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Frankfurt WW2 bomb defused after mass evacuation. West Germany
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Frankfurt hospitals evacuated before WW2 bomb disposal. West Germany
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Hannover to evacuate 50,000 over World War Two bombs |
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Autobahn near Hannover closed after WWII bombs found |
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German minister warns Nato against 'warmongering'. Berlin
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Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
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French and German leaders mark Verdun battle centenary. France
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World powers agree Syria ceasefire, says John Kerry. Munich
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Germany's Jews mark Holocaust as new threat rises |
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Ukraine ceasefire talks 'make significant progress' |
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'Auschwitz book-keeper' Oskar Groening sentenced to 4 years |
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Queen visits Germany's Bergen-Belsen concentration camp |
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Goebbels' estate sues Random House for diary royalties |
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Ukraine crisis: Further weapons withdrawals agreed |
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Archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues |
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World War II bomb defused in German city |
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Swiss museum accepts 'hidden' art from controversial dealer |
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US used Nazis as Cold War spies |
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U-boat found with ship it sank |
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Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns. Berlin
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Ukraine crisis: Russia pressed over fresh fighting |
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French and German leaders mark WW1 anniversary. France
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Body of 'apparent stowaway' found in U.S. Air Force plane |
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German fighter and Learjet collide - one confirmed dead |
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Bowe Bergdahl in 'stable' condition |
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Bulldozer driver killed by unexploded WWII device |
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Hitler bodyguard Rochus Misch dies at 96 |
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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts |
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US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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Afghan conference as Nato eye exit. West Germany
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WWII bomb evacuation on the Rhine. West Germany
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Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured. Northern Afghanistan
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Nato ministers to discuss Libya |
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Afghan soldiers killed in friendly fire |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike. Berlin
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Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
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Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
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| Aug.31 |
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WWII ceremonies begin. Poland
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| May.11 |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany. Ohio
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German navy foils Somali pirates. Somalia
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Kurdish rebels release German hostages |
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Shield plan: Bush reassures Putin
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| Feb.11 |
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Gates calls for Russia partnership |
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Putin: U.S. force fostering nukes
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Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany. Berlin
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Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation. Poland
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Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners. Ruhr
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6 Peacekeepers killed in Kabul blast |
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German tourists shot |
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U.S. reviews Korean, German bases |
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France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
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Germany rules out Iraq war support |
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Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
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Alliance opposes multi-national force |
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32 U.S. paratroopers injured |
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Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel 
Map of Ramla Israel| A German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust | |
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World War II ends in Europe Berlin: The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union
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Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal began Map of Nuremberg Germany| Bavaria: Series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, for the prosecution of prominent members of leadership of Nazi Germany | |
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| Jan. 27, 1945 |
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Auschwitz concentration camp liberated Map of Oswiecim Poland  Poland: A network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany. At least 1.1 million prisoners died at Au... | |
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Germans surrendered at Stalingrad Map of Volgograd Russia| Volga Region: The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad | |
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| Aug. 8, 1940 |
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Battle of Britain began Map of English Channel United Kingdom England: Air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom and the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces
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| Sep. 1, 1939 |
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German army invaded Poland, starting WWII Map of Wielun Poland The opening event of World War II. Millions of Polish citizens perished in the course of the Nazi occupation of Poland between 1939 and 1945
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| Mar. 11, 1938 |
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German troops enters Austria Map of Braunau am Inn Austria The Anschluss was the Nazi propaganda term for the invasion and forced incorporation of Austria by Nazi Germany
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| Apr. 26, 1937 |
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Guernica, Spain, destroyed by German aircraft Map of Guernica Spain Basque: Bombing of Guernica, one of the first aerial bombings by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe. It inspired the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
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Adolf Hitler invades the Rhineland West Germany: The remilitarization of the Rhineland took place when German military forces entered the Rhineland. It violated the Treaty of Versailles
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| Nov. 8, 1923 |
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Adolf Hitler's beer hall Putsch starts Map of Munich Munich: About two thousand men marched to the centre of Munich, where they confronted the police, which resulted in the death of 16 Nazis and 4 policemen
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| Jun. 21, 1919 |
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German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow Scotland: After nine 9 of waiting, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter made the decision to scuttle the fleet because the negotiation period for the treaty...
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| Nov. 11, 1918 |
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Armistice ends World War I France: The armistice between the Allies and Germany was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War
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| Aug. 18, 1917 |
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Verdun offensive began France: On 18 August Fleury was recaptured and by September French counter-attacks had recovered much of the ground lost in July and August
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| Jul. 31, 1917 |
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Battle of Ypres began Belgium: The Battle of Passchendaele was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies of World War I against the German Empire
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| Apr. 6, 1917 |
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U.S. enters World War I Washington: After two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I
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| Feb. 1, 1917 |
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Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare Of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules
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| Feb. 21, 1916 |
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Battle of Verdun begins France: On the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France
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| Sep. 6, 1914 |
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First Battle of Marne begins Paris: It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
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Britain declares war on Germany London: It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August...
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
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Germany invaded Belgium Earlier, on July 24, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its neutrality
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| May. 10, 1871 |
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Treaty of Frankfurt ends Franco-Prussian War. West Germany
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
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Paris surrendered to German Army The Siege of Paris led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune
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| Apr. 16, 1746 |
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Battle of Culloden. Scotland
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| Aug. 13, 1704 |
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Battle of Blenheim. Bavaria
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| Oct. 24, 1648 |
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Treaty of Westphalia signed West Germany: A series of treaties treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War
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| Nov. 6, 1632 |
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Battle of Lützen began. Eastern Germany
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| Nov. 16, 1632 |
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King Gustavus Adolphus killed as battle of Lutzen ends. Eastern Germany
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| Sep. 17, 1631 |
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Battle of Breitenfeld. Eastern Germany
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| May. 20, 1631 |
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Magdeburg sacked. Eastern Germany
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| 2011 |
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| May.28 |
Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured. Northern Afghanistan
| 2010 |
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| Apr.3 |
Afghan soldiers killed in friendly fire |
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.18 |
World War II bomb defused in German city |
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| Jan.3 |
Bulldozer driver killed by unexploded WWII device |
| 2013 |
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| May.31 |
US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.3 |
WWII bomb evacuation on the Rhine. West Germany
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.2 |
Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
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| Jan.27 |
Germany's Jews mark Holocaust as new threat rises |
| 2015 |
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| Jul.15 |
'Auschwitz book-keeper' Oskar Groening sentenced to 4 years |
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| Jun.26 |
Queen visits Germany's Bergen-Belsen concentration camp |
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| Apr.18 |
Goebbels' estate sues Random House for diary royalties |
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| Mar.23 |
Archaeologists probe 'Nazi hide-out' for clues |
| 2014 |
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| Nov.24 |
Swiss museum accepts 'hidden' art from controversial dealer |
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| Oct.27 |
US used Nazis as Cold War spies |
| 2013 |
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| Sep.6 |
Hitler bodyguard Rochus Misch dies at 96 |
| 2009 |
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| May.11 |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany. Ohio
| 2006 |
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| Oct.25 |
Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany. Berlin
| 2005 |
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| Jan.26 |
Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation. Poland
| 1962 |
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| May. 31, 1962 |
Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel Map of Ramla Israel| A German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust | |
| 1945 |
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| Nov. 20, 1945 |
Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal began Map of Nuremberg Germany| Bavaria: Series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, for the prosecution of prominent members of leadership of Nazi Germany | |
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| Jan. 27, 1945 |
Auschwitz concentration camp liberated Map of Oswiecim Poland| Poland: A network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany. At least 1.1 million prisoners died at Au... | |
| 1874 |
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| May. 20, 1631 |
Magdeburg sacked. Eastern Germany
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| 2003 |
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| Mar.6 |
U.S. reviews Korean, German bases |
| 2001 |
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32 U.S. paratroopers injured |
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| 2014 |
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| Oct.22 |
U-boat found with ship it sank |
| 2008 |
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| Dec.25 |
German navy foils Somali pirates. Somalia
| 1919 |
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| Jun. 21, 1919 |
German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow Scotland: After nine 9 of waiting, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter made the decision to scuttle the fleet because the negotiation period for the treaty...
| 1917 |
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| Feb. 1, 1917 |
Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare Of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules
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| 1923 |
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| Nov. 8, 1923 |
Adolf Hitler's beer hall Putsch starts Map of Munich Munich: About two thousand men marched to the centre of Munich, where they confronted the police, which resulted in the death of 16 Nazis and 4 policemen
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.26 |
Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
| 2007 |
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| Feb.11 |
Gates calls for Russia partnership |
| 1874 |
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| Nov. 16, 1632 |
King Gustavus Adolphus killed as battle of Lutzen ends. Eastern Germany
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| Jun.7 |
Shield plan: Bush reassures Putin
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| 2014 |
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| Jul.29 |
Body of 'apparent stowaway' found in U.S. Air Force plane |
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| Jun.23 |
German fighter and Learjet collide - one confirmed dead |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.12 |
Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.21 |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
| 1940 |
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| Aug. 8, 1940 |
Battle of Britain began Map of English Channel United Kingdom England: Air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom and the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces
| 1937 |
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| Apr. 26, 1937 |
Guernica, Spain, destroyed by German aircraft Map of Guernica Spain Basque: Bombing of Guernica, one of the first aerial bombings by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe. It inspired the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.18 |
German minister warns Nato against 'warmongering'. Berlin
| 2011 |
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| Apr.13 |
Nato ministers to discuss Libya |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.6 |
Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
| 1917 |
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| Apr. 6, 1917 |
U.S. enters World War I Washington: After two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I
| 1914 |
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
Britain declares war on Germany London: It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August...
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.20 |
Kurdish rebels release German hostages |
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.11 |
World powers agree Syria ceasefire, says John Kerry. Munich
| 2015 |
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| Sep.12 |
Ukraine ceasefire talks 'make significant progress' |
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| Apr.13 |
Ukraine crisis: Further weapons withdrawals agreed |
| 2014 |
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| Aug.27 |
Ukraine crisis: Russia pressed over fresh fighting |
| 2013 |
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| Jun.19 |
Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.4 |
Afghan conference as Nato eye exit. West Germany
| 2004 |
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| Jan.29 |
Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners. Ruhr
| 2003 |
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| Jun.6 |
6 Peacekeepers killed in Kabul blast |
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| Jan.23 |
France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
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| Jan.21 |
Germany rules out Iraq war support |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.28 |
Alliance opposes multi-national force |
| 1918 |
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| Nov. 11, 1918 |
Armistice ends World War I France: The armistice between the Allies and Germany was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War
| 1871 |
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| May. 10, 1871 |
Treaty of Frankfurt ends Franco-Prussian War. West Germany
| 1875 |
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| Oct. 24, 1648 |
Treaty of Westphalia signed West Germany: A series of treaties treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War
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| 2017 |
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| May.6 |
Hannover to evacuate 50,000 over World War Two bombs |
| 2016 |
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| Aug.14 |
Autobahn near Hannover closed after WWII bombs found |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike. Berlin
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| May.28 |
French and German leaders mark Verdun battle centenary. France
| 2014 |
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| Aug.3 |
French and German leaders mark WW1 anniversary. France
| 2009 |
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| Aug.31 |
WWII ceremonies begin. Poland
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.10 |
Putin: U.S. force fostering nukes
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