[January] [February] [March] [April] [May] [June] [July] [August] [September] [October] [November] [December] January 1 January 1, 1941: Hitler, in his New Year’s order of the day to the Germanarmed forces, promises “…completion, on the Western Front, of thegreatest victory in our history…” January 1, 1943: German troops of 1. Panzerarmee (von Kleist) in theCaucasus begin […]
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[January] [February] [March] [April] [May] [June] [July] [August] [September] [October] [November] [December] July 1st July 1st, 1940: German troops complete the occupation of the ChannelIslands, the only British territory ever captured by Germany duringWWII. The French government of Marshal Petain moves from Bordeaux toVichy. Marshal Balbo is replaced by Marshal Graziani as C-in-C ofItalian forces […]