military history anniversaries 0401 thru 041516

8/18/2019 Military History Anniversaries 0401 Thru 041516

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Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 April

Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U.S. military involvement orimpacted in some way on U.S military operations or American interests

• Apr 01 1745: French & Indian War: A fleet consisting of 19 transport ships escorted by 13ar ed erchant !essels is carrying a total of 4"##0 A erican colonial ilitia en to$ard %ape

reton Island" 'o!a (cotia) *he goal is the capt+re of ,o+isbo+rg" the largest fort in 'orthA erica) It $as b+ilt and garrisoned by the French to protect the entrance to the (t) ,a$rence-i!er and French %anada)

• Apr 01 1./5 %i!il War: attle of Fi!e For s In (iege of 2etersb+rg %onfederate eneral-obert ) ,ee s s+pply line into 2etersb+rg" 6irginia" is closed $hen nion forces +nder eneral

lysses () rant collapse the end of ,ee s lines aro+nd 2etersb+rg) *he %onfederates s+fferhea!y cas+alties" and the battle triggered ,ee s retreat fro 2etersb+rg as the t$o ar ies began arace that $o+ld end a $ee later at Appo atto8 %o+rt o+se) %as+alties and losses: ( .30 %(A #"950

• Apr 01 1.93 *he ran of %hief 2etty ;fficer in the nited (tates 'a!y is established)

• Apr 01 19#4 2re WW#: Adolf itler is sentenced to fi!e years in ein ?a pf)

• Apr 01 194# WW#: -ationing Anyone $ishing to p+rchase a ne$ toothpaste t+be" then adefro etal" had to t+rn in an e pty one)

• Apr 01 1944 WW#: 'a!igation errors lead to an accidental A erican bo bing of the ($isscity of (chaffha+sen)

• Apr 01 1945 WW#: ;peration Iceberg After s+ffering the loss of 11/ planes and da age tothree aircraft carriers" 50"000 )() co bat troops of the 10th Ar y" +nder the co and of

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,ie+tenant eneral (i on ) +c ner @r)" land on the so+th$est coast of the @apanese island of; ina$a" 350 iles so+th of ?y+sh+" the so+thern ain island of @apan)

• Apr 01 194. %old War: (o!iet troops stop )() and ritish ilitary trains tra!eling thro+gh the-+ssian one of occ+pation in er any and de and that they be allo$ed to search the trains)

ritish and )() officials ref+sed the (o!iet de and) >ilitary forces" +nder direction of the(o!iet controlled go!ern ent in ast er any" set +p a land bloc ade of West erlin) *he

proble s associated $ith the (o!iet" ritish" and )() occ+pation of er any gre$ steadily oreserio+s in the follo$ing onths)

• Apr 01 1954 2resident B$ight B) isenho$er a+thori es the creation of the nited (tates AirForce Acade y in %olorado)

• Apr 01 199# (tart of the osnian War) *he ost recent fig+res s+ggest that aro+nd 100"000 people $ere illed d+ring the $ar) In addition" an esti ated total of #0"000 to 50"000 $o en$ere raped and o!er #)# illion people $ere displaced" a ing it the ost de!astating conflict in

+rope since the end of World War II)• Apr 0# 1./3 %i!il War: -ich ond -iots -esponding to ac+te food shortages" h+ndreds of

angry $o en riot in -ich ond" 6irginia" de anding that the go!ern ent release e ergencys+pplies) For se!eral ho+rs" the ob o!ed thro+gh the city" brea ing $indo$s and lootingstores" before %onfederate 2resident @efferson Ba!is thre$ his poc et change at the fro thetop of a $agon) Ba!is ordered the cro$d to disperse or he $o+ld order the ilitia to fire +ponthe ) *he riot ended peacef+lly" altho+gh 44 $o en and #9 en $ere arrested)

• Apr 0# 1./5 %i!il War: *he 10 onth (iege of 2etersb+rg is bro en nion troops capt+re thetrenches aro+nd 2etersb+rg" 6irginia" forcing %onfederate eneral -obert ) ,ee to retreat)%as+alties and losses: ( 4#"000 %(A #."000

• Apr 0# 1./5 %i!il War: %onfederate 2resident @efferson Ba!is and ost of his %abinet flee the%onfederate capital of -ich ond" 6irginia)

• Apr 0# 1..5 %ree $arriors attac ed the !illage of Frog ,a e" 'orth West *erritories" %anada"illing 9)

• Apr 0# 1917 WWI: *he $orld +st be ade safe for de ocracy" )() 2resident Woodro$Wilson proclai s" as he appears before %ongress to as for a declaration of $ar against er any)

• Apr 0# 1941 WW#: er an ,ie+tenant eneral r$in -o el" Cthe Besert Fo8"D res+ es hisad!ance into %yrenaica" odern day ,ibya" signaling the beginning of $hat nine days later $ill

beco e the recapt+re of ,ibya by the A8is forces)

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German eneral Erwin !ommel arrival in the desert in early 1"#1

• Apr 0# 197# 6ietna : *he aster ;ffensi!e begins (oldiers of anoi s 304th Bi!ision"s+pported by (o!iet ade tan s and hea!y artillery" ta e the northern half of the E+ang *ri

pro!ince) *his left only E+ang *ri %ity the co bat base on the o+ts irts of the cityG and Bonga in (o+th 6ietna ese hands) (o+th 6ietna s 3rd Bi!ision co ander rig) en) 6+ 6an iaio!ed his staff o+t of the E+ang *ri co bat base to the citadel at E+ang *ri %ity" the apparent

'orth 6ietna ese obarH+e and-eprisal" a+thori ing the to a e %apt+res of ritish 6essels and %argoes)

• Apr 03 1./5 %i!il War: *he -ebel capital of -ich ond" 6irginia" falls to the nion" the ostsignificant sign that the %onfederacy is nearing its final days)

• Apr 03 191. WWI: *he Allied (+pre e War %o+ncil for ally confers the post of co anderin chief on the Western Front to eneral Ferdinand Foch)

• Apr 03 194# WW#: *he @apanese 14 th Ar y stage a aacArth+r s troops fro >anila"ataan" in part beca+se of poor strategi ing on >acArth+r s part)

• Apr 03 1943 WW#: (( 2ic erel (( 177G s+n by @apanese inelayer (hira a i anda+8iliary s+bchaser +n an >ar+ off northern onsh+" @apan) 74 illed

• Apr 03 1945 WW#: ( 1st Ar y conH+ers ofgeis ar" er any

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• Apr 03 194/ 2ost WW#: @apanese ,t) eneral >asahar+ o a is e8ec+ted in the 2hilippinesfor leading the ataan Beath >arch) e aintained that he had no no$ledge of atrocities +ntilafter they had occ+rred)

Masaharu Homma

• Apr 03 194. %old War: 2resident arry () *r+ an signs off on legislation establishing theForeign Assistance Act of 194." ore pop+larly no$n as the >arshall 2lan) *he act e!ent+ally

pro!ided o!er 1# billion of assistance to aid in the econo ic reco!ery of Western +rope)• Apr 03 19/9 6ietna : (ecretary of Befense >el!in ,aird anno+nces that the nited (tates is

o!ing to C6ietna i eD the $ar as rapidly as possible) y this" he eant that the responsibilityfor the fighting $o+ld be grad+ally transferred to the (o+th 6ietna ese as they beca e oreco bat capable)

• Apr 03 197# 6ietna : *he nited (tates prepares h+ndreds of 5#s and fighter bo bers for possible air stri es to bl+nt the recently la+nched 'orth 6ietna ese in!asion) *he aircraft carrier?itty a$ $as sent fro the 2hilippines to assach+setts" to$ard 'e$ Jor in anticipation of a ritish in!asion)

• Apr 04 %i!il War: 2resident Abraha ,incoln !isits the %onfederate capital of -ich ond"6irginia" a day after nion forces capt+re it) ,incoln" acco panied by a s all gro+p of soldiersand a gro$ing ento+rage of freed sla!es" $al ed to the %onfederate White o+se and sat in2resident @efferson Ba!is s chair) e re ained in -ich ond a fe$ ore days in hopes that-obert ) ,ee s ar y $o+ld s+rrender" b+t on April . he headed bac to Washington) (i8 dayslater" ,incoln $as shot as he $atched a play at Ford s *heater)

• Apr 04 1917 WWI: *he )() (enate !otes 90 / to enter World War I on the Allied side)

• Apr 04 191. WWI: er an forces in the throes of a a


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• Apr 04 1945 WW#: attle of ?assel After a fo+r day str+ggle $ith the er an Ar yA erican troops capt+re ?assel er any) %as+alties and losses: ( light 50 illed &5400K 2;W

• Apr 04 1945 WW#: A erican troops liberate ;hrdr+f forced labor ca p in er any) It $asthe first 'a i concentration ca p liberated by )() troops) *hey disco!ered piles of bodies" so e

co!ered $ith li e" and others partially incinerated on pyres)

Gallows $remation %yre Stac&ed 'odies

• Apr 04 1949 %old War: *he nited (tates and 11 other nations establish the 'orth Atlantic*reaty ;rgani ation 'A*;G" a +t+al defense pact ai ed at containing possible (o!ietaggression against Western +rope) 'A*; stood as the ain )() led ilitary alliance against the(o!iet nion thro+gho+t the d+ration of the %old War)

• Apr 04 19/7 6ietna : *he -e!erend >artin ,+ther ?ing" @r)" head of the (o+thern %hristian,eadership %onference" deli!ers a speech entitled C eyond 6ietna D in front of 3"000 people at-i!erside %h+rch in 'e$ Jor %ity) In it" he says that there is a co on lin for ing bet$eenthe ci!il rights and peace o!e ents)

• Apr 04 1973 6ietna : A ,oc heed % 141 (tarlifter" d+bbed the anoi *a8i" a es the lastflight of ;peration o eco ing)

• Apr 04 1975 6ietna : ;peration aby ,ift A a


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• Apr 05 194# WW#: *he I perial @apanese 'a!y la+nches a carrier based air attac on%olo bo" %eylon d+ring the Indian ;cean -aid) 2ort and ci!ilian facilities are da aged and the-oyal 'a!y cr+isers >( %orn$all and >( Borsetshire are s+n so+th$est of the island)

• Apr 05 1945 WW#: J+gosla! partisan leader *ito signs an agree ent per itting te poraryentry of (o!iet troops into J+gosla! territory) As part of the agree ent *ito sec+red a pro!iso that

the (o!iets $o+ld lea!e J+gosla!ia once its Coperational tas D $as co pleted) ns+ringco pliance $ith this cla+se pro!ed proble atic" as (talin tried to aintain a presence in post$arJ+gosla!ia" atte pting to co opt the J+gosla! %o +nist 2arty and create another p+ppet state)

e failed)• Apr 05 1951 %old War: *he cli a8 of the ost sensational spy trial in A erican history is

reached $hen a federal


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• Apr 0/ 1./5 %i!il War: *he attle of (aylerLs %ree %onfederate eneral -obert ) ,eeLsAr y of 'orthern 6irginia fights its last aA-)• Apr 0/ 1990 %old War: )() and (o!iet diplo ats eeting in Washington" B)%)" a e

significant progress in negotiations concerning the role to be played by the ne$ly re+nifieder any in +rope)

• Apr 07 171# *+scarora War: %ol) @ohn arn$ell" co anding a co bined $hite ilitia andfriendly Indian force n+ bering abo+t 300 en" again besieges this ain enca p ent of thehostile *+scarora Indians) *he *+scarora had la+nched a s+rprise attac in (epte ber 1711"

illing abo+t 130 colonists" pro pting 'orth %arolina to as 6irginia and (o+th %arolina forhelp) arn$ellLs ar y $as co posed ostly of (o+th %arolina ilitia) e had besieged the

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hostiles fort in >arch" b+t agreed to a tr+ce after the Indians began tort+ring their capti!es $ithinearshot of the ilitia) When the *+scarora failed to honor part of their agree ent" arn$ell

aintained the siege for 10 days" finally forcing the Indians to s+rrender) All capti!es $ere freedand other conditions $ere et bringing the *+scarora War to a close)

• Apr 07 177/ A erican -e!ol+tion: %aptain @ohn arry and the (( ,e8ington capt+red the

>( d$ard" a tender ship for the ritish >an ; War" the >( ,i!erpool) It $as the first pri eta en by the %ontinental 'a!y) *he capt+re of the d$ard and its cargo t+rned %aptain arry intoa national hero and boosted the orale of the %ontinental forces)

• Apr 07 1./# %i!il War: attle of (hiloh ends *$o days of hea!y fighting concl+de near2ittsb+rgh ,anding in $estern *ennessee) *he attle of (hiloh beca e a nion !ictory after the%onfederate attac stalled on April /" and fresh Jan ee troops dro!e the %onfederates fro thefield on April 7) %as+alties and losses: ( 13)047 %(A 10"/99)

• Apr 07 191. WWI: ;ne onth after -+ssia signed the *reaty of rest ,ito!s " for allyending its participation in World War I" Winston %h+rchill secretly proposes to the ritish War%abinet a ethod by $hich ritain s for er ally co+ld be pers+aded to reenter the $ar)

• Apr 07 1939 WW#: In an effort to i ic itler s conH+est of 2rag+e" enito >+ssolini stroops" tho+gh badly organi ed" in!ade and occ+py Albania) Altho+gh the in!asion $as intendedas b+t a prel+de to greater conH+ests in the al ans" it pro!ed a costly enterprise for Il B+ce

>+ssoliniG) Albania $as already dependent on Italy s econo y" so had little to offer the in!aders)And f+t+re e8ploits in neighboring nations" in reece in partic+lar" pro!ed to be disastro+s for theItalians)

*hree Al+anian soldiers in an unidenti,ied location ,leein -orth with peasants towards u oslavia

• Apr 07 1943 WW#: oloca+st: In *erebo!lia" raine" er ans order 1"100 @e$s to +ndressto their +nder$ear and arch thro+gh the city of *erebo!lia to the nearby !illage of 2lebani! a)*here they are shot dead

• Apr 07 1945 WW#: *he @apanese battleship Ja ato" the largest battleship e!er constr+cted" iss+n #00 iles north of ; ina$a $hile en ro+te to a s+icide ission in ;peration *en o)

• Apr 07 1954 %old War: 2resident B$ight B) isenho$er coins one of the ost fa o+s %oldWar phrases $hen he s+ggests the fall of French Indochina to the co +nists co+ld create aCdo inoD effect in (o+theast Asia) *he so called Cdo ino theoryD do inated )() thin ing abo+t6ietna for the ne8t decade)

• Apr 07 1975 %old War: 6ietna 'orth 6ietna ese forces prepare to la+nch the C o %hi>inh %a paign"D designed to set the conditions for a final co +nist !ictory in (o+th 6ietna )

y this ti e" $ell o!er t$o thirds of (o+th 6ietna $as +nder co +nist control as (o+th6ietna ese forces had fallen bac in panic $hen the 'orth 6ietna ese pressed the attac )

• Apr 07 197. Be!elop ent of the ne+tron bo b is canceled by 2resident @i y %arter)

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• Apr 07 #003 +lf War: )() troops capt+re aghdadM (adda +sseinLs regi e falls t$o dayslater)

• Apr 0. 177. A erican -e!ol+tion: F+t+re nited (tates 2resident @ohn Ada s arri!es in2aris" France 177. to replace for er %ontinental %ongress e ber (ilas Beane as a e ber ofthe A erican co ission representing the interests of the nited (tates) Beane had been

recalled to A erica by %ongress after fello$ diplo at Arth+r ,ee acc+sed hi ofisappropriating French f+nds)• Apr 0. 1.3# lac a$ War: Aro+nd three h+ndred nited (tates /th Infantry troops lea!e

(t) ,o+is" >isso+ri to fight the (a+ 'ati!e A ericans)• Apr 0. 1./4 %i!il War: attle of >ansfield *he -ed -i!er ca paign of nion eneral

'athaniel an s grinds to a halt $hen %onfederate eneral -ichard *aylor ro+ts an s ar y at>ansfield" ,o+isiana) %as+alties and losses: ( #"117 %(A 1"000)

• Apr 0. 1904 2reWWI: With $ar in +rope a decade a$ay" ritain and France sign anagree ent" later no$n as the ntente %ordiale" resol!ing long standing colonial disp+tes in

'orth Africa and establishing a diplo atic +nderstanding bet$een the t$o co+ntries)

• Apr 0. 194# WW#: *he @apanese ta e ataan in the 2hilippines)• Apr 0. 194# WW#: (iege of ,eningrad (o!iet forces open a +ch needed rail$ay lin to

,eningrad)• Apr 0. 1944 WW#: -+ssian forces led by >arshal Fedor *olb+ hin attac the er an ar y in

an atte pt to $in bac %ri ea" in the so+thern raine" occ+pied by the A8is po$er) *he attac$o+ld res+lt in the brea ing of er an defensi!e lines in


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• Apr 0. 197# 6ietna : 'orth 6ietna ese #nd Bi!ision troops dri!e o+t of ,aos and %a bodiato open a third front of their offensi!e in the %entral ighlands" attac ing at ?ont+ and 2lei +in atte pt to c+t (o+th 6ietna in t$o) If s+ccessf+l" this $o+ld gi!e 'orth 6ietna control ofthe northern half of (o+th 6ietna )

• Apr 0. 1975 6ietna : After a $ee long ission to (o+th 6ietna " en) Frederic Weyand"

)() Ar y %hief of (taff and for er 6ietna co ander" reports to %ongress that (o+th6ietna cannot s+r!i!e $itho+t additional ilitary aid) E+estioned again later by reporters $hoas ed if (o+th 6ietna co+ld s+r!i!e $ith additional aid" Weyand replied there $as Ca chance)D

• Apr 09 17.# A erican -e!ol+tion: 4 day attle of the (aintes begins) %as+alties and losses:rit 1"059 F- ."000 Est )

• Apr 09 1./5 %i!il War: -obert ) ,ee s+rrenders the Ar y of 'orthern 6irginia #/"7/5troopsG to lysses () rant at Appo atto8 %o+rtho+se" 6irginia" effecti!ely ending the $ar)

• Apr 09 191/ WWI: *he attle of 6erd+n er an forces la+nch their third offensi!e of the battle)

• Apr 09 1917 WWI: *he attle of Arras the battle begins $ith %anadian %orps e8ec+ting aassi!e assa+lt on 6i y -idge)

• Apr 09 191. WWI: *he attle of the ,ys er an troops la+nch C;peration eorgetteD thesecond phase of their final" last ditch spring offensi!e" against Allied positions in Ar entieres"France" on the -i!er ,ys) In the offensi!e the 2ort+g+ese 8peditionary %orps is cr+shed on the

elgian region of Flanders)

• Apr 09 1940 WW#: ;peration WeserNb+ng er any in!ades Ben ar and 'or$ay) er an$arships entered aacArth+r s orders and7."000 troops //"000 Filipinos and 1#"000 A ericansG" the largest contingent of )() soldierse!er to s+rrender" are ta en capti!e by the @apanese) *he prisoners $ere at once led 55 iles fro>ari!eles" on the so+thern end of the ataan penins+la" to (an Fernando" on $hat beca e no$nas the C ataan Beath >arch)D

• Apr 09 1945 WW#: (( (noo (( #79G issing) >ost li ely s+n by a co bination of@apanese na!al aircraft in the 'ansei (oto) .4 illed)

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• Apr 09 1945 WW#: *he er an poc et battleship Ad iral (cheer is s+n )

• Apr 09 1945 WW#: *he attle of ?Pnigsberg" in ast 2r+ssia" ends) %as+alties and losses: er 50? K .0? ta en 2;W ( 3"700

• Apr 09 19.1 *he )() 'a!y n+clear s+b arine (( eorge Washington (( ' 59.Gaccidentally collides $ith the 'issho >ar+" a @apanese cargo ship" sin ing it)

• Apr 09 19.7 %old War: @+st days before he is to tra!el to >osco$ for tal s on ar s control andother iss+es" )() (ecretary of (tate eorge (h+lt states that he is Cda ned angryD abo+t

possible (o!iet spy acti!ity in the A erican e bassy in the (o!iet nion) (o!iet officialsindignantly replied that the espionage charges $ere Cdirty fabrications)D *he episode indicatedthat $hile relations bet$een the nited (tates and the (o!iet nion had i pro!ed dra atically inrecent years" long held ani osities and s+spicions lingered


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appro!al rating) *he drop reflected the gro$ing dissatisfaction $ith 'i8on s fail+re to end the $ar in 6ietna ) e had been elected in 19/. largely beca+se he clai ed to ha!e a plan to end the $ar"

b+t after three onths in office" there $as still no anno+nce ent abo+t $hen the plan $o+ld beenacted)

• Apr 10 1971 %old War: *he )() table tennis tea begins a $ee long !isit to the 2eople s

-ep+blic of %hina 2-%G at the in!itation of %hina s co +nist go!ern ent) *he $ell p+blici ed trip $as part of the 2-% s atte pt to b+ild closer diplo atic relations $ith the nited(tates" and $as the beginning of $hat so e p+ndits in the nited (tates referred to as Cping pongdiplo acy)D

• Apr 10 197# 6ietna : For the first ti e since ';6 /7" A erican 5# bo bers reportedly begin bo bing 'orth 6ietna )

• Apr 11 1945 WW#: A erican forces liberate the +chen$ald concentration ca p in er any)

German civilians are ,orced +y American troops to +ear witness to -a i atrocities at'uchenwald concentration camp) mere miles ,rom their own homes) April 1"#5.

• Apr 11 1951 ?orea: 2resident arry *r+ an relie!es eneral of the Ar y Bo+glas >acArth+rof o!erall co and in ?orea)

• Apr 1# 1./1 %i!il War: *he $ar begins $ith %onfederate forces firing on Fort (+ ter" in theharbor of %harleston" (o+th %arolina)

• Apr 1# 1./# %i!il War: *he Andre$s -aid the reat ,oco oti!e %haseG occ+rred" startingfro ig (hanty" eorgia no$ ?ennesa$G) (o e of Andre$sL raiders $ere the first to bea$arded the >edal of onor by the ( %ongress for their actions

• Apr 1# 1./4 %i!il War: attle >assacreG of Fort 2illo$: %onfederate forces ill the a


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1 5 color poster o, the 23ort %illow Massacre2.

• Apr 1# 1./5 %i!il War: >obile" Alaba a" falls to the nion Ar y)

• Apr 1# 1917 WWI: %anadian forces s+ccessf+lly co plete the ta ing of 6i y -idge fro theer ans)

• Apr 1# 1970 (o!iet s+b arine ? ." carrying fo+r n+clear torpedoes" sin s in the ay of iscayfo+r days after a fire on board)

Apr 13 177/ -e!ol+tionary War: A erican forces are s+rprised in the attle of o+nd roo " 'e$ @ersey) B+ring the battle" ost of the 500 an garrison escaped) %as+alties and losses: (40 to 1#0 7)

• Apr 13 1./1 %i!il War: Fort (+ ter s+rrenders to %onfederate forces) %as+alties and losses:( # %(A 0

• Apr 13 197# 6ietna : *he attle of An ,oc begins

• Apr 14 191. WWI: Bo+glas %a pbell beco es the first )() ace pilot $hen he shoots do$n of

his 5th er an plane)

• Apr 14 1941 WW#: er an general r$in -o el attac s *obr+ ) *he siege di!erted A8istroops fro the frontier and the *obr+ garrison rep+lsed se!eral attac s) *he port $as freH+ently

bo barded by artillery" di!e bo bers and edi+ bo bers" as the -AF fle$ defensi!e sortiesfro airfields in gypt) ritish >editerranean Fleet and Inshore (H+adron ships ran the bloc ade"to carry reinforce ents and s+pplies in and $o+nded and prisoners o+t) ;n #7 'o!e ber" *obr+ $as relie!ed by the .th Ar y the na e of ritish" %o on$ealth" I perial and Allied forces inthe Western Besert since (epte ber 1941G" d+ring ;peration %r+sader)

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Australian troops 4le,t occupy a ,ront line position at *o+ru&. 3ield Marshal Erwin !ommel in 1"#6

• Apr 14 1945 WW#: ( 7th Ar y & allies forces capt+red '+re berg & (t+ttgart in er any)

• Apr 14 1994 In a )() friendly fire incident d+ring ;peration 2ro!ide %o fort in northern IraH"t$o nited (tates Air Force aircraft ista enly shoot do$n t$o nited (tates Ar y helicopters"

illing #/ people)• Apr 14 #003 )() troops in aghdad capt+re Ab+ Abbas" leader of the 2alestinian gro+p that

illed an A erican on the hi( Achille ,a+ro in 19.5)• Apr 15 17.3 A erican -e!ol+tion: 2reli inary articles of peace ending the A erican

-e!ol+tionary War or A erican War of IndependenceG are ratified)• Apr 15 1./1 %i!il War: 2resident Abraha ,incoln calls for 75"000 6ol+nteers to H+ell the

ins+rrection that soon beca e the A erican %i!il War)• Apr 15 1900 2hilippine A erican War: Filipino g+errillas la+nch a s+rprise attac on )()

infantry and begin a fo+r day siege of %at+big" 2hilippines)• Apr 15 1940 WW#: *he Allies begin their attac on the 'or$egian to$n of 'ar!i $hich is

occ+pied by 'a i er any)• Apr 15 1941 WW#: In the elfast lit " t$o h+ndred bo bers of the er an ,+ft$affe attac

elfast" 'orthern Ireland" nited ?ingdo illing one tho+sand people)• Apr 15 1945 WW#: *he ergen elsen concentration ca p is liberated)

• Apr 15 195# *he aiden flight of the 5# (tratofortress

• Apr 15 19/9 ?orea: *he % 1#1 shootdo$n incident: 'orth ?orea shoots do$n a nited(tates 'a!y aircraft o!er the (ea of @apan" illing all 31 on board)

• Apr 15 1970 B+ring the %a bodian %i!il War" assacres of the 6ietna ese inority res+lts in.00 bodies flo$ing do$n the >e ong -i!er into (o+th 6ietna )

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• Apr 15 19./ ,ibya: *he nited (tates la+nches ;peration l Borado %anyon" its bo bingraids against ,ibyan targets in response to a bo bing in West er any that illed t$o )()ser!ice en)

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