September 15, 1913: Albert was commissioned as a midshipman on 15 September 1913 and one year later began service in World War I. - George VI of the United Kingdom, Wikipedia.

November 5, 1913: Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, he was tried by the British at the end of World War II in the famous INA trials that began on November 5, 1945 at Red Fort. - Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan, Wikipedia.

September 11, 1926: He was born September 11 1926 in the Bryansk Oblast, and served in the subdivision of zenith troops during World War II. - Alexandrov Ensemble soloists, Wikipedia.

1935: According to historian Zhifen Ju, at least five million Chinese civilians from northern China and Manchukuo were enslaved between 1935 and 1941 by the East Asia Development Board, or Kōain, for work in mines and war industries. - World War II, Wikipedia.

1935: The situation was aggravated in early 1935 when the Saarland was legally reunited with Germany and Hitler repudiated the Treaty of Versailles, speeding up his rearmament programme and introducing conscription. - World War II, Wikipedia.

March, 1936: Hitler defied the Versailles and Locarno treaties by remilitarizing the Rhineland in March 1936. - World War II, Wikipedia.

1937: The death rate among Chinese POWs was much larger; a directive ratified on August 5, 1937 by Hirohito declared that the Chinese were no longer protected under international law. - World War II, Wikipedia.

December, 1937: The Japanese continue to push the Chinese forces back, capturing the capital Nanjing in December 1937 and committed the Nanking Massacre. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: The start of the war is generally held to be September 1, 1939 beginning with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: The start of the war is generally held to be September 1, 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and most of the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 13, 1939: Other dates for the beginning of war include the Japanese invasion of Manchuria on September 13, 1931;^[6] the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on July 7, 1937;^[7][8] or one of several other events. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: Germany and Slovakia — a client state in 1939 — attacked Poland. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 14, 1939: Upon the outbreak of World War II, she made one voyage to Palestine as troop transport on 14 September 1939 and she was commissioned as HMS Laurentic, an armed merchant cruiser, with pennant number F51. - SS Laurentic (1927), Wikipedia.

September 3, 1939: Savage led the country into World War II, officially declaring war on Nazi Germany on 3 September 1939, just hours after Britain. - Portal:New Zealand/Selected article/32, Wikipedia.

September 3, 1939: Savage led the country into World War II, officially declaring war on Nazi Germany on 3 September 1939, just hours after Britain. - Portal:New Zealand/Selected article, Wikipedia.

September 3, 1939: New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Germany as of 9.30 pm 3 September 1939 (NZT). - Military history of New Zealand, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: He was arrested on 1 September 1939 under the Emergency Act adopted at the start of World War II earlier that day. - I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: Davis was assigned to Neutrality Patrol in the North Atlantic after World War II broke out in Europe 1 September 1939. - USS Davis (DD-395), Wikipedia.

September 17, 1939: After signing an armistice with Japan, the Soviets launched their own invasion of Poland. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 3, 1939: Savage led the country into World War II, officially declaring war on Nazi Germany on 3 September 1939, just hours after Britain. - Michael Joseph Savage, Wikipedia.

September 1, 1939: World War II started and Wehrmacht entered also Zaolzie region. - Wacław Olszak, Wikipedia.

October 6, 1939: Poland was soon overwhelmed, and the last Polish units surrendered on October 6. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February 26, 1940: Following the start of World War II McIlveen joined the 18th Brigade of the Second Australian Imperial Force on 26 February 1940 as a welfare officer. - Arthur McIlveen, Wikipedia.

May 10, 1940: British discontent over the Norwegian campaign led to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain by Winston Churchill on May 10, 1940. - World War II, Wikipedia.

June 10, 1940: Italy attacked France in the Alps in June 10 1940. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

1940: The ensuing air war in the late summer of 1940 became known as the Battle of Britain. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

1940: Since invading mainland China and French Indochina in 1940, Japan had been subject to increasing economic sanctions by the United States, Great Britain and Netherlands, and was attempting to reduce these sanctions through diplomatic negotiations. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 22, 1940: Japanese forces invaded French Indochina on September 22, 1940. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September, 1940: This was somewhat mitigated by the Destroyers for Bases Agreement with the United States Navy in September 1940, in which the British exchanged several of their overseas bases for fifty destroyers which were then used for escort duties. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 25, 1940: The ministry was set up on 25 September 1940 by Reichskommissar Josef Terboven as a consequence of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. - Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment, Wikipedia.

November 12, 1940: They launched the first all-aircraft naval attack against the Italian fleet at Taranto. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

December 29, 1940: The London printing works of De La Rue were destroyed on the night of 29 December 1940 during a World War II air raid. - John Easton (philatelist), Wikipedia.

January, 1941: Continued antipathy between Chinese communist and nationalist forces culminated in armed clashes in January 1941, effectively ending their co-operation. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 8, 1941: The Red Army was outflanked and on September 8 1941 the Germans had fully encircled Leningrad and Hitler ordered the city to be besieged. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 22, 1941: During World War II he was recalled to service and appointed on 22nd September 1941 to head a minor special staff unit before being retired again on 31 May 1942. - Oswald Lutz, Wikipedia.

November 12, 1941: During World War II she supported Soviet forces during the Sieges of Odessa and Sevastopol before being sunk at Sevastopol on 12 November 1941 by German aircraft. - Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina, Wikipedia.

November 27, 1941: Yet his eastern army suffered more than 734,000 casualties (about 23 percent of its average strength of 3,200,000 troops) during the first five months of the invasion, and on 27 November 1941, General Eduard Wagner, the Quartermaster General of the German Army, reported that "We are at the end of our resources in both personnel and materiel. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

December 7, 1941: On December 7 1941, a Japanese carrier fleet launched a surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

December 5, 1941: We are about to be confronted with the dangers of deep winter." Newly built up Soviet troops near Moscow now numbered over 500,000 men and Zhukov on December 5 launched a massive counter attack which pushed the Germans back over 200 miles (300 km) but no decisive breakthrough was achieved. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

December 8, 1941: At the beginning of World War II junior soldiers were sent to fight troops of the Japanese Empire that invaded southern Thailand on 8 December 1941. - Army Reserve Force Students, Wikipedia.

December 3, 1941: The Imperial General Headquarters authorized general Yasuji Okamura to implement the sanko sakusen in North China. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

December 10, 1941: With the outbreak of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the group was a key participant in the sinking of the British capital ships Prince of Wales and Repulse off of Malaya on December 10, 1941. - Genzan Air Group, Wikipedia.

January, 1942: The only real Allied success against Japan was a Chinese victory at Changsha in early January 1942. - World War II, Wikipedia.

January 1, 1942: The Allies were officially formed in the Declaration by United Nations on January 1, 1942. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February, 1942: Several German capital ships that were stationed in the port of Brest, managed to comply with Hitler's earlier order and slipped through the English Channel to their home bases in German waters, dealing a significant blow to the Royal Navy's reputation. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February 13, 1942: The Battle of Pasir Panjang was initiated upon the advancement of elite Imperial Japanese Army forces towards Pasir Panjang at Pasir Panjang Ridge on 13 February 1942 during World War II in the Battle of Singapore. - Battle of Pasir Panjang, Wikipedia.

February 11, 1942: She saw considerable early success during World War II from her February 11, 1942 launch until she was sunk on March 12, 1945. - German submarine U-518, Wikipedia.

February 19, 1942: Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, interning thousands of Japanese, Italians, German Americans, and some emigrants from Hawaii who fled after the bombing of Pearl Harbor for the duration of the war. - World War II, Wikipedia.

August, 1942: The Allies succeeded in repelling a second attack against El Alamein and, at a high cost, managed to deliver desperately needed supplies to the besieged Malta. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 13, 1942: The Germans advanced through the southern suburbs and by September 23, 1942, the main factory complex was surrounded and the German artillery was within range of the quays on the river, across which the Soviets evacuated wounded and brought in reinforcements. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 30, 1942: Following the collapse of internal security during World War II the Nazis decided to evacuate the Volksdeutsche population from Bosnia and a treaty to this effect was signed on 30 September 1942. - Germans of Yugoslavia, Wikipedia.

September 30, 1942: Following the collapse of internal security during World War II the Nazis decided to evacuate the Volksdeutsche population from Bosnia and a treaty to this effect was signed on 30 September 1942. - Germans of Yugoslavia, Wikipedia.

September 12, 1942: During World War II he commanded Guards Armoured Division from 12 September 1942 until the end of the war. - Allan Henry Shafto Adair, Wikipedia.

September 16, 1942: The 3rd Tank Battalion was formed during World War II on 16 September 1942. - 3rd Tank Battalion, Wikipedia.

November 19, 1942: The Soviets launched Operation Uranus on November 19 1942, with twin attacks that met at the city of Kalach four days later, encircling the 6th Army in Stalingrad. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

November 30, 1942: During World War II she served in the Pacific and was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942. - USS Northampton (CA-26), Wikipedia.

November 30, 1942: The squadron saw frequent action in the Pacific theater during World War II before being deactivated on November 30, 1945. - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Wikipedia.

February 2, 1943: Shortly before surrendering to the Red Army on February 2, 1943, Friedrich Paulus was promoted to Field Marshal. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February 9, 1943: Forces took back the major Japanese beachheads in eastern New Guinea, before American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure on February 9. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February 2, 1943: After the surrender of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad on February 2, 1943, the Red Army launched eight offensives during the winter. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

1943: Germany suffered devastating losses to the Soviets at Stalingrad, and then again at Kursk, the greatest tank battle in military history. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September, 1943: Italy was forced to sign the Italian Armistice in September 1943. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 30, 1943: She sailed the Hurtigruten route along the coast of Norway until she was lost in an air attack on 30 September 1943 during the Second World War. - SS Sanct Svithun, Wikipedia.

September, 1943: In early September 1943, the Western Allies invaded the Italian mainland, following an Italian armistice with the Allies. - World War II, Wikipedia.

November 11, 1943: During World War II McKechnie was a Group Commander based at RAF Metheringham with 106 Squadron from 11 November 1943 until his death. - William Neil McKechnie, Wikipedia.

January, 1944: The Soviets launched their winter offensive in January 1944 in the Northern sector and relieved the brutal siege of Leningrad. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

January, 1944: The Allies launched a series of attacks in Italy against the line at Monte Cassino and attempted to outflank it with landings at Anzio. - World War II, Wikipedia.

February 17, 1944: The Japanese base at Truk was neutralized by a massive air raid on February 17 and 18, 1944. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

June 9, 1944: The Soviet Union began the Fourth strategic offensive on the Karelian Isthmus that, after three months, forced Finland to accept an armistice. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

June 16, 1944: The Treaty of Vis was signed between the Partisans and the Royal Government, officially making the Partisans the regular army of Yugoslavia. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

1944: American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passed away from a heart attack in 1944, leaving the country in such a state, that Nazi Germany was able to develop atomic weaponry. - World War II, Dc_wikia.

September, 1944: Soviet Red Army troops advanced into Yugoslavia and forced the rapid withdrawal of the German Army Groups E and F in Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia to rescue them from being cut off. - World War II, Wikipedia.

September 4, 1944: The Landing at Jacquinot Bay was an Allied amphibious landing at Jacquinot Bay during the New Britain Campaign of World War II on 4 September 1944. - Landing at Jacquinot Bay, Wikipedia.

September 30, 1944: Used as a flak emplacement during World War II, the Sparrenburg was heavily damaged in the course of the air raid on Bielefeld on 30 September 1944; only the tower stayed undamaged. - Sparrenberg Castle, Wikipedia.

October 20, 1944: In northern Serbia, the Red Army, with limited support from Bulgarian forces, assisted the partisans in a joint liberation of the capital city of Belgrade on October 20. - World War II, Wikipedia.

October 26, 1944: It was fought during the Pacific War of World War II, in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 October to 26 October 1944 between the Allies and the Empire of Japan, and was an attempt by the Japanese to repel or destroy the Allied forces stationed on Leyte after the preceding Allied invasion in the Battle of Leyte. - Portal:Military of the United States/Featured article/8, Wikipedia.

October 26, 1944: It was fought during the Pacific War of World War II, in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of Leyte from 23 October to 26 October 1944 between the Allies and the Empire of Japan, and was an attempt by the Japanese to repel or destroy the Allied forces stationed on Leyte after the preceding Allied invasion in the Battle of Leyte. - Portal:Military of the United States/Featured article, Wikipedia.

December 16, 1944: Germany attempted its last desperate measure for success on the Western Front by marshalling German reserves to launch a massive counter-offensive in the Ardennes to attempt to split the Western Allies, encircle large portions of Western Allied troops and capture their primary supply port at Antwerp in order to prompt a political settlement. - World War II, Wikipedia.

December 16, 1944: She was launched on 16 December 1944, but World War II ended before she was completed, and she sat idle until construction resumed in 1948. - USS Grampus (SS-523), Wikipedia.

December, 1944: With the Balkans and most of Hungary cleared of German troops by late December 1944, the Soviets began a massive re-deployment of their forces to Poland for their upcoming Winter offensive. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

January 14, 1945: Rokossovskiy’s armies attacked from the Narew River north of Warsaw. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

January, 1945: They landed on Luzon in January 1945 and seized Manila in March, leaving it in ruins. - World War II, Wikipedia.

February 13, 1945: The Germans held out till February 13, 1945 and the siege became one of the bloodiest of the war. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

February 16, 1945: It was established on 16th February 1945 as a decoration to recognise Belgian servicemen and women who served during World War II. - Commemorative Medal of the War 1940-1945, Wikipedia.

February, 1945: A few days later, the Soviets launched a massive assault against German-occupied Hungary that lasted until the fall of Budapest in February 1945. - World War II, Wikipedia.

May 7, 1945: The German High Command under Generaloberst Alfred Jodl surrendered unconditionally all remaining German forces on May 7 in Rheims, France. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

May 11, 1945: Some remnants of German Army Group Center continued resistance until May 11 or May 12 (see Prague Offensive). - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

1945: Official records state that Reich Chancellor Adolph Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun committed suicide in a hidden bunker in Berlin in April of 1945. - World War II, Dc_wikia.

August 15, 1945: Japan surrendered, with the surrender documents finally signed aboard the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, ending the war. - World War II, Wikipedia.

August 15, 1945: Greenwich Bay had not yet left the United States West Coast when World War II ended with the cessation of hostilities with Japan on 15 August 1945. - USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41), Wikipedia.

September 21, 1945: At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded on Corsica at Pomigliano on 21 September 1945. - No. 284 Squadron RAF, Wikipedia.

September 9, 1945: The Japanese troops in China formally surrendered to the Chinese on September 9, 1945. - World War II, Genealogy_wikia.

September 12, 1945: The Japanese General Itagaki surrendered to Lord Mountbatten in 1945 to end World War II in Singapore. - City Hall, Singapore, Wikipedia.

September 20, 1945: She operated locally out of San Diego for the remainder of World War II and was placed out of service on 20 September 1945. - USS Vileehi (IX-62), Wikipedia.

October 16, 1945: 2 RAR was formed originally as the 66th Battalion at the end of World War II on 16 October 1945 as a regular infantry force raised from volunteers from the 9th Division for service with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan. - 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Wikipedia.

February 19, 1946: Soon after World War II ended, the unit was inactivated 19 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. - 4th Engineer Battalion (United States), Wikipedia.

November 21, 1948: The station was first served by Central Line trains on 21 November 1948 when the Central Line extension from London towards Buckinghamshire was completed after being delayed by World War II but with services truncated to West Ruislip rather than going further as originally planned. - South Ruislip station, Wikipedia.

November 12, 1950: Panels listing the Roll of Honour from World War II were added and unveiled on 12 November 1950 by Councillor H. - Shaw and Crompton, Wikipedia.

September 22, 1988: Prime Minister Brian Mulroney officially apologizes for the WWII internment of Japanese Canadians - 1988 in Canada, Wikipedia.

December 22, 1988: This episode first aired on 22 December 1988 and was set during the second World War in the period between 1939 to 1945. - List of EastEnders television spin-offs, Wikipedia.