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3794:Operation Himmler
3703:
3702:
3367:Dutch East Indies
3003:Southern Rhodesia
2755:
2754:
2655:Genocide of Serbs
2558:German war crimes
2535:Soviet war crimes
2528:Allied war crimes
2374:Division of Korea
2353:Chinese Civil War
2151:Strategic bombing
2063:Manhattan Project
1656:triple occupation
1512:Kingdom of Serbia
1430:Italian offensive
1415:Greco-Italian War
1409:Greco-Italian War
1263:
1262:
1233:Greco-Italian War
1184:
1183:
1099:Mediterranean Sea
1035:
1034:
956:Strategic bombing
872:Mediterranean Sea
628:
627:
428:Vittorio Ambrosio
348:(from April 1941)
308:(from April 1941)
290:(from April 1941)
229:
228:
119:
118:
111:
93:
5267:
5135:
5128:
5121:
5118:World portal
5116:
5115:
5091:
5084:
5077:
5070:
5061:
5054:
5047:
5038:
5031:
5024:
5017:
5010:
5003:
4994:
4987:
4980:
4978:Prague offensive
4973:
4971:Battle of Berlin
4966:
4959:
4952:
4945:
4938:
4931:
4924:
4917:
4915:Vienna offensive
4910:
4903:
4896:
4894:Battle of Manila
4889:
4869:
4860:
4851:
4844:
4835:
4828:
4821:
4814:
4807:
4800:
4793:
4784:
4775:
4768:
4759:
4752:
4745:
4738:
4729:
4722:
4715:
4708:
4701:
4694:
4687:
4678:
4671:
4662:
4653:
4644:
4637:
4635:Korsun–Cherkassy
4630:
4619:
4597:
4588:
4581:
4574:
4567:
4560:
4553:
4546:
4537:
4530:
4523:
4516:
4507:
4500:
4493:
4486:
4479:
4477:Bombing of Gorky
4472:
4465:
4458:
4438:
4431:
4422:
4415:
4408:
4399:
4392:
4385:
4378:
4371:
4360:
4353:
4346:
4339:
4337:Battle of Midway
4332:
4325:
4323:Battle of Gazala
4318:
4311:
4304:
4297:
4290:
4283:
4276:
4256:
4249:
4242:
4235:
4233:Battle of Borneo
4228:
4226:Malayan campaign
4221:
4214:
4207:
4200:
4193:
4186:
4179:
4172:
4170:Bombing of Gorky
4165:
4163:Battle of Moscow
4158:
4151:
4144:
4137:
4130:
4123:
4107:
4100:
4093:
4086:
4079:
4072:
4063:
4056:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4015:
4006:
3999:
3992:
3985:
3978:
3971:
3964:
3957:
3950:
3943:
3936:
3929:
3927:Battle of France
3922:
3915:
3908:
3901:
3894:
3887:
3867:
3860:
3853:
3846:
3839:
3832:
3825:
3803:
3796:
3789:
3782:
3780:Munich Agreement
3775:
3768:
3759:
3752:
3745:
3736:
3729:
3714:
3713:
3696:
3689:
3680:
3673:
3666:
3665:Soviet prisoners
3659:
3652:
3645:
3636:
3629:
3620:
3613:
3606:
3605:German prisoners
3601:
3581:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3553:
3546:
3539:
3532:
3525:
3518:
3511:
3504:
3497:
3490:
3483:
3476:
3469:
3462:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3432:
3425:
3418:
3411:
3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3369:
3362:
3355:
3348:
3341:
3334:
3327:
3307:
3300:
3293:
3286:
3279:
3272:
3265:
3258:
3251:
3244:
3237:
3217:
3210:
3203:
3196:
3189:
3181:
3174:
3167:
3158:
3151:
3143:
3136:
3134:French Indochina
3129:
3122:
3115:
3108:
3100:
3093:
3086:
3078:
3058:
3049:
3042:
3033:
3026:
3019:
3012:
3005:
2998:
2991:
2984:
2981:from August 1944
2972:
2965:
2958:
2951:
2944:
2937:
2930:
2923:
2916:
2904:
2897:
2890:
2883:
2876:
2864:
2856:
2849:
2842:
2835:
2828:
2821:
2814:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2766:
2765:
2746:
2739:
2732:
2725:
2718:
2707:
2692:
2685:
2678:
2673:
2664:
2657:
2650:
2641:
2634:
2627:
2625:Nanjing Massacre
2620:
2613:
2604:
2602:Nuremberg trials
2595:
2588:
2581:
2574:
2567:
2560:
2551:
2544:
2537:
2530:
2510:
2503:
2496:
2487:
2480:
2473:
2466:
2459:
2452:
2443:
2434:
2427:
2420:
2413:
2404:
2397:
2390:
2383:
2376:
2369:
2362:
2355:
2335:
2326:
2319:
2312:
2303:
2296:
2289:
2282:
2273:
2266:
2259:
2250:
2243:
2236:
2229:
2222:
2215:
2208:
2206:Asia and Pacific
2188:
2181:
2174:
2167:
2160:
2153:
2146:
2137:
2135:Mulberry harbour
2130:
2123:
2116:
2109:
2102:
2095:
2088:
2081:
2072:
2065:
2058:
2049:
2042:
2035:
2028:
2021:
2014:
2007:
2000:
1993:
1986:
1977:
1970:
1955:
1954:
1943:
1936:
1927:
1920:
1913:
1906:
1899:
1892:
1885:
1864:
1857:
1850:
1841:
1840:
1789:
1782:Walther Hubatsch
1779:
1769:
1711:Greek Resistance
1626:On 20 May 1941,
1581:Operation Marita
1577:
1556:Battle of Greece
1550:Battle of Greece
1486:, some parts of
1378:Benito Mussolini
1366:Kingdom of Italy
1270:Balkans campaign
1223:
1221:
1220:Balkans campaign
1211:
1204:
1197:
1188:
1187:
1154:Italian mainland
1074:
1072:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1039:
1038:
1022:French Indochina
665:
654:
647:
640:
631:
630:
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4718:
4713:Warsaw Uprising
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4704:
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4681:
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4656:
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4640:
4633:
4622:
4613:
4600:
4593:
4584:
4577:
4570:
4563:
4556:
4549:
4542:
4533:
4526:
4519:
4510:
4503:
4496:
4489:
4484:Battle of Kursk
4482:
4475:
4468:
4461:
4454:
4441:
4434:
4425:
4418:
4411:
4402:
4395:
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4342:
4335:
4328:
4321:
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4307:
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4293:
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4279:
4272:
4259:
4252:
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4231:
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4203:
4196:
4189:
4182:
4175:
4168:
4161:
4154:
4147:
4140:
4133:
4126:
4112:
4103:
4096:
4089:
4082:
4075:
4070:Anglo-Iraqi War
4068:
4061:Battle of Crete
4059:
4052:
4045:
4038:
4031:
4018:
4009:
4002:
3995:
3990:Eastern Romania
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3981:
3974:
3967:
3960:
3953:
3946:
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3911:
3904:
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3177:
3170:
3165:Empire of Japan
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3139:
3132:
3125:
3118:
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3015:
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