Sherman and his forces occupy Fayetteville.
1863 Union troops under General Ulysess S. Grant give up their preparations to take Vicksburg after failing to pass Fort Pemberton, north of Vicksburg.
537 The Goths lay siege to Rome“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Nice ones Jase. Love the "Lend - Lease Act"? We only finished paying off the interest for their 'gift' of war supplies about three flaming years ago!  How much did we get for aiding them in two Gulf Wars? - Oh yeah, I remember now!  Keep them coming Jase Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Plymouth57 wrote:Nice ones Jase. Love the "Lend - Lease Act"? We only finished paying off the interest for their 'gift' of war supplies about three flaming years ago! How much did we get for aiding them in two Gulf Wars? - Oh yeah, I remember now! Keep them coming Jase Robin Yep you really can beat the 'special relationship' we have, and did you know in the 1st war we had to equip the US army before it got to the trenches because their kit was not up to it, one guess who picked that bill up  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Who picked that bill up? Now let me think ... that's a difficult one! Did you see that documentary on the TV recently about the American 'War Plan Red' (How to declare war on Britain in the 1930's and steal Canada!) It seems that the US demanded that Britain pay back all it's war loans in one go. Britain was unable to do that because both the Belgians and the French completely renaged on the millions that we had lent them during the Great War! There's a great quote that comes up periodically whilst playing Empire on my PC "We English are very good at forgiving our enemies, it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends"!  (and with friends like we've got......) Brilliant thread Jase! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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PS This is really weird! In my reply the word d o c u m e n t a r y is spelt correctly but on the post itself its mispelt! Some strange filter or what? First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Glad you enjoy the little bits of history, As somebody once said 24hours is a long time in politics and 'friends' change with need. In the case of British history 'friends' has often meant 'economic opportunity' Wonder which way the people of the falkland islands will vote today? and i wonder why two nations are so interested in the island - could just be it near possible oil reserves?! “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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I reckon it'll be between 95-98% in favour of staying British.  As for the oil reserves, politically speaking it must have a lot to do with it nowadays but historically speaking, the Falklands were discovered (and claimed) by a British navy Captain, the original colonists (British) were ejected by the Spanish and some years later we returned the compliment and ejected the Spanish colonists. At the time there was no Argentina, the territory which is now that country was still under Spanish rule so the Argentines have no claim on the islands whatsoever. By their rules the Italians should be able to claim the UK after all, it's covered with Italian or should that be Roman artifacts!! Have fun Jase Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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1985 The United States and the Soviet Union begin arms control talks in Geneva.
1984 Lebanese President Gemayel opens the second meeting in five years calling for the end to nine-years of war.
1944 Great Britain bars all travel to neutral Ireland, which is suspected of collaborating with Nazi Germany.
1939 Pius XII is elected the new pope in Rome. He would later be accused of turning the other way and allowing the mass killing of Jews by Nazi Germany happen unchallenged.
1938 German troops enter Austria without firing a shot, forming the anschluss (union)of Austria and Germany.
1933 President Paul von Hindenburg drops the flag of the German Republic and orders that the swastika and empire banner be flown side by side.
1917 Russian troops mutiny as the "February Revolution" begins
1879 The British Zulu War begins.
1809 Great Britain signs a treaty with Persia forcing the French out of the country.
1664 New Jersey becomes a British colony
1609 The Bermuda Islands become an English colony.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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1981 The United States plans to send 15 Green Berets to El Salvador as military advisors.
1943 Japanese forces end their attack on the American troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville.
1942 Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps becomes the first woman colonel in the U.S. Army.
1941 Hitler issues an edict calling for an invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitlers decision is being ruled by a combination of intelligence that suggests that the rate in which the Soviet Union is arming itself will soon rule out the possibility of a successful german invasion and a firm belief that a quick knock out of the Soviet Union will force Britain to seek terms.
1940 Finland capitulates conditionally to Soviet terms, but maintains its independence.
1915 The Germans repel a British Expeditionary Force attack at the battle of Neuve Chapelle in France.
1861 Jefferson Davis signs a bill authorizing slaves to be used as soldiers for the Confederacy.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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1978 An Israeli force of 22,000 invades south Lebanon, hitting the PLO bases.
1954 The Viet Minh launch an assault against the French Colonial Forces at Dien Bien Phu.
1951 U.N. forces recapture Seoul for the second time during the Korean War.
1943 The Germans reoccupy Kharkov in the Soviet Union.
1939 The Nazis dissolve the republic of Czechoslovakia.
1915 The British Royal Navy sinks the German battleship Dresden off the Chilean coast.
1757 British Admiral John Byng is executed by a firing squad on board HMS Monarch for neglect of duty. The failure to hold Fort St Philip (during the battle of Minorca) initially caused public outrage among fellow officers and the country at large. Byng (who had maid a carrier of avoiding difficult posts) was brought home to be tried by court-martial for breach of the Articles of War, which had recently been revised to mandate capital punishment for officers who did not do their utmost against the enemy, either in battle or pursuit. The court martial acquitted him of personal cowardice and disaffection, and convicted him only for not having done his utmost as Byng had chosen not to pursue the superior French fleet, instead deciding to protect his own. Once the court determined that Byng had "failed to do his utmost", it had no discretion over punishment under the Articles of War, and therefore condemned Byng to death. The whole affaire was a low point in Royal navy History.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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The Byng highlight makes you stop and think of how in times gone by, they dealt with such matters on the spot ..
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1951 French General de Lattre demands that Paris send him more troops for the fight in Indochina.
1944 The monastery at Cassino in Italy is destroyed by Allied bombing. The Stronghold had proved a significant challenge to the Allied advance i Italy. The monastery was later rebuilt and is now open to tourists while still being a monastery.
1939 Germany occupies Bohemia and Moravia, Czechoslovakia.
1904 Three hundred Russians are killed as the Japanese shell Port Arthur in Korea.
1903 The British complete the conquest of Nigeria.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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1968 U.S. troops in Vietnam destroy a village consisting mostly of women and children, the action is remembered as the My-Lai massacre.
1945 Iwo Jima is declared secure by U.S. forces although small pockets of Japanese resistance still exist.
1939 Germany occupies the rest Czechoslovakia.
1928 The United States plans to send 1,000 more Marines to Nicaragua.
1913 The 15,000-ton battleship Pennsylvania is launched.
1907 The British cruiser Invincible, the world's largest, is completed.
1527 The Emperor Babur defeats the Rajputs at the Battle of Kanvaha, removing the main Hindu rivals in Northern India.
1190 The Crusades begin with the massacre of Jews in York, England.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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