On the 13th June 1944 the first German attack on Britain using the V-1 flying bomb, otherwise known as the ‘doodlebug’, took place.
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On May 12th 1949, the Soviet Union ended its blockade of West Berlin.
The 8th May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day – a public holiday to celebrate the end of the Second World War.
The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland.
On the 6th May 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg experienced a mid-air explosion at Lakehurst, New Jersey and was engulfed in flames in just 32 seconds.
The Covenant of Perfectibility, the forerunner of the original Bavarian Illuminati, was founded by Adam Weishaupt in Ingolstadt.
Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria signed the Reinheitsgebot, a law to ensure the purity of beer that specified a limited number of ingredients.
On the 22nd April 1915, the Second Battle of Ypres began in Belgium.
The United States entered the First World War after Congress declared war on the German Empire.
The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the SS.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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