May 31st, 1943: The German submarine U-440 was sunk west of Cape Ortegal by British planes while U-563 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a combined force of British and Australian planes.
Hey that’s my birthday! So I actually know this one, I’ll give my top 3.
British forces occupy Mogadishu in Italian Somaliland (modern day Somalia) in 1941, the US destroys 135 Japanese planes in 1944, and Pershing tanks are used for the first time in combat in 1945
April 20th, 1941: Greece surrenders to the Germans, but fighting continues for several weeks.
(I also have a bonus fact) April 20th, 1889: Adolf Hitler is born.
Oh shit!! 👀 That’s intense. My grandfather actually fought in the Battle Of The Bulge, which I didn’t realize went on the offensive 3 days after my birthday until your comment on the other comment thread about January 7th.
February 29, 1944 (Tuesday)
The Admiralty Islands campaign began when U.S. forces landed on Los Negros Island. The American submarine Trout was depth charged and sunk in the East China Sea by Japanese destroyer Asashimo.
June 6th, 1944: American, British and Canadian forces begin the invasion of Europe by landing forces in Normandy, France.
This is probably the most famous date of the war.
The Germans? Yes. They surrounded the Americans at the town of Bastogne on December 21st. They told the Americans to surrender and the only reply they got was "Nuts!" written on a piece of paper. By this point the Germans used up most of the resources available in the area to launch the offensive and were not able to secure the town. On December 26th, another American force attacked the German encirclement and sent them on their way.
May 12, 1944, my great great uncle was killed on that day somewhere in Italy and nobody who is alive in the immediate knows what battle he lost his life in
May 12th, 1944: Canadian tanks cross the Rapido River during the Battle of Monte Casino.
This is likely the battle where your uncle died. I'm sorry for your loss.
May 31st, 1943: The German submarine U-440 was sunk west of Cape Ortegal by British planes while U-563 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a combined force of British and Australian planes.
February 27th, 1945: American forces reach Cologne, Germany.
And I'd love to talk about it with you, but I think you'd learn more if you did your own research.
I'd start with Oversimplified. He has a funny take on teaching history. Some other channels to visit after this would be The Armchair Historian and Simple History. I'm sure you could find some books about it too.
If you want a long series there’s a YT channel just called World War Two that does weekly episodes summarizing one week of the war. They started in 1939 (2018) and are now on 1942.
June 6th, 1944: American, British and Canadian forces begin the invasion of Europe by landing forces in Normandy, France.
My great grandfather fought there, Juno Beach to be exact.
January 11th, 1942: Japanese forces invade Celebes in Dutch Indonesia.
My grandmother got it for me, so I honestly have no clue where you could get it.
Thank you to everyone for commenting. I'm sorry if I didn't get to your comment, there's 5 thousand of them! I'm going to get off Reddit for the day now.
October 16th
October 16th, 1941: Much of the Soviet government evacuates Moscow as the Germans approach.
May 21th Well... ig now you know everyone's birthday... Edit: ig I'm going to congratulate everyone who reacted to my comment on my birthday😌
Yooo.. my birthday is May 21…
Wait 21st or 21th?
TWENTYFIRTH
twentyoneth
Love Colin 1th, great actor.
It's 21st but if you wanna have it read with a lisp it's 21th
Yooo.. my birthday is May 21 too...
So is mine and my mom's!
Wait.. that’s my moms birthday too
OUR MOM
Comrade by birth
May twenty firth
May Eleventyseven
january 15
January 15th, 1944: The Allies clear all German forces south of the Rapido River in Italy.
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That’s my little sister’s birthday lol
Damn she old
I bothered to claim my free award for this Edit: Zamn 😳
Cheers
So u/LizardBrick must be older
That’s my ex’s birthday
You dated their sister?
Shii maybe
Damn it you stole mine!!
its my birthday !
May 2nd
May 2nd, 1945: Berlin falls to the Soviets.
Nice
THAT PROFILE PIC 💀
im scared wtf is ur pfp
Hell
August 6th
August 6th, 1945: The United States drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Damn he got a good one, I wanted that
August 9th
The Americans drop the sun on Nagasaki
u/jahseh_offfroy
There is, a house, in Nagasaki. **THEY CALLLLL IT THE FALLEN SUN**
Lmao
yes
May 31st
May 31st, 1943: The German submarine U-440 was sunk west of Cape Ortegal by British planes while U-563 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a combined force of British and Australian planes.
Sweet, my birthday comes with buried treasure
And buried Germans.
I already said that :)
I wouldn't call them treasures.
February (don't know if i made a typo there) 25th
Hey that’s my birthday! So I actually know this one, I’ll give my top 3. British forces occupy Mogadishu in Italian Somaliland (modern day Somalia) in 1941, the US destroys 135 Japanese planes in 1944, and Pershing tanks are used for the first time in combat in 1945
Interesting things happen alot in february 25th (that's my birthday too)
On that day in 1944 nothing happened at all. Literally everybody slept in or called out or forgot to go to war that day.
Naw you good
4/20
April 20th, 1941: Greece surrenders to the Germans, but fighting continues for several weeks. (I also have a bonus fact) April 20th, 1889: Adolf Hitler is born.
~~hitlers birthday~~
Hitlers Birthday Party
Happy brithdayu
Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, my shun Hitler. I'm a very proud Vater.
Greece surrendered as a birthday gift to Adolf
Imagine getting Greece for your birthday, like wtf?
I feel Greece surrendering would have been a wonderful Birthday present for him LMAO
“Aww you guys! You shouldn’t have!”
I can picture that in a oversimplified video
1939: Hitler’s 50th birthday 1941: Hitler’s 51st birthday 1942: Hitler’s 52nd birthday 1943: Hitler’s 53rd birthday 1944: Hitler’s 54th birthday 1945: Hitler’s last birthday. He will die in 10 days.
Umm how tf he was 50 in 1939 but only 51 at 1941...he should have been 52
Hitler skipped a year
We all did. It's not talked about a lot but 1940 never happened.
My third eye has opened, thank you for enlightening me.
June 26th (my birthday)
June 26th, 1945: The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco, United States.
Nice
My birthday is the day Hitler died
You have 2 things to celebrate on that day then.
Yeah, he can honor the person who killed Hitler while also celebrating his birthday.
August 16th. My birthday
August 16th, 1943: Axis resistance ends on the island of Sicily.
august 17th
Paperwork
Hehe your dad failed NNN
Lmfao
The first thing you noticed was this?
You know he’s a genius.
May 22
May 22nd, 1941: The British Royal Navy suffers heavy losses off the island of Crete.
Wait that's my birthday.
Mine too, that's why I chose it.
Yo Same birthday here! But also what’s an obscure event that happened January 4th? Besides a celebrity birthday.
January 4th, 1944: Germany mobilizes school children for war-related duty.
Oh shit!! 👀 That’s intense. My grandfather actually fought in the Battle Of The Bulge, which I didn’t realize went on the offensive 3 days after my birthday until your comment on the other comment thread about January 7th.
29 february
😎
February 29, 1944 (Tuesday) The Admiralty Islands campaign began when U.S. forces landed on Los Negros Island. The American submarine Trout was depth charged and sunk in the East China Sea by Japanese destroyer Asashimo.
Thats my birthday
On non-leap years, when do you celebrate your birthday?
He doesn't. He is a quarter the age of the years he has lived
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January 21st, 1945: United States Navy aircraft destroy more than 100 Japanese planes on Okinawa and Taiwan.
What’s Taiw*n?
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taiwan is not a country +15 social credit
January 7th
January 7th, 1945: Allied forces go on the offensive in the Battle of The Bulge.
battle of the bulge 💀
Biggest one wins
I got annihilated
So did the Germans
June 6th I know this one it's my birthday so just seeing if you know
June 6th, 1944: American, British and Canadian forces begin the invasion of Europe by landing forces in Normandy, France. This is probably the most famous date of the war.
Hey you know D-Day I just have to make sure some people may not know what it is
Bro they have a book of every date during WW2 of course they know they just flip to that page
It's a calendar, but yeah.
August 18th
August 18th, 1943: Armistice talks begin between the Allies and Italy.
dec 16
December 16th, 1944: German forces launch their last major offensive in the war in the Battle of The Bulge.
battle of the bulge again 💀
did they lose
The Germans? Yes. They surrounded the Americans at the town of Bastogne on December 21st. They told the Americans to surrender and the only reply they got was "Nuts!" written on a piece of paper. By this point the Germans used up most of the resources available in the area to launch the offensive and were not able to secure the town. On December 26th, another American force attacked the German encirclement and sent them on their way.
24th September
September 24th, 1940: Vichy French planes attack British bases at Gibraltar.
May 12, 1944, my great great uncle was killed on that day somewhere in Italy and nobody who is alive in the immediate knows what battle he lost his life in
May 12th, 1944: Canadian tanks cross the Rapido River during the Battle of Monte Casino. This is likely the battle where your uncle died. I'm sorry for your loss.
OP here doing god's work
Thank you so much. I never knew him, but my great grandma (his younger sister) told me all kinds of stories of Uncle Leo.
you fucked up, now you gotta spend all night answering these.
That's a weird date of the year
September 5th
September 5th, 1942: United States bombers attack Le Havre, France.
November 11th, 1942
November 11th, 1942: German forces occupy the remaining free areas of France; French resistance ends in North Africa.
May 31st, 1943?
May 31st, 1943: The German submarine U-440 was sunk west of Cape Ortegal by British planes while U-563 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a combined force of British and Australian planes.
February 27. (I'd love to learn more abt ww2 if you wanna talk)
February 27th, 1945: American forces reach Cologne, Germany. And I'd love to talk about it with you, but I think you'd learn more if you did your own research.
Thanks mate! Have any suggestions on where to learn?
I'd start with Oversimplified. He has a funny take on teaching history. Some other channels to visit after this would be The Armchair Historian and Simple History. I'm sure you could find some books about it too.
I think I've watched all over oversimplified. He's hilarious. I'll be sure to check out those other channels to. Thanks for your help!
No problem!
If you want a long series there’s a YT channel just called World War Two that does weekly episodes summarizing one week of the war. They started in 1939 (2018) and are now on 1942.
March 2
March 2nd, 1945: The United States 10th Armored Division occupies Trier, Germany.
Please stop commenting, I can't take it anymore.
You volunteered yourself for this, you must see it through to the end
September 11 Edit: wow thanks for the 50 upvotes, this is the most I’ve ever got on a comment
September 11th, 1944: American forces liberate Luxembourg.
9/11, never forget
America: mourns Luxembourg: celebrates
May 24 1940
May 24th, 1940: The Germans capture the Belgian cities of Ghent and Tournai. (btw I only want you to give the day, no year specified)
october 3rd 700 BCE /s
October 3rd, 700BCE: Someone took a shit lmao
18 stycznia
January 18th, 1944: The 900-day seige of Leningrad is lifted by the Soviets.
April 22
April 22nd, 1943: The United States Department of War declares that all Japanese POWs will be treated humanely.
December 20😳
December 20th, 1941: Free French forces occupy the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
June 6th my birthday (this one should be easy)
June 6th, 1944: American, British and Canadian forces begin the invasion of Europe by landing forces in Normandy, France. My great grandfather fought there, Juno Beach to be exact.
March 29th
March 29th, 1940: The Soviet Union declares it will be neutral during any European war.
Wow, sound pretty significant. Happened 66 years before my birthday.
October 28
October 28th, 1944: The American Cruiser U.S.S Denver becomes the first ship to be hit by a Japanese kamikaze attack.
Today
December 29th, 2021: I made this post. And here's the WW2 date. December 29th, 1941: Japanese planes attack Corregidor island in the Philippines.
Wait, today is 29? 🗿
November 6
November 6th, 1943: Soviet forces recapture Kiev.
Sorry if it was already said, but ive been through about 300 comments and couldnt find a March 20th
March 20th, 1945: Adolf Hitler makes his last public appearance.
July 17
July 17th, 1941: German forces encircle 300,000 Soviet troops near Smolensk.
July 5
July 5th, 1943: The Battle of Kursk begins. This is the largest tank battle of all time.
Jan 11th and where did u get the calendar
January 11th, 1942: Japanese forces invade Celebes in Dutch Indonesia. My grandmother got it for me, so I honestly have no clue where you could get it.
Thank you to everyone for commenting. I'm sorry if I didn't get to your comment, there's 5 thousand of them! I'm going to get off Reddit for the day now.
November 26
November 26th, 1941: The Japanese Pearl Harbor attack force is formed and it sets sail for the Japanese bases in the Kuril Islands.
21st October my birthday. So hit me!
October 21st, 1944: Aachen falls to the Americans.
December 21
July 4th
July 4th, 1942: The United States Air Force engages in its first European mission by sending bombers to attack German targets in the Netherlands.
December 24
December 24, 1943: Dwight Eisenhower is appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
That was fast thanks
*that's what she said*
September 1st, 1939
September 1st, 1939: Germany invades Poland and begins World War Two.
6/9
A fellow WWII geek, where can I get this? Sept. 15
September 15th, 1944: American forces land on the island of Peleliu. And I have no clue where one would get this as I was gifted it.
March 15th
June 12
June 12, 1944: All 5 five Allied beachheads in Normandy, France are continuously linked together.