Acting on orders authorised by the Strategic Command, HMS Conqueror fired torpedoes at the Belgrano, killing over 200 crewmembers and causing severe damage.
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The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as President.
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Eichmann was known as the architect of the Final Solution, the man who coordinated the transportation of Jews from across Europe to Death Camps in the East.
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