Events for January 2021

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Operation Shingle Launched (WWII)

22nd January 1944

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation Shingle was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than… Read more...

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Montgomery claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge

7th January 1945

The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched toward the end of WWII. Near-complete surprise against a weakly-defended section of the Allied line was achieved during heavy overcast weather, which grounded the… Read more...

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Charles I sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament

4th January 1642

Charles entered the House of Commons with an armed force on 4 January 1642, but found that his opponents had already escaped, with exception to Oliver Cromwell who had not fled the house, but avoided… Read more...

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Samuel Pepys begins his diary

1st January 1690

Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime… Read more...

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Winston Churchill dies

24th January 1965

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War Two. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted… Read more...

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Siege of Leningrad lifted

27th January 1944

The Siege of Leningrad, also known as The Leningrad Blockade, was a prolonged military operation by the Axis powers to capture Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) during World War II. The siege started on 8th September… Read more...

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