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2 days ago · The German invasion of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Duitse aanval op Nederland ), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Slag om Nederland ), was a military campaign part of Case Yellow ( German: Fall Gelb ), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries ( Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II. The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until the ...
1 day ago · In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social, political, military, and economic changes throughout the world.
8 hours ago · The Eastern Front [j] or the Russian Front was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland. It encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe ( Baltics ), and Southeast Europe ( Balkans ), and lasted from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths attributed to World War II ...
4 days ago · On 12 March 1950, two months before Schuman’s call, a national referendum is organized — the only one that ever took place in the country’s history — about the return to Belgium of king Leopold III, still in exile because of his ambiguous attitude towards Germany during World War II.
4 days ago · Today in History: The Rape Of Belgium. On this day, 4 August 1914, Germany's invasion of Belgium led to atrocious acts which shocked the world as they were relayed in vivid detail. On this day 4 August 1914, Belgian newspapers broke the news that German troops had breached the Belgian border and started their invasion.
3 days ago · The statue commemorating Gabrielle Petit, the young Belgian woman who spied on the German military during World War I and was executed in 1916, stands on Place Saint-Jean, in the heart of Brussels’ city centre. Petit is represented holding her chin up in a defiant last stand. “I have just been condemned to death, I will be shot tomorrow.
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