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D-day Invasion 6th June 1944 The long-awaited Anglo-American invasion of Nazi Europe begins just after midnight on June 6, 1944, as the first wave of U.S., British, and Canadian paratroopers plunge into the darkness over Normandy. It was the largest… Read more...
First Doodlebug Lands in Britain 13th June 1944 World War II: the first German V1 flying bomb, or 'doodlebug' lands in Britain - killing three people in a house in the coastal city of Southampton. The V 1, or 'Doodlebug' or 'Flying-bomb' came… Read more...
Massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane 10th June 1944 The destruction of the French village of Oradour and the massacre of its population in June 1944 by the SS Das Reich Division ranks as one of the most notorious atrocities of the Second World… Read more...
Coronation of Edward IV 28th June 1461 With the support of his cousin, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ("The Kingmaker"), Edward defeated the Lancastrians in a succession of battles during the Wars of the Roses. And whilst the Lancastrian Henry VI… Read more...
The First Air Raids against Malta during WWII 11th June 1940 On 11 June 1940, the day after Italy declared war on Britain and France, aircraft of the Italian Royal Air Force attacked Malta. Most of its land forces had been committed for the upcoming invasion… Read more...
Argentinian Surrender in Falklands 14th June 1982 Surrender of Argentinian troops by General Menendez to the British Task Force in Port Stanley following the Argentine invasion of the British-owned Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Read more...
